diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
index c36634db74..59297bdffe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_OBJC_CLASS(QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QNSViewMouseMoveHelper));
     QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QNSViewMouseMoveHelper) *m_mouseMoveHelper;
     bool m_resendKeyEvent;
     bool m_scrolling;
+    bool m_exposedOnMoveToWindow;
 }
 
 - (id)init;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
index 156cf38821..780be644e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
@@ -272,10 +272,13 @@ static NSString *_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification = nil;
     if (self.window) {
         // This is the case of QWidgetAction's generated QWidget inserted in an NSMenu.
         // 10.9 and newer get the NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification
-        if (!_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification
-            && [self.window.className isEqualToString:@"NSCarbonMenuWindow"])
+        if ((!_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification
+            && [self.window.className isEqualToString:@"NSCarbonMenuWindow"])) {
+            m_exposedOnMoveToWindow = true;
             m_platformWindow->exposeWindow();
-    } else {
+        }
+    } else if (m_exposedOnMoveToWindow) {
+        m_exposedOnMoveToWindow = false;
         m_platformWindow->obscureWindow();
     }
 }