diff --git a/compat/win32/git-wrapper.c b/compat/win32/git-wrapper.c
index d57095a605..093d20838e 100644
--- a/compat/win32/git-wrapper.c
+++ b/compat/win32/git-wrapper.c
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ static int strip_prefix(LPWSTR str, int *len, LPCWSTR prefix)
 static int configure_via_resource(LPWSTR basename, LPWSTR exepath, LPWSTR exep,
 	LPWSTR *prefix_args, int *prefix_args_len,
 	int *is_git_command, LPWSTR *working_directory, int *full_path,
-	int *skip_arguments, int *allocate_console)
+	int *skip_arguments, int *allocate_console, int *show_console)
 {
-	int id, minimal_search_path, needs_a_console, wargc;
+	int id, minimal_search_path, needs_a_console, no_hide, wargc;
 	LPWSTR *wargv;
 
 #define BUFSIZE 65536
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ static int configure_via_resource(LPWSTR basename, LPWSTR exepath, LPWSTR exep,
 	for (id = 0; ; id++) {
 		minimal_search_path = 0;
 		needs_a_console = 0;
+		no_hide = 0;
 		len = LoadString(NULL, id, buf, BUFSIZE);
 
 		if (!len) {
@@ -221,6 +222,8 @@ static int configure_via_resource(LPWSTR basename, LPWSTR exepath, LPWSTR exep,
 				minimal_search_path = 1;
 			else if (strip_prefix(buf, &len, L"ALLOC_CONSOLE=1 "))
 				needs_a_console = 1;
+			else if (strip_prefix(buf, &len, L"SHOW_CONSOLE=1 "))
+				no_hide = 1;
 			else
 				break;
 		}
@@ -303,6 +306,8 @@ static int configure_via_resource(LPWSTR basename, LPWSTR exepath, LPWSTR exep,
 		*full_path = 0;
 	if (needs_a_console)
 		*allocate_console = 1;
+	if (no_hide)
+		*show_console = 1;
 	LocalFree(wargv);
 
 	return 1;
@@ -312,7 +317,7 @@ int main(void)
 {
 	int r = 1, wait = 1, prefix_args_len = -1, needs_env_setup = 1,
 		is_git_command = 1, full_path = 1, skip_arguments = 0,
-		allocate_console = 0;
+		allocate_console = 0, show_console = 0;
 	WCHAR exepath[MAX_PATH], exe[MAX_PATH];
 	LPWSTR cmd = NULL, exep = exe, prefix_args = NULL, basename;
 	LPWSTR working_directory = NULL;
@@ -332,7 +337,8 @@ int main(void)
 	if (configure_via_resource(basename, exepath, exep,
 			&prefix_args, &prefix_args_len,
 			&is_git_command, &working_directory,
-			&full_path, &skip_arguments, &allocate_console)) {
+			&full_path, &skip_arguments, &allocate_console,
+			&show_console)) {
 		/* do nothing */
 	}
 	else if (!wcsicmp(basename, L"git-gui.exe")) {
@@ -445,7 +451,7 @@ int main(void)
 		ZeroMemory(&si, sizeof(STARTUPINFO));
 		si.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFO);
 
-		if (allocate_console)
+		if (allocate_console | show_console)
 			creation_flags |= CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE;
 		else if ((console_handle = CreateFile(L"CONOUT$", GENERIC_WRITE,
 				FILE_SHARE_WRITE, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING,
@@ -462,6 +468,10 @@ int main(void)
 
 			creation_flags |= CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
 		}
+		if (show_console) {
+			si.dwFlags |= STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
+			si.wShowWindow = SW_SHOW;
+		}
 		br = CreateProcess(/* module: null means use command line */
 				exep,
 				cmd,  /* modified command line */