diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/examples/gtk_fallbackswitch.rs b/utils/fallbackswitch/examples/gtk_fallbackswitch.rs
index ead6d9abe..985266dd7 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/examples/gtk_fallbackswitch.rs
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/examples/gtk_fallbackswitch.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ fn create_ui(app: &gtk::Application) {
     vbox.append(&drop_button);
 
     window.set_child(Some(&vbox));
-    window.show();
+    window.present();
 
     app.add_window(&window);
 
diff --git a/utils/livesync/examples/gtk_livesync.rs b/utils/livesync/examples/gtk_livesync.rs
index c30da7abc..24e64de73 100644
--- a/utils/livesync/examples/gtk_livesync.rs
+++ b/utils/livesync/examples/gtk_livesync.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ fn create_window(app: &gtk::Application) {
     });
 
     window.set_child(Some(&vbox));
-    window.show();
+    window.present();
 }
 
 fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
diff --git a/utils/togglerecord/examples/gtk_recording.rs b/utils/togglerecord/examples/gtk_recording.rs
index ec930e98d..5b49a8273 100644
--- a/utils/togglerecord/examples/gtk_recording.rs
+++ b/utils/togglerecord/examples/gtk_recording.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn create_ui(app: &gtk::Application) {
     vbox.append(&hbox);
 
     window.set_child(Some(&vbox));
-    window.show();
+    window.present();
 
     app.add_window(&window);
 
diff --git a/video/gtk4/examples/gtksink.rs b/video/gtk4/examples/gtksink.rs
index a67576050..344e02be5 100644
--- a/video/gtk4/examples/gtksink.rs
+++ b/video/gtk4/examples/gtksink.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fn create_ui(app: &gtk::Application) {
     vbox.append(&label);
 
     window.set_child(Some(&vbox));
-    window.show();
+    window.present();
 
     app.add_window(&window);
 
diff --git a/video/gtk4/src/sink/imp.rs b/video/gtk4/src/sink/imp.rs
index 90b42707a..8f56494b5 100644
--- a/video/gtk4/src/sink/imp.rs
+++ b/video/gtk4/src/sink/imp.rs
@@ -826,10 +826,7 @@ impl PaintableSink {
                 }
             });
 
-            #[cfg(feature = "gtk_v4_10")]
-            window.set_visible(true);
-            #[cfg(not(feature = "gtk_v4_10"))]
-            window.show();
+            window.present();
 
             *window_guard = Some(ThreadGuard::new(window));
         });