diff --git a/lib/src/cef_web_controller.dart b/lib/src/cef_web_controller.dart
index d2e34cf..81f762e 100644
--- a/lib/src/cef_web_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cef_web_controller.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ class CefWebController {
   static int _counter = 0;
   bool _disposed = false;
 
+  // Last visibility the consumer requested, and whether it was ever set
+  // explicitly. Re-asserted to the native side once the browser binds (see
+  // [_createSession]) so a `setVisible` that raced or was lost during the create
+  // burst can't leave the slot latched hidden — a permanently blank on-screen
+  // tile. Only re-asserted when explicitly set: a never-set slot keeps CEF's
+  // default-shown, so a fresh/recovered OFF-screen slot isn't briefly forced
+  // visible (which would pump it at 60fps until its cull edge lands).
+  bool _lastVisible = true;
+  bool _visibilityExplicitlySet = false;
+
   /// Stable id for this session, echoed in every host message.
   final String sessionId;
 
@@ -520,6 +530,19 @@ class CefWebController {
       _channel.invokeMethod(
           'addJavaScriptChannel', {'sessionId': sessionId, 'name': name});
     }
+    // Re-assert the last-known visibility now the browser is bound — but only if
+    // the consumer ever set it. A setVisible that landed before the browser bound
+    // (recorded as intent only) or was lost / mis-ordered under the create burst
+    // would otherwise leave the slot latched hidden — a permanently blank
+    // on-screen tile. Idempotent when already in sync (the native hidden->visible
+    // edge repaints; a matching state is a no-op). Gated on the explicit-set flag
+    // so a fresh/recovered slot that was never told a visibility keeps CEF's
+    // default-shown instead of being force-repainted. Pairs with the consumer-side
+    // direct drive in the agent_ui tile.
+    if (_visibilityExplicitlySet) {
+      _channel.invokeMethod(
+          'setVisible', {'sessionId': sessionId, 'visible': _lastVisible});
+    }
     return textureId;
   }
 
@@ -783,8 +806,12 @@ class CefWebController {
   /// teardown. Use it to stop an off-screen view from burning GPU while keeping
   /// its DOM, scroll position, and JS state intact; call `setVisible(true)` to
   /// resume (CEF repaints the current frame). Visibility defaults to shown.
-  Future<void> setVisible(bool visible) => _channel
-      .invokeMethod('setVisible', {'sessionId': sessionId, 'visible': visible});
+  Future<void> setVisible(bool visible) {
+    _lastVisible = visible;
+    _visibilityExplicitlySet = true;
+    return _channel.invokeMethod(
+        'setVisible', {'sessionId': sessionId, 'visible': visible});
+  }
 
   /// Start (or advance) a find-in-page search for [text]. Results arrive on
   /// [onFindResult]. Pass `findNext: true` to move to the next/previous match of
diff --git a/test/cef_web_controller_test.dart b/test/cef_web_controller_test.dart
index e145047..79e6f95 100644
--- a/test/cef_web_controller_test.dart
+++ b/test/cef_web_controller_test.dart
@@ -41,6 +41,49 @@ void main() {
     expect(args['width'], 100);
   });
 
+  test('create re-asserts last-known visibility only when explicitly set',
+      () async {
+    // Explicit setVisible(false) before create: the browser binds, then the
+    // controller replays the recorded visibility so a create-burst race can't
+    // leave the slot latched in the wrong state. Carries the explicit value.
+    final hidden = CefWebController(sessionId: 'vis-false');
+    await hidden.setVisible(false);
+    log.clear();
+    await hidden.create(url: 'about:blank', width: 1, height: 1);
+    final reHidden = log.where((m) =>
+        m.method == 'setVisible' &&
+        (m.arguments as Map)['sessionId'] == 'vis-false');
+    expect(reHidden, isNotEmpty,
+        reason: 'an explicitly-set visibility must be re-asserted after bind');
+    expect((reHidden.last.arguments as Map)['visible'], false);
+
+    // Explicit setVisible(true) before create: replays true — the on-screen wedge
+    // heal (a visible edge that raced the bind is re-applied so the tile paints).
+    final shown = CefWebController(sessionId: 'vis-true');
+    await shown.setVisible(true);
+    log.clear();
+    await shown.create(url: 'about:blank', width: 1, height: 1);
+    final reShown = log.where((m) =>
+        m.method == 'setVisible' &&
+        (m.arguments as Map)['sessionId'] == 'vis-true');
+    expect(reShown, isNotEmpty);
+    expect((reShown.last.arguments as Map)['visible'], true);
+
+    // Never set: NO re-assert. A fresh/recovered slot that was never told a
+    // visibility keeps CEF's default-shown rather than being force-repainted, so
+    // an off-screen tile isn't briefly pumped at 60fps on create/recover.
+    final never = CefWebController(sessionId: 'vis-never');
+    log.clear();
+    await never.create(url: 'about:blank', width: 1, height: 1);
+    expect(
+      log.where((m) =>
+          m.method == 'setVisible' &&
+          (m.arguments as Map)['sessionId'] == 'vis-never'),
+      isEmpty,
+      reason: 'a never-set visibility must not be re-asserted (off-screen guard)',
+    );
+  });
+
   test('create forwards allowedSchemes as a lowercased CSV', () async {
     final c = CefWebController(sessionId: 's-allow');
     await c.create(