diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Main.cpp
index 6ea70886ee..874253ed78 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Main.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     Settings::Instance().ApplyStyle();
 
     MainWindow win{std::move(boot), static_cast<const char*>(options.get("movie"))};
-    win.Show();
 
 #if defined(USE_ANALYTICS) && USE_ANALYTICS
     if (!Config::Get(Config::MAIN_ANALYTICS_PERMISSION_ASKED))
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
index 0bef377f07..3cc51ac5f3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot_parameters,
   restoreState(settings.value(QStringLiteral("mainwindow/state")).toByteArray());
   restoreGeometry(settings.value(QStringLiteral("mainwindow/geometry")).toByteArray());
   if (!Settings::Instance().IsBatchModeEnabled())
+  {
+    SetQWidgetWindowDecorations(this);
     show();
+  }
 
   InitControllers();
   ConnectHotkeys();
@@ -320,6 +323,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot_parameters,
   }
 
   Host::GetInstance()->SetMainWindowHandle(reinterpret_cast<void*>(winId()));
+
+  if (m_pending_boot != nullptr)
+  {
+    StartGame(std::move(m_pending_boot));
+    m_pending_boot.reset();
+  }
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
@@ -2073,19 +2082,3 @@ void MainWindow::ShowRiivolutionBootWidget(const UICommon::GameFile& game)
   AddRiivolutionPatches(boot_params.get(), std::move(w.GetPatches()));
   StartGame(std::move(boot_params));
 }
-
-void MainWindow::Show()
-{
-  if (!Settings::Instance().IsBatchModeEnabled())
-  {
-    SetQWidgetWindowDecorations(this);
-    QWidget::show();
-  }
-
-  // If the booting of a game was requested on start up, do that now
-  if (m_pending_boot != nullptr)
-  {
-    StartGame(std::move(m_pending_boot));
-    m_pending_boot.reset();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.h
index ede2380125..2dcb73ceb2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public:
                       const std::string& movie_path);
   ~MainWindow();
 
-  void Show();
   WindowSystemInfo GetWindowSystemInfo() const;
 
   bool eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event) override;