diff --git a/repos/gems/src/server/wm/decorator_gui.h b/repos/gems/src/server/wm/decorator_gui.h
index 0804ec78de..3b55dabf63 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/server/wm/decorator_gui.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/server/wm/decorator_gui.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ struct Wm::Decorator_content_callback : Interface
 	virtual Gui::View_capability content_view(Window_registry::Id win_id) = 0;
 
 	virtual void update_content_child_views(Window_registry::Id win_id) = 0;
+
+	virtual void hide_content_child_views(Window_registry::Id win_id) = 0;
 };
 
 
@@ -369,6 +371,9 @@ struct Wm::Decorator_gui_session : Genode::Rpc_object<Gui::Session>,
 			Gui::Rect rect(Gui::Point(0, 0), Gui::Area(0, 0));
 			_gui_session.enqueue<Gui::Session::Command::Geometry>(view, rect);
 			_gui_session.execute();
+
+			Window_registry::Id win_id = _content_registry.lookup(view);
+			_content_callback.hide_content_child_views(win_id);
 		}
 
 		_gui_session.destroy_view(view);
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/server/wm/gui.h b/repos/gems/src/server/wm/gui.h
index 67d7779f66..c89878a846 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/server/wm/gui.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/server/wm/gui.h
@@ -451,6 +451,15 @@ class Wm::Gui::Child_view : public View, private List<Child_view>::Element
 		{
 			_apply_view_config();
 		}
+
+		void hide()
+		{
+			if (!_real_handle.valid())
+				return;
+
+			_real_gui.destroy_view(_real_handle);
+			_real_handle = { };
+		}
 };
 
 
@@ -829,6 +838,13 @@ class Wm::Gui::Session_component : public Rpc_object<Gui::Session>,
 					v->update_child_stacking();
 		}
 
+		void hide_content_child_views(Window_registry::Id id)
+		{
+			for (Child_view *v = _child_views.first(); v; v = v->next())
+				if (v->belongs_to_win_id(id))
+					v->hide();
+		}
+
 		void content_geometry(Window_registry::Id id, Rect rect)
 		{
 			for (Top_level_view *v = _top_level_views.first(); v; v = v->next()) {
@@ -1419,6 +1435,16 @@ class Wm::Gui::Root : public Genode::Rpc_object<Genode::Typed_root<Session> >,
 				s->update_stacking_order_of_children(id);
 		}
 
+		void hide_content_child_views(Window_registry::Id id) override
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Destroy physical views for the child views belonging to the
+			 * specified id.
+			 */
+			for (Session_component *s = _sessions.first(); s; s = s->next())
+				s->hide_content_child_views(id);
+		}
+
 		void content_geometry(Window_registry::Id id, Rect rect) override
 		{
 			for (Session_component *s = _sessions.first(); s; s = s->next())