diff --git a/src/gui_w32.c b/src/gui_w32.c
index 463351e..20e94c3 100644
--- a/src/gui_w32.c
+++ b/src/gui_w32.c
@@ -4836,6 +4836,7 @@
 delete_tooltip(beval)
     BalloonEval	*beval;
 {
+    PostMessage(beval->balloon, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
     PostMessage(beval->balloon, WM_DESTROY, 0, 0);
     PostMessage(beval->balloon, WM_NCDESTROY, 0, 0);
 }