diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ static Window *LocalAllocateWindow(
 		_last_z_window++;
 	}
 
+	CallWindowEventNP(w, WE_CREATE);
 	SetWindowDirty(w);
-	CallWindowEventNP(w, WE_CREATE);
 
 	return w;
 }