diff --git a/src/atom.coffee b/src/atom.coffee
index a53a1f0a1..4883bfb89 100644
--- a/src/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/atom.coffee
@@ -730,3 +730,5 @@ class Atom extends Model
 
   setAutoHideMenuBar: (autoHide) ->
     ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setAutoHideMenuBar', autoHide)
+    unless autoHide
+      ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setMenuBarVisibility', true)