diff --git a/.changes/fix-window-creation-deadlock.md b/.changes/fix-window-creation-deadlock.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f88bcc97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-window-creation-deadlock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri-runtime-wry": patch
+---
+
+Fixes a deadlock on the `Focused` event when the window is not visible.
diff --git a/core/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs b/core/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
index 037afaf30..1a5d882e9 100644
--- a/core/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
@@ -2373,7 +2373,12 @@ fn handle_event_loop(
           .get(&window_id)
           .map(|w| &w.inner)
         {
-          webview.focus();
+          // only focus the webview if the window is visible
+          // somehow tao is sending a Focused(true) event even when the window is invisible,
+          // which causes a deadlock: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/issues/3534
+          if webview.window().is_visible() {
+            webview.focus();
+          }
         }
       }