MDI control box does not appear when MDI child forms are hidden istead of closed. This happens the second time you are trying to open a previously hidden form right after hiding another MDI child form. Workaround: First, you should add the RadMDIControlsItemExtended class to your real solution and then add the following code snippet in the constructor of the parent MDI form: this.rbMain.RibbonBarElement.ButtonsContainer.Children.RemoveAt(2); RadMDIControlsItemExtended MDIBox = new RadMDIControlsItemExtended(); this.rbMain.RibbonBarElement.ButtonsContainer.Children.Add(MDIBox); MDIBox.LayoutPropertyChanged(); RadMDIControlsItemExtended.cs: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using Telerik.WinControls.UI; using System.Windows.Forms; using Telerik.WinControls; using System.Reflection; namespace StandardMdiApplication { class RadMDIControlsItemExtended : RadMDIControlsItem { protected override void OnHostFormLayout() { base.OnHostFormLayout(); FieldInfo fi = typeof(RadMDIControlsItem).GetField("hostForm", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance); object o = fi.GetValue(this); Form hostForm = (Form)o; if (hostForm != null && hostForm.IsMdiContainer) { Form maximizedForm = null; foreach (Form form in hostForm.MdiChildren) { if (form is ShapedForm) { foreach (Control mdiFormControls in form.Controls) { if (mdiFormControls is RadTitleBar) { mdiFormControls.Visible = form.WindowState != FormWindowState.Maximized; } } } if (form.WindowState == FormWindowState.Maximized && form.Visible && (maximizedForm == null || hostForm.ActiveMdiChild == form)) { maximizedForm = form; break; } } if (maximizedForm == null) { this.Visibility = ElementVisibility.Collapsed; this.InvalidateMeasure(); return; } FormBorderStyle borderStyle = (maximizedForm is RadFormControlBase) ? ((RadFormControlBase)maximizedForm).FormBorderStyle : maximizedForm.FormBorderStyle; if (maximizedForm != null && maximizedForm.Visible && maximizedForm.ControlBox && borderStyle != FormBorderStyle.None && borderStyle != FormBorderStyle.SizableToolWindow && borderStyle != FormBorderStyle.FixedToolWindow) { this.Visibility = ElementVisibility.Visible; this.InvalidateMeasure(); } else { this.Visibility = ElementVisibility.Collapsed; this.InvalidateMeasure(); } } } } }