diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
index 099444b9af..a1adf667f9 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class MainLayout(Widget):
   def __init__(self):
     super().__init__()
     self._sidebar = Sidebar()
-    self._sidebar_visible = True
     self._current_mode = MainState.HOME
     self._prev_onroad = False
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ class MainLayout(Widget):
   def _update_layout_rects(self, rect):
     self._sidebar_rect = rl.Rectangle(rect.x, rect.y, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, rect.height)
 
-    x_offset = SIDEBAR_WIDTH if self._sidebar_visible else 0
+    x_offset = SIDEBAR_WIDTH if self._sidebar.is_visible else 0
     self._content_rect = rl.Rectangle(rect.y + x_offset, rect.y, rect.width - x_offset, rect.height)
 
   def _handle_onroad_transition(self):
@@ -58,30 +57,30 @@ class MainLayout(Widget):
   def _set_mode_for_state(self):
     if ui_state.started:
       self._current_mode = MainState.ONROAD
-      self._sidebar_visible = False
+      self._sidebar.set_visible(False)
     else:
       self._current_mode = MainState.HOME
-      self._sidebar_visible = True
+      self._sidebar.set_visible(True)
 
   def open_settings(self, panel_type: PanelType):
     self._layouts[MainState.SETTINGS].set_current_panel(panel_type)
     self._current_mode = MainState.SETTINGS
-    self._sidebar_visible = False
+    self._sidebar.set_visible(False)
 
   def _on_settings_clicked(self):
     self._current_mode = MainState.SETTINGS
-    self._sidebar_visible = False
+    self._sidebar.set_visible(False)
 
   def _on_flag_clicked(self):
     pass
 
   def _on_onroad_clicked(self):
-    self._sidebar_visible = not self._sidebar_visible
+    self._sidebar.set_visible(not self._sidebar.is_visible)
 
   def _render_main_content(self):
     # Render sidebar
-    if self._sidebar_visible:
+    if self._sidebar.is_visible:
       self._sidebar.render(self._sidebar_rect)
 
-    content_rect = self._content_rect if self._sidebar_visible else self._rect
+    content_rect = self._content_rect if self._sidebar.is_visible else self._rect
     self._layouts[self._current_mode].render(content_rect)
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/onroad/driver_state.py b/selfdrive/ui/onroad/driver_state.py
index 0f55fb4532..20248d7e6e 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/onroad/driver_state.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/onroad/driver_state.py
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ class DriverStateRenderer(Widget):
     self.engaged_color = rl.Color(26, 242, 66, 255)
     self.disengaged_color = rl.Color(139, 139, 139, 255)
 
-  def _render(self, rect):
-    if not self._is_visible(ui_state.sm):
-      return
+    self.set_visible(lambda: (ui_state.sm.recv_frame['driverStateV2'] > ui_state.started_frame and
+                              ui_state.sm.seen['driverMonitoringState']))
 
+  def _render(self, rect):
     self._update_state(ui_state.sm, rect)
     if not self.state_updated:
       return
@@ -108,11 +108,6 @@ class DriverStateRenderer(Widget):
     if self.v_arc_data:
       rl.draw_spline_linear(self.v_arc_lines, len(self.v_arc_lines), self.v_arc_data.thickness, self.arc_color)
 
-  def _is_visible(self, sm):
-    """Check if the visualization should be rendered."""
-    return (sm.recv_frame['driverStateV2'] > ui_state.started_frame and
-            sm.seen['driverMonitoringState'])
-
   def _update_state(self, sm, rect):
     """Update the driver monitoring state based on model data"""
     if not sm.updated["driverMonitoringState"]:
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/widget.py b/system/ui/lib/widget.py
index 1823241d02..d31f961e26 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/widget.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/widget.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import abc
 import pyray as rl
 from enum import IntEnum
+from collections.abc import Callable
 
 
 class DialogResult(IntEnum):
@@ -13,6 +14,14 @@ class Widget(abc.ABC):
   def __init__(self):
     self._rect: rl.Rectangle = rl.Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0)
     self._is_pressed = False
+    self._is_visible: bool | Callable[[], bool] = True
+
+  @property
+  def is_visible(self) -> bool:
+    return self._is_visible() if callable(self._is_visible) else self._is_visible
+
+  def set_visible(self, visible: bool | Callable[[], bool]) -> None:
+    self._is_visible = visible
 
   def set_rect(self, rect: rl.Rectangle) -> None:
     self._rect = rect
@@ -21,6 +30,9 @@ class Widget(abc.ABC):
     if rect is not None:
       self.set_rect(rect)
 
+    if not self.is_visible:
+      return None
+
     ret = self._render(self._rect)
 
     # Keep track of whether mouse down started within the widget's rectangle