diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 444e6e6..5980393 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Add a new tab to the tab group and returns a `Tab` instance.
 * `iconURL`: optional URL to the tab icon.
 * `closable` (default: `true`): if set to `true` the close button won't be displayed and the user won't be able to close the tab. See also `tab.close()`.
 * `webviewAttributes`: attributes to add to the webview tag. See [webview documentation](http://electron.atom.io/docs/api/web-view-tag/#tag-attributes).
-* `visible` (default: `false`): set this to `true` if you want to display the tab once it is loaded. Otherwise you will need to call `tab.show()`.
+* `visible` (default: `true`): set this to `false` if you don't want to display the tab once it is loaded. If set to `false` then you will need to call `tab.show()` to display the tab.
 * `ready`: a callback function to call once the tab is ready. The `Tab` instance is passed as the only parameter.
 
 #### `tabGroup.getTab(id)`
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 23f7d9e..903a05c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Tab extends EventEmitter {
         this.tabElements = {};
         TabPrivate.initTab.bind(this)();
         TabPrivate.initWebview.bind(this)();
-        if (args.visible) {
+        if (args.visible !== false) {
             this.show();
         }
         if (typeof args.ready === "function") {