diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
index aaa8c596a..5d7a74c08 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ pub fn viewport_builder(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn should_start_visible() -> bool {
+    if cfg!(feature = "accesskit") {
+        false // accesskit requires this: https://docs.rs/accesskit_winit/latest/accesskit_winit/struct.Adapter.html#method.with_event_loop_proxy
+    } else if cfg!(windows) {
+        false // Fixes white flash on startup (https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/3631)
+    } else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+        // Fix the top window area not being clickable on macOS when in fullscreen on an external display
+        // See https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues/4295, https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/10280
+        true
+    } else {
+        false // no known preference one way or the other
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn apply_window_settings(
     window: &winit::window::Window,
     window_settings: Option<WindowSettings>,
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
index 085439586..a46ad0608 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ use egui::{
 #[cfg(feature = "accesskit")]
 use egui_winit::accesskit_winit;
 
-use crate::{
-    App, AppCreator, CreationContext, NativeOptions, Result, Storage,
-    native::epi_integration::EpiIntegration,
-};
-
 use super::{
     epi_integration, event_loop_context,
     winit_integration::{EventResult, UserEvent, WinitApp, create_egui_context},
 };
+use crate::native::epi_integration::should_start_visible;
+use crate::{
+    App, AppCreator, CreationContext, NativeOptions, Result, Storage,
+    native::epi_integration::EpiIntegration,
+};
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types:
@@ -155,12 +155,7 @@ impl<'app> GlowWinitApp<'app> {
             native_options,
             window_settings,
         )
-        .with_visible(false); // Start hidden until we render the first frame to fix white flash on startup (https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/3631)
-
-        // Fix the top window area not being clickable on macOS when in fullscreen on an external display
-        // See https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues/4295, https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/10280
-        #[cfg(all(target_os = "macos", not(feature = "accesskit")))]
-        let winit_window_builder = winit_window_builder.with_visible(true);
+        .with_visible(should_start_visible());
 
         let mut glutin_window_context = unsafe {
             GlutinWindowContext::new(egui_ctx, winit_window_builder, native_options, event_loop)?
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
index 5b141a003..d7765dc6c 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ use egui::{
 use egui_winit::accesskit_winit;
 use winit_integration::UserEvent;
 
+use super::{epi_integration, event_loop_context, winit_integration, winit_integration::WinitApp};
+use crate::native::epi_integration::should_start_visible;
 use crate::{
     App, AppCreator, CreationContext, NativeOptions, Result, Storage,
     native::{epi_integration::EpiIntegration, winit_integration::EventResult},
 };
 
-use super::{epi_integration, event_loop_context, winit_integration, winit_integration::WinitApp};
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types:
 
@@ -911,12 +911,7 @@ fn create_window(
         native_options,
         window_settings,
     )
-    .with_visible(false); // Start hidden until we render the first frame to fix white flash on startup (https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/3631)
-
-    // Fix the top window area not being clickable on macOS when in fullscreen on an external display
-    // See https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues/4295, https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/10280
-    #[cfg(all(target_os = "macos", not(feature = "accesskit")))]
-    let viewport_builder = viewport_builder.with_visible(true);
+    .with_visible(should_start_visible()); // Start hidden until we render the first frame to fix white flash on startup (https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/3631)
 
     let window = egui_winit::create_window(egui_ctx, event_loop, &viewport_builder)?;
     epi_integration::apply_window_settings(&window, window_settings);