diff --git a/quickshell/Widgets/DankSlideout.qml b/quickshell/Widgets/DankSlideout.qml
index 77fd31d1..50480e73 100644
--- a/quickshell/Widgets/DankSlideout.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Widgets/DankSlideout.qml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Controls
 import Quickshell
@@ -6,8 +7,6 @@ import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
 
-pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
-
 PanelWindow {
     id: root
 
@@ -25,27 +24,28 @@ PanelWindow {
     property string title: ""
     property alias container: contentContainer
     property real customTransparency: -1
+    property bool mappedVisible: false
     signal aboutToHide
 
     function show() {
-        visible = true
-        isVisible = true
+        mappedVisible = true;
+        Qt.callLater(() => { isVisible = true; });
     }
 
     function hide() {
-        aboutToHide()
-        isVisible = false
+        aboutToHide();
+        isVisible = false;
     }
 
     function toggle() {
         if (isVisible) {
-            hide()
+            hide();
         } else {
-            show()
+            show();
         }
     }
 
-    visible: isVisible
+    visible: root.mappedVisible
     screen: modelData
 
     anchors.top: true
@@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ PanelWindow {
         anchors.top: parent.top
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
         anchors.right: parent.right
-        width: alignedWidth
-        height: alignedHeight
+        width: root.alignedWidth
+        height: root.alignedHeight
 
-        property real slideOffset: alignedWidth
+        property real slideOffset: root.alignedWidth
 
         Connections {
             target: root
             function onIsVisibleChanged() {
-                slideContainer.slideOffset = root.isVisible ? 0 : slideContainer.width
+                slideContainer.slideOffset = root.isVisible ? 0 : slideContainer.width;
             }
         }
 
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ PanelWindow {
                 easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
 
                 onRunningChanged: {
-                    if (!running && !isVisible) {
-                        root.visible = false
+                    if (!running && !root.isVisible) {
+                        root.mappedVisible = false;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ PanelWindow {
             layer.textureSize: Qt.size(width * root.dpr, height * root.dpr)
             opacity: 1
 
-            readonly property real effectiveTransparency: customTransparency >= 0 ? customTransparency : SettingsData.popupTransparency
+            readonly property real effectiveTransparency: root.customTransparency >= 0 ? root.customTransparency : SettingsData.popupTransparency
 
             anchors.top: parent.top
             anchors.bottom: parent.bottom