diff --git a/es-core/src/GuiComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/GuiComponent.cpp
index 09609ebcf..f83d36678 100644
--- a/es-core/src/GuiComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/GuiComponent.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ void GuiComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
 
     if (properties & ThemeFlags::VISIBLE && elem->has("visible") && !elem->get<bool>("visible"))
         mThemeOpacity = 0.0f;
+    else
+        setVisible(true);
 }
 
 void GuiComponent::updateHelpPrompts()