diff --git a/src/nautilus-window.c b/src/nautilus-window.c
index c81d150d12fcb39e9b66572d85273771356b4e70..c597377ab83217331a06f15e3be32a0eaf1f54e2 100644
--- a/src/nautilus-window.c
+++ b/src/nautilus-window.c
@@ -2695,6 +2695,23 @@ on_is_maximized_changed (GObject    *object,
                             NAUTILUS_WINDOW_STATE_MAXIMIZED, is_maximized);
 }
 
+static void
+screen_changed (GtkWidget *widget,
+                GdkScreen *old_screen,
+                gpointer   userdata)
+{
+    GdkScreen *screen = gtk_widget_get_screen (widget);
+    GdkVisual *visual = gdk_screen_get_rgba_visual (screen);
+
+    if (visual == NULL || !gdk_screen_is_composited (screen))
+    {
+        visual = gdk_screen_get_system_visual (screen);
+    }
+
+    gtk_widget_set_visual (widget, visual);
+}
+
+
 static gboolean
 nautilus_window_delete_event (GtkWidget   *widget,
                               GdkEventAny *event)
@@ -2778,6 +2795,11 @@ nautilus_window_init (NautilusWindow *window)
     g_signal_connect (window, "notify::is-maximized",
                       G_CALLBACK (on_is_maximized_changed), NULL);
 
+    /* GTK4 uses RGBA visuals by default. When upgrading to it, this can be removed. */
+    g_signal_connect (window, "screen-changed",
+                      G_CALLBACK (screen_changed), NULL);
+    screen_changed (GTK_WIDGET (window), NULL, NULL);
+
     g_signal_connect_object (window->in_app_notification_undo_close_button, "clicked",
                              G_CALLBACK (on_in_app_notification_undo_close_button_clicked), window, 0);
     g_signal_connect_object (window->in_app_notification_undo_undo_button, "clicked",