diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/dialog.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/dialog.cpp
index 1c07ab0a1..74c68a6ec 100644
--- a/src/plasmaquick/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/dialog.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ void DialogPrivate::updateTheme()
 
 void DialogPrivate::updateVisibility(bool visible)
 {
+    if (mainItem) {
+        mainItem->setVisible(visible);
+    }
+
     if (visible) {
         if (visualParent && visualParent->window()) {
             q->setTransientParent(visualParent->window());
@@ -269,6 +273,7 @@ void DialogPrivate::updateVisibility(bool visible)
         }
     }
 
+
     if (!(q->flags() & Qt::ToolTip)) {
         KWindowEffects::SlideFromLocation slideLocation = KWindowEffects::NoEdge;
 
@@ -675,7 +680,7 @@ void Dialog::setMainItem(QQuickItem *mainItem)
         d->mainItem = mainItem;
 
         if (mainItem) {
-            d->mainItem->setVisible(true);
+            d->mainItem->setVisible(isVisible());
             mainItem->setParentItem(contentItem());
 
             connect(mainItem, SIGNAL(widthChanged()), this, SLOT(slotMainItemSizeChanged()));