diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 774b85d..c8bd88c 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ func action(a widget.Action) {
 			} else {
 				w.setColor(&colorDisabled)
 			}
+			if w.hidden {
+				w.SetVisible(false)
+			}
 		} else {
 			// this is done to protect the plugin being 'refreshed' with the
 			// widget binary tree. TODO: find a way to keep them in sync
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ func action(a widget.Action) {
 				a.WidgetId, a.ActionType, a.WidgetType, a.ProgName)
 		}
 	case widget.Show:
+		w.node.State.Hidden = false
 		if w.Visible() {
 			// widget was already shown
 		} else {
@@ -49,6 +53,9 @@ func action(a widget.Action) {
 		}
 		w.showView()
 	case widget.Hide:
+		w.node.State.Hidden = true
+		log.Log(NOW, "HIDE HERE. a.State.Hidden =", a.State.Hidden)
+		log.Log(NOW, "HIDE HERE. w.hidden =", w.hidden)
 		if w.Visible() {
 			log.Log(INFO, "Setting Visible to false", a.ProgName)
 			w.SetVisible(false)
diff --git a/view.go b/view.go
index 633eaa4..1a8dc92 100644
--- a/view.go
+++ b/view.go
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ func (w *guiWidget) showView() {
 	}
 	log.Log(INFO, "showView() labelN =", w.labelN)
 
+	if w.hidden {
+		w.SetVisible(false)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// if the gocui element doesn't exist, create it
 	if w.v == nil {
 		w.recreateView()