diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e57e9de7a..0f0d37cfb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   closing automatically when the final window is closed.
 - `WindowBehavior::initialized` is invoked once the window has been fully
   initialized.
+- `Window::on_init` is a new callback that is invoked before the winit window is
+  initialized.
 
 
 [139]: https://github.com/khonsulabs/cushy/issues/139
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 42a6f5a5d..840a413df 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ checksum = "4e1496f8fb1fbf272686b8d37f523dab3e4a7443300055e74cdaa449f3114356"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "appit"
-version = "0.3.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/khonsulabs/appit#57acfd2e15523a160fbfd0db4c91d2407ed8d4c5"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "75ed795976c3816aeceb52f1971d3e27f5403d58b16531edea7fe97f63e75f08"
 dependencies = [
  "winit",
 ]
@@ -175,9 +176,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayref"
-version = "0.3.8"
+version = "0.3.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9d151e35f61089500b617991b791fc8bfd237ae50cd5950803758a179b41e67a"
+checksum = "76a2e8124351fda1ef8aaaa3bbd7ebbcb486bbcd4225aca0aa0d84bb2db8fecb"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
@@ -1311,7 +1312,7 @@ checksum = "e2db585e1d738fc771bf08a151420d3ed193d9d895a36df7f6f8a9456b911ddc"
 [[package]]
 name = "kludgine"
 version = "0.10.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/khonsulabs/kludgine#236c9773a323ee63dc38bdfa78476ff336547640"
+source = "git+https://github.com/khonsulabs/kludgine#aa0d2fe77a92a034f7481a239e4f223a651a8c2a"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "alot",
@@ -1963,9 +1964,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
-version = "1.19.0"
+version = "1.20.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3fdb12b2476b595f9358c5161aa467c2438859caa136dec86c26fdd2efe17b92"
+checksum = "33ea5043e58958ee56f3e15a90aee535795cd7dfd319846288d93c5b57d85cbe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "orbclient"
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index edbeba935..9093c3dea 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use kludgine::shapes::Shape;
 use kludgine::wgpu::{self, CompositeAlphaMode, COPY_BYTES_PER_ROW_ALIGNMENT};
 use kludgine::{Color, DrawableExt, Kludgine, KludgineId, Origin, Texture};
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
-use sealed::{Ize, WindowExecute};
+use sealed::{Ize, PreShowCallback, WindowExecute};
 use tracing::Level;
 use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
 
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ where
     pending: PendingWindow,
     attributes: WindowAttributes,
     on_closed: Option<OnceCallback>,
+    on_init: Option<PreShowCallback>,
     on_open: Option<OnceCallback<WindowHandle>>,
     inner_size: Option<Dynamic<Size<UPx>>>,
     zoom: Option<Dynamic<Fraction>>,
@@ -647,6 +648,7 @@ where
             enabled_buttons: None,
             fullscreen: None,
             shortcuts: Value::default(),
+            on_init: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -970,6 +972,15 @@ where
         self
     }
 
+    /// Invokes `on_init` before the window initialization begins.
+    pub fn on_init<Function>(mut self, on_init: Function) -> Self
+    where
+        Function: FnOnce(&winit::window::Window) + Send + 'static,
+    {
+        self.on_init = Some(PreShowCallback(Box::new(Some(on_init))));
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Invokes `on_close` when this window is closed.
     pub fn on_close<Function>(mut self, on_close: Function) -> Self
     where
@@ -1094,6 +1105,7 @@ where
                     title: this.title,
                     redraw_status: this.pending.0.redraw_status.clone(),
                     on_open: this.on_open,
+                    on_init: this.on_init,
                     on_closed: this.on_closed,
                     transparent: this.attributes.transparent,
                     attributes: Some(this.attributes),
@@ -2390,13 +2402,20 @@ where
 {
     type Context = sealed::Context<T::Context>;
 
+    fn pre_initialize(context: &Self::Context, winit: &winit::window::Window) {
+        let Some(mut on_init) = context.settings.borrow_mut().on_init.take() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        on_init.0.pre_show(winit);
+    }
+
     fn initialize(
         window: kludgine::app::Window<'_, WindowCommand>,
         graphics: &mut kludgine::Graphics<'_>,
         context: Self::Context,
     ) -> Self {
         context.pending.opened(window.handle());
-        let settings = context.settings.borrow_mut();
+        let settings = context.settings.borrow();
         let cushy = settings.cushy.clone();
         let _guard = cushy.enter_runtime();
         let mut window = RunningWindow::new(
@@ -2833,6 +2852,7 @@ pub(crate) mod sealed {
     use figures::units::{Px, UPx};
     use figures::{Fraction, Point, Size};
     use image::{DynamicImage, RgbaImage};
+    use kludgine::app::winit;
     use kludgine::app::winit::event::Modifiers;
     use kludgine::app::winit::window::{Fullscreen, UserAttentionType, WindowButtons, WindowLevel};
     use kludgine::Color;
@@ -2873,6 +2893,7 @@ pub(crate) mod sealed {
         pub cursive_font_family: FontFamilyList,
         pub font_data_to_load: FontCollection,
         pub on_open: Option<OnceCallback<WindowHandle>>,
+        pub on_init: Option<PreShowCallback>,
         pub on_closed: Option<OnceCallback>,
         pub vsync: bool,
         pub multisample_count: NonZeroU32,
@@ -2960,6 +2981,22 @@ pub(crate) mod sealed {
         fn load_image(data: &[u8], size: Size<UPx>) -> DynamicImage;
         fn pixel_color(location: Point<UPx>, data: &[u8], size: Size<UPx>) -> Color;
     }
+
+    pub struct PreShowCallback(pub Box<dyn PreShowFn>);
+
+    pub trait PreShowFn: Send + 'static {
+        fn pre_show(&mut self, winit: &winit::window::Window);
+    }
+
+    impl<F> PreShowFn for Option<F>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&winit::window::Window) + Send + 'static,
+    {
+        fn pre_show(&mut self, winit: &winit::window::Window) {
+            let Some(this) = self.take() else { return };
+            this(winit);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Controls whether the light or dark theme is applied.
@@ -3561,6 +3598,7 @@ impl StandaloneWindowBuilder {
                 enabled_buttons: Value::dynamic(WindowButtons::all()),
                 fullscreen: Value::default(),
                 shortcuts: Value::default(),
+                on_init: None,
             },
         );