diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
index fa7863aa7d..9a49aefb39 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3 = {
         poweredBy.style.display = "";
         cache.poweredBy = poweredBy;
 
-        this.setGMapVisibility(true);
+        this.setGMapVisibility(this.visibility);
 
     },