diff --git a/.agents/skills/dms-plugin-dev/references/widget-plugin-guide.md b/.agents/skills/dms-plugin-dev/references/widget-plugin-guide.md
index 05f752c3..c8cea69d 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/dms-plugin-dev/references/widget-plugin-guide.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/dms-plugin-dev/references/widget-plugin-guide.md
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Conditionally show/hide the bar pill:
 ```qml
 PluginComponent {
     visibilityCommand: "pgrep -x myapp"
-    visibilityInterval: 5000  // check every 5 seconds
+    visibilityInterval: 5  // seconds between checks; polling pauses while the bar is hidden
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
index 38aa9474..351762d6 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ PanelWindow {
     property var centerWidgetsModel
     property var rightWidgetsModel
 
+    readonly property bool barRevealed: inputMask.showing
+
     property var controlCenterButtonRef: null
     property var clockButtonRef: null
     property var systemUpdateButtonRef: null
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Plugins/PluginComponent.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Plugins/PluginComponent.qml
index 85dd32da..39d9ff68 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Plugins/PluginComponent.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Plugins/PluginComponent.qml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Item {
     property bool conditionVisible: true
     property bool _visibilityOverride: false
     property bool _visibilityOverrideValue: true
+    readonly property bool _barRevealed: blurBarWindow?.barRevealed ?? true
 
     readonly property bool effectiveVisible: {
         if (_visibilityOverride)
@@ -122,6 +123,11 @@ Item {
             conditionVisible = true;
     }
 
+    on_BarRevealedChanged: {
+        if (_barRevealed && visibilityCommand && !_visibilityOverride)
+            checkVisibility();
+    }
+
     onVisibilityIntervalChanged: {
         if (visibilityInterval > 0 && visibilityCommand) {
             visibilityTimer.restart();
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ Item {
         id: visibilityTimer
         interval: root.visibilityInterval * 1000
         repeat: true
-        running: root.visibilityInterval > 0 && root.visibilityCommand !== ""
+        running: root.visibilityInterval > 0 && root.visibilityCommand !== "" && root._barRevealed && !root._visibilityOverride
         onTriggered: root.checkVisibility()
     }