diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseOpenWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseOpenWidget.cpp
index 717326a98..e15c3c97c 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseOpenWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseOpenWidget.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "core/Config.h"
 #include "core/Database.h"
 #include "core/FilePath.h"
+#include "gui/MainWindow.h"
 #include "gui/FileDialog.h"
 #include "gui/MessageBox.h"
 #include "format/KeePass2Reader.h"
@@ -117,6 +118,12 @@ void DatabaseOpenWidget::openDatabase()
 
     if (m_db) {
         Q_EMIT editFinished(true);
+        // this is a c++11 equivalent foreach construct
+        // if c++11 is not available another iteration loop style is needed!
+        for (auto widget : qApp->topLevelWidgets()) {
+            if(widget->inherits("QMainWindow"))
+                static_cast<MainWindow*>(widget)->configuredMinimizeWindow();
+        }
     }
     else {
         MessageBox::warning(this, tr("Error"), tr("Unable to open the database.").append("\n")