diff -r d6d76c53fc95 -r 82415d67612f pidgin/pidginapplication.c
--- a/pidgin/pidginapplication.c	Fri Nov 22 00:49:59 2024 -0600
+++ b/pidgin/pidginapplication.c	Fri Nov 22 00:58:21 2024 -0600
@@ -852,10 +852,16 @@
 
 static void
 pidgin_application_activate(G_GNUC_UNUSED GApplication *application) {
-	GtkWidget *convwin = pidgin_display_window_get_default();
+	static GtkWidget *default_window = NULL;
 
-	if(GTK_IS_WINDOW(convwin)) {
-		gtk_window_present(GTK_WINDOW(convwin));
+	if(!GTK_IS_WIDGET(default_window)) {
+		default_window = pidgin_display_window_new();
+		g_object_add_weak_pointer(G_OBJECT(default_window),
+		                          (gpointer)&default_window);
+	}
+
+	if(GTK_IS_WINDOW(default_window)) {
+		gtk_window_present(GTK_WINDOW(default_window));
 	}
 }