diff --git a/qt/aqt/stats.py b/qt/aqt/stats.py
index a919fb712..772331bde 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/stats.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/stats.py
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ class NewDeckStats(QDialog):
             extra = "#night"
         else:
             extra = ""
+        self.form.web.hide_while_preserving_layout()
         self.form.web.load(QUrl(f"{self.mw.serverURL()}_anki/graphs.html" + extra))
-
+        self.form.web.inject_dynamic_style_and_show()
 
 class DeckStats(QDialog):
     """Legacy deck stats, used by some add-ons."""
diff --git a/qt/aqt/webview.py b/qt/aqt/webview.py
index 789991c7c..24ae80f04 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/webview.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/webview.py
@@ -587,3 +587,19 @@ body {{ zoom: {zoom}; background: {background}; direction: {lang_dir}; {font} }}
         aqt.reviewer.Reviewer or aqt.deckbrowser.DeckBrowser."""
         self.onBridgeCmd = func
         self._bridge_context = context
+
+    def hide_while_preserving_layout(self):
+        "Hide but keep existing size."
+        sp = self.sizePolicy()
+        sp.setRetainSizeWhenHidden(True)
+        self.setSizePolicy(sp)
+        self.hide()
+
+    def inject_dynamic_style_and_show(self):
+        "Add dynamic styling, and reveal."
+        css = self.standard_css()
+        self.evalWithCallback(f"""
+const style = document.createElement('style');
+style.innerHTML = `{css}`;
+document.head.appendChild(style);
+""", lambda arg: self.show())