diff --git a/core/Node.js b/core/Node.js
index ec995513..a3411ba2 100644
--- a/core/Node.js
+++ b/core/Node.js
@@ -922,8 +922,8 @@ Node.prototype._vecOptionalSet = function _vecOptionalSet (vec, index, val) {
  * @return {Node} this
  */
 Node.prototype.show = function show () {
-    Dispatch.show(this.getLocation());
     this._shown = true;
+    Dispatch.show(this.getLocation());
     return this;
 };
 
@@ -937,8 +937,8 @@ Node.prototype.show = function show () {
  * @return {Node} this
  */
 Node.prototype.hide = function hide () {
-    Dispatch.hide(this.getLocation());
     this._shown = false;
+    Dispatch.hide(this.getLocation());
     return this;
 };
 
diff --git a/dom-renderables/DOMElement.js b/dom-renderables/DOMElement.js
index 09ba6624..ab58dc5a 100644
--- a/dom-renderables/DOMElement.js
+++ b/dom-renderables/DOMElement.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ DOMElement.prototype.onDismount = function onDismount() {
  * @return {undefined} undefined
  */
 DOMElement.prototype.onShow = function onShow() {
-    this.setProperty('display', 'block');
+    if (this._node.isShown()) this.setProperty('display', 'block');
 };
 
 /**