diff --git a/src/modules/window/Window.h b/src/modules/window/Window.h
index c627aadab..06e30f75f 100644
--- a/src/modules/window/Window.h
+++ b/src/modules/window/Window.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public:
 	virtual bool hasFocus() const = 0;
 	virtual bool hasMouseFocus() const = 0;
 
+	virtual bool isVisible() const = 0;
+
 	virtual void setMouseVisible(bool visible) = 0;
 	virtual bool getMouseVisible() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/window/sdl/Window.cpp b/src/modules/window/sdl/Window.cpp
index f380a7f59..986a102da 100644
--- a/src/modules/window/sdl/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/window/sdl/Window.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ bool Window::hasMouseFocus() const
 	return (SDL_GetAppState() & SDL_APPMOUSEFOCUS) != 0;
 }
 
+bool Window::isVisible() const
+{
+	return (SDL_GetAppState() & SDL_APPACTIVE) != 0;
+}
+
 void Window::setMouseVisible(bool visible)
 {
 	SDL_ShowCursor(visible ? SDL_ENABLE : SDL_DISABLE);
diff --git a/src/modules/window/sdl/Window.h b/src/modules/window/sdl/Window.h
index 7cd8c226d..052890800 100644
--- a/src/modules/window/sdl/Window.h
+++ b/src/modules/window/sdl/Window.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public:
 	bool hasFocus() const;
 	bool hasMouseFocus() const;
 
+	bool isVisible() const;
+
 	void setMouseVisible(bool visible);
 	bool getMouseVisible() const;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/window/wrap_Window.cpp b/src/modules/window/wrap_Window.cpp
index b023b3d0e..dfe692ae4 100644
--- a/src/modules/window/wrap_Window.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/window/wrap_Window.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ int w_hasMouseFocus(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int w_isVisible(lua_State *L)
+{
+	luax_pushboolean(L, instance->isVisible());
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 {
 	{ "checkMode", w_checkMode },
@@ -230,6 +236,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 	{ "getTitle", w_getTitle },
 	{ "hasFocus", w_hasFocus },
 	{ "hasMouseFocus", w_hasMouseFocus },
+	{ "isVisible", w_isVisible },
 	{ 0, 0 }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/window/wrap_Window.h b/src/modules/window/wrap_Window.h
index 13c3bbc39..88376de0a 100644
--- a/src/modules/window/wrap_Window.h
+++ b/src/modules/window/wrap_Window.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int w_setTitle(lua_State *L);
 int w_getTitle(lua_State *L);
 int w_hasFocus(lua_State *L);
 int w_hasMouseFocus(lua_State *L);
+int w_isVisible(lua_State *L);
 extern "C" LOVE_EXPORT int luaopen_love_window(lua_State *L);
 
 } // window