diff --git a/state.go b/state.go
index 9ef89e2..f285369 100644
--- a/state.go
+++ b/state.go
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ type State struct {
 	//
 	Visable bool
 
+	// this tells the toolkit to hide the widget from being displayed
+	// again, this is different than Visable. The hidden state is
+	// specifically ONLY for the gui toolkit
+	Hidden bool
+
 	// if false, pack things as tightly as possible
 	Pad bool