diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 3fffbcfb7..34b7fa340 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -2201,6 +2201,6 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
                 window.state_before_fullscreen & ~Qt.WindowFullScreen)
         else:
             window.state_before_fullscreen = window.windowState()
-            window.showFullScreen()
+            window.setWindowState(Qt.WindowFullScreen | window.state_before_fullscreen)
         log.misc.debug('state before fullscreen: {}'.format(
             debug.qflags_key(Qt, window.state_before_fullscreen)))
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
index dff465c41..e853c3ea8 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
         if not config.val.content.windowed_fullscreen:
             if on:
                 self.state_before_fullscreen = self.windowState()
-                self.showFullScreen()
+                self.setWindowState(Qt.WindowFullScreen | self.state_before_fullscreen)
             elif self.isFullScreen():
                 self.setWindowState(self.state_before_fullscreen)
         log.misc.debug('on: {}, state before fullscreen: {}'.format(