diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py
index b0fe7add78c1..cabafd441425 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py
@@ -609,6 +609,9 @@ def destroy(*args):
             self.window.update()
         else:
             self.canvas.draw_idle()
+        # Raise the new window.
+        self.canvas.manager.window.attributes('-topmost', 1)
+        self.canvas.manager.window.attributes('-topmost', 0)
         self._shown = True
 
     def destroy(self, *args):