1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libowl/owlwindowmenu.c b/libowl/owlwindowmenu.c
index a00e09e..fbe9748 100644
--- a/libowl/owlwindowmenu.c
+++ b/libowl/owlwindowmenu.c
@@ -138,8 +138,12 @@ owl_set_window_menu (GtkWindow *window, GtkMenu *menu)
   /* TODO: allow NULL menu to unset? */
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU (menu));
 
+  /* Realize the window if it isn't already, as we need an X connection */
+  if (!GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (window))
+    gtk_widget_realize (GTK_WIDGET (window));
+
   w = GTK_WIDGET (window)->window;
-  
+
   /* Make sure the atoms we need are defined */
   ensure_atoms (w);