diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
index a70c7bbf13..10c3e856c5 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3 = {
             googleControl.style.width = '100%';
             googleControl.style.height = '100%';
             mapObject.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT].push(googleControl);
+            this.map.div.appendChild(container);
             
             // cache elements for use by any other google layers added to
             // this same map
@@ -140,26 +141,13 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3 = {
             }
             var container = this.mapObject.getDiv();
             if (visible === true) {
-                if (container.parentNode !== map.div) {
-                    map.div.appendChild(container);
-                    if (!cache.rendered) {
-                        google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(this.mapObject, 'tilesloaded', function() {
-                            cache.googleControl.appendChild(map.viewPortDiv);
-                            cache.rendered = true;
-                        });
-                    } else {
-                        cache.googleControl.appendChild(map.viewPortDiv);
-                    }
-                    google.maps.event.trigger(this.mapObject, 'resize');
-                }
+                container.style.display = '';
+                cache.googleControl.appendChild(map.viewPortDiv);
+                google.maps.event.trigger(this.mapObject, 'resize');
                 this.mapObject.setMapTypeId(type);                
-                cache.displayed = this.id;
             } else {
-                if (cache.googleControl.hasChildNodes()) {
-                    map.div.appendChild(map.viewPortDiv);
-                    map.div.removeChild(container);
-                }
-                delete cache.displayed;
+                map.div.appendChild(map.viewPortDiv);
+                container.style.display = 'none';
             }
         }
     },