diff --git a/docs/kittens/panel.rst b/docs/kittens/panel.rst
index 50f69aa6a..0ce6df62d 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/panel.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/panel.rst
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ Make a Quake like quick access terminal
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. versionadded:: 0.42.0
-   Support for quake mode, works only on Wayland, except for GNOME. On KDE
-   because of a `bug in kwin <https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503121>`__,
-   the terminal appears and hides only once, after that it does not re-appear.
+   Support for quake mode, works only on Wayland, except for GNOME.
 
 This kitten can be used to make a quick access terminal, that appears and
 disappears at a key press. To do so use the following command::
diff --git a/glfw/wl_window.c b/glfw/wl_window.c
index 68c94237a..2030b3239 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_window.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_window.c
@@ -1681,7 +1681,8 @@ void _glfwPlatformMaximizeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window)
 void _glfwPlatformShowWindow(_GLFWwindow* window)
 {
     if (!window->wl.visible) {
-        if (!is_layer_shell(window)) create_window_desktop_surface(window);
+        if (is_layer_shell(window)) layer_set_properties(window);
+        else create_window_desktop_surface(window);
         window->wl.visible = true;
         commit_window_surface(window);
         if (is_layer_shell(window)) debug("Layer shell surface mapped waiting for configure event from compositor\n");