diff --git a/Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.cpp b/Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.cpp
index f5a84e77e..1d5166fce 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ GuiCanvas::GuiCanvas(): GuiControl(),
                         mMiddleMouseLast(false),
                         mRightMouseLast(false),
                         mPlatformWindow(NULL),
-                        mLastRenderMs(0)
+                        mLastRenderMs(0),
+                        mDisplayWindow(true)
 {
    setBounds(0, 0, 640, 480);
    mAwake = true;
@@ -176,6 +177,8 @@ void GuiCanvas::initPersistFields()
 
    addGroup("Canvas Rendering");
    addProtectedField( "numFences", TypeS32, Offset( mNumFences, GuiCanvas ), &setProtectedNumFences, &defaultProtectedGetFn, "The number of GFX fences to use." );
+
+   addField("displayWindow", TypeBool, Offset(mDisplayWindow, GuiCanvas), "Controls if the canvas window is rendered or not." );
    endGroup("Canvas Rendering");
 
    Parent::initPersistFields();
@@ -252,6 +255,19 @@ bool GuiCanvas::onAdd()
    // Make sure we're able to render.
    newDevice->setAllowRender( true );
 
+   if(mDisplayWindow)
+   {
+      getPlatformWindow()->show();
+      WindowManager->setDisplayWindow(true);
+      getPlatformWindow()->setDisplayWindow(true);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      getPlatformWindow()->hide();
+      WindowManager->setDisplayWindow(false);
+      getPlatformWindow()->setDisplayWindow(false);
+   }
+
    // Propagate add to parents.
    // CodeReview - if GuiCanvas fails to add for whatever reason, what happens to
    // all the event registration above?
@@ -2700,4 +2716,6 @@ ConsoleMethod( GuiCanvas, hideWindow, void, 2, 2, "" )
       return;
 
    object->getPlatformWindow()->hide();
+	WindowManager->setDisplayWindow(false);
+   object->getPlatformWindow()->setDisplayWindow(false);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.h b/Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.h
index 04af6d692..9d3ed8b10 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.h
+++ b/Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ protected:
    bool        mClampTorqueCursor;
    bool        mAlwaysHandleMouseButtons;
 
+   bool        mDisplayWindow;
+
    /// @}
 
    /// @name Mouse Input
diff --git a/Engine/source/windowManager/platformWindowMgr.h b/Engine/source/windowManager/platformWindowMgr.h
index f2089f51d..41fcd8c9d 100644
--- a/Engine/source/windowManager/platformWindowMgr.h
+++ b/Engine/source/windowManager/platformWindowMgr.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public:
    virtual void raiseCurtain()=0;
 
    /// This method indicates to created windows to show as normal.
-   virtual void setDisplayWindow(bool set)=0;
+   virtual void setDisplayWindow(bool set){}
 
 private:
    /// Process command line arguments from StandardMainLoop. This is done to
diff --git a/Engine/source/windowManager/win32/win32WindowMgr.cpp b/Engine/source/windowManager/win32/win32WindowMgr.cpp
index 266049b6b..d9e0cc22d 100644
--- a/Engine/source/windowManager/win32/win32WindowMgr.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/windowManager/win32/win32WindowMgr.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,10 @@ PlatformWindow *Win32WindowManager::createWindow(GFXDevice *device, const GFXVid
    w32w->setDisplayWindow(mDisplayWindow);
 
    if (!mOffscreenRender && mDisplayWindow)
+   {
       ShowWindow( w32w->mWindowHandle, SW_SHOWDEFAULT );
+      CloseSplashWindow(winState.appInstance);
+   }
 
    // Bind the window to the specified device.
    if(device)
diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/main.cs b/Templates/Empty/game/main.cs
index bd1333e6a..512c0cc4e 100644
--- a/Templates/Empty/game/main.cs
+++ b/Templates/Empty/game/main.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ function createCanvas(%windowTitle)
    }
 
    // Create the Canvas
-   %foo = new GuiCanvas(Canvas);
+   %foo = new GuiCanvas(Canvas)
+   {
+      displayWindow = false;
+   };
    
    // Set the window title
    if (isObject(Canvas))
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/main.cs b/Templates/Full/game/main.cs
index 11c7348d0..d8fc36dbc 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/main.cs
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/main.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ function createCanvas(%windowTitle)
    }
 
    // Create the Canvas
-   %foo = new GuiCanvas(Canvas);
+   %foo = new GuiCanvas(Canvas)
+   {
+      displayWindow = false;
+   };
    
    // Set the window title
    if (isObject(Canvas))