diff --git a/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/index.html b/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed3b966418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+  <title>hidden crash</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <h1 id="result">success</h1>
+  <script>
+      nw.Window.open('splash.html', {}, function(ssWin) {
+
+        ssWin.on('loaded', function() {
+          console.log('on ssWin loaded');
+
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            ssWin.close();
+            ssWin = null;
+
+            console.log('close window');
+            nw.Window.get().show();
+          }, 3000);
+        });
+
+      });
+
+  </script>
+</body>
+
+</html>
diff --git a/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/package.json b/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cdc181690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "issue4187-close-hidden",
+  "main": "index.html",
+  "window": {
+    "show": false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/splash.html b/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/splash.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66c5e58e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/splash.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+  <title>splash</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <h1>This is a splash</h1>
+</body>
+
+</html>
diff --git a/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/test.py b/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ad73bb339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/remoting/issue4187-close-hidden/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import time
+import os
+
+from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
+
+chrome_options = Options()
+chrome_options.add_argument("nwapp=" + os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=os.environ['CHROMEDRIVER'], chrome_options=chrome_options)
+driver.implicitly_wait(2)
+time.sleep(1)
+try:
+    print driver.current_url
+    time.sleep(1) # wait for window open
+    print 'Wait for splash window close'
+    while len(driver.window_handles) != 1:
+        time.sleep(1)
+    print driver.window_handles
+    driver.switch_to_window(driver.window_handles[0])
+    result = driver.find_element_by_id('result').get_attribute('innerHTML')
+    print result
+    assert('success' in result)
+finally:
+    driver.quit()
