--- svx/source/sdr/contact/viewcontactofunocontrol.cxx	2007-06-27 19:47:02.000000000 +0100
+++ svx/source/sdr/contact/viewcontactofunocontrol.cxx	2007-11-18 11:56:37.000000000 +0000
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 #include <svx/sdr/contact/displayinfo.hxx>
 #endif
 
+#include <com/sun/star/awt/XWindow2.hpp>
 //........................................................................
 namespace sdr { namespace contact {
 //........................................................................
@@ -211,14 +212,18 @@ namespace sdr { namespace contact {
         // since the VCL window is not moved to the proper position.
         // #i72694# / 2006-12-18 / frank.schoenheit@sun.com
 
+		const ViewObjectContactOfUnoControl& rVOC( dynamic_cast< const ViewObjectContactOfUnoControl& >( _rAssociatedVOC ) );
 		// #i74769# to not resize and position at each DrawLayer() use FormControl flag
 		if(_rDisplayInfo.GetControlLayerPainting())
 		{
-	        const ViewObjectContactOfUnoControl& rVOC( dynamic_cast< const ViewObjectContactOfUnoControl& >( _rAssociatedVOC ) );
 		    rVOC.positionControlForPaint( _rDisplayInfo );
 		}
 
-        return ViewContactOfSdrObj::ShouldPaintObject( _rDisplayInfo, _rAssociatedVOC );
+		// design mode overrides Visible preference at XWindow
+		SdrPageView* pPageView = _rDisplayInfo.GetPageView();
+		bool bIsDesignMode = pPageView ? pPageView->GetView().IsDesignMode() : false;
+		Reference< com::sun::star::awt::XWindow2 > xControlWindow( rVOC.getExistentControl(), com::sun::star::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+		return  bIsDesignMode ? true : xControlWindow->isVisible();
     }
 
 //........................................................................