diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Button.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Button.cc
index d13d1b25c3..8c1ff059cc 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Button.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Button.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ Bool wxButton::Create(wxPanel *panel, wxFunction function, char *label,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // create widget
     wgt = XtVaCreateManagedWidget
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ Bool wxButton::Create(wxPanel *panel, wxFunction function, wxBitmap *bitmap,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // create widget
     pm = (Pixmap)bitmap->GetLabelPixmap(TRUE);
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Canvas.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Canvas.cc
index 18a039dab7..7ef77e9900 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Canvas.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Canvas.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ Bool wxCanvas::Create(wxPanel *panel, int x, int y, int width, int height,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // create scrolled area
     wgt = XtVaCreateManagedWidget
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/CheckBox.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/CheckBox.cc
index 807a4dcb05..b4b3bac455 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/CheckBox.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/CheckBox.cc
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ Bool wxCheckBox::Create(wxPanel *panel, wxFunction function, char *label,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // create widget
     wgt = XtVaCreateManagedWidget
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Choice.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Choice.cc
index fcbdc65877..873b7ea863 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Choice.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Choice.cc
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ Bool wxChoice::Create(wxPanel *panel, wxFunction function, char *label,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // create widget
     wgt = XtVaCreateManagedWidget
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Gauge.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Gauge.cc
index f0591f7e02..92e4ed5fbb 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Gauge.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Gauge.cc
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ Bool wxGauge::Create(wxPanel *panel, char *label, int _range,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // create the slider widget
     wgt = XtVaCreateManagedWidget
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/ListBox.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/ListBox.cc
index f2bd471211..dc2e189fc8 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/ListBox.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/ListBox.cc
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ Bool wxListBox::Create(wxPanel *panel, wxFunction func, char *title,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // create viewport
     wgt = XtVaCreateManagedWidget
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Message.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Message.cc
index f93884fd1e..b93737722f 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Message.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Message.cc
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ Bool wxMessage::Create(wxPanel *panel,
 
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(X->frame);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     // create widget
     if (bitmap) {
       lblT = XtNpixmap;
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Panel.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Panel.cc
index f0acae6547..d1ff2bc7b6 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Panel.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Panel.cc
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ Bool wxPanel::Create(wxPanel *panel, int x, int y, int width, int height,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // internal representation
     if (style & wxBORDER) {
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/RadioBox.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/RadioBox.cc
index ebf719c8eb..d3eb7d72c8 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/RadioBox.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/RadioBox.cc
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ Bool wxRadioBox::Create(wxPanel *panel, wxFunction func, char *label,
 			   NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // create group widget, which holds the the toggles
     wgt = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("radiobox", xfwfGroupWidgetClass, X->frame,
@@ -257,6 +259,8 @@ Bool wxRadioBox::Create(wxPanel *panel, wxFunction func, char *label,
 			   NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
 
     // create group widget, which holds the the toggles
diff --git a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Slider.cc b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Slider.cc
index 701658f454..fe44303760 100644
--- a/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Slider.cc
+++ b/src/wxxt/src/Windows/Slider.cc
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ Bool wxSlider::Create(wxPanel *panel, wxFunction func, char *label,
 	 NULL);
     if (!(style & wxINVISIBLE))
       XtManageChild(wgt);
+    else
+      XtRealizeWidget(wgt);
     X->frame = wgt;
     // compute sizes of the slider widget
     if (style & (wxHORIZONTAL << 2)) {