diff --git a/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
index c379f0665..7362f08e7 100644
--- a/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ During the alpha period, things might break! We take breaking changes very serio
 - Added more resilient support for lazy loaded options in `<wa-select>`
 - Added support for vertical button groups
 - Added the `focus()` method to `<wa-radio-group>`
+- Fixed a bug in `<wa-dialog>` when using `.show()`
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-rating>` when using `precision`
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-rating>` that allowed tabbing into the rating when readonly
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-relative-time>` where the title attribute would show with redundant info
diff --git a/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts b/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
index 7b6584455..97e3d6bad 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
+++ b/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export default class WaDialog extends WebAwesomeElement {
     // Open or close the dialog
     if (this.open && !this.dialog.open) {
       this.show();
-    } else if (this.dialog.open) {
+    } else if (!this.open && this.dialog.open) {
       this.open = true;
       this.requestClose(this.dialog);
     }