diff --git a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 7f7e28c4fd..0cc5f55356 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget * parent, Qt::WindowFlags f)
     // after opening project and prevent issues with double initialization of the window
     //
     // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76026196/how-to-force-qt-to-use-the-opengl-window-type
-    new QOpenGLWidget(this);
+    auto _OpenGLWidget = new QOpenGLWidget(this);
+    _OpenGLWidget->move(QPoint(-100,-100));
 #endif
 
     // global access