diff --git a/js/actionCreators/index.js b/js/actionCreators/index.js
index 833e15fa..52a7ba44 100644
--- a/js/actionCreators/index.js
+++ b/js/actionCreators/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export {
   toggleEqualizerShadeMode,
   togglePlaylistShadeMode,
   closeWindow,
+  hideWindow,
   setWindowSize,
   toggleWindow,
   updateWindowPositions,
diff --git a/js/actionCreators/windows.js b/js/actionCreators/windows.js
index c6797ed6..34404221 100644
--- a/js/actionCreators/windows.js
+++ b/js/actionCreators/windows.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import {
   WINDOW_SIZE_CHANGED,
   TOGGLE_WINDOW,
   CLOSE_WINDOW,
-  TOGGLE_WINDOW_SHADE_MODE
+  TOGGLE_WINDOW_SHADE_MODE,
+  HIDE_WINDOW
 } from "../actionTypes";
 
 import { getPositionDiff } from "../resizeUtils";
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ export function closeWindow(windowId) {
   return { type: CLOSE_WINDOW, windowId };
 }
 
+export function hideWindow(windowId) {
+  return { type: HIDE_WINDOW, windowId };
+}
 export function setWindowSize(windowId, size) {
   return { type: WINDOW_SIZE_CHANGED, windowId, size };
 }
diff --git a/js/components/MilkdropWindow/index.js b/js/components/MilkdropWindow/index.js
index 22d13187..9b4f5c4d 100644
--- a/js/components/MilkdropWindow/index.js
+++ b/js/components/MilkdropWindow/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import React from "react";
+import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import screenfull from "screenfull";
 import ContextMenuWrapper from "../ContextMenuWrapper";
 import GenWindow from "../GenWindow";
+import { hideWindow } from "../../actionCreators";
 import MilkdropContextMenu from "./MilkdropContextMenu";
 import Desktop from "./Desktop";
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ import "../../../css/milkdrop-window.css";
 // This component is just responsible for loading dependencies.
 // This simplifies the inner <Milkdrop /> component, by allowing
 // it to alwasy assume that it has its dependencies.
-export default class PresetsLoader extends React.Component {
+class PresetsLoader extends React.Component {
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.state = {
@@ -28,6 +30,10 @@ export default class PresetsLoader extends React.Component {
     this._enableDesktop = this._enableDesktop.bind(this);
   }
 
+  isHidden() {
+    return this.state.desktop;
+  }
+
   async componentDidMount() {
     const {
       butterchurn,
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ export default class PresetsLoader extends React.Component {
   }
 
   _enableDesktop() {
+    this.props.hideWindow(this.props.windowId);
     this.setState({ desktop: true });
   }
 
@@ -159,3 +166,13 @@ async function loadNonMinimalPresets() {
     );
   });
 }
+
+const mapStateToProps = () => ({});
+const mapDispatchProps = {
+  hideWindow
+};
+
+export default connect(
+  mapStateToProps,
+  mapDispatchProps
+)(PresetsLoader);
diff --git a/js/components/WindowManager.js b/js/components/WindowManager.js
index f26231a2..a8248cf5 100644
--- a/js/components/WindowManager.js
+++ b/js/components/WindowManager.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   applyDiff,
   applyMultipleDiffs
 } from "../snapUtils";
-import { getWindowsInfo } from "../selectors";
+import { getWindowsInfo, getWindowHidden } from "../selectors";
 import { updateWindowPositions } from "../actionCreators";
 import { WINDOW_HEIGHT, WINDOW_WIDTH } from "../constants";
 import { calculateBoundingBox } from "../utils";
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class WindowManager extends React.Component {
 
   movingAndStationaryNodes(key) {
     const windows = this.props.windowsInfo.filter(
-      w => this.props.windows[w.key] != null
+      w =>
+        this.props.windows[w.key] != null && !this.props.getWindowHidden(w.key)
     );
     const targetNode = windows.find(node => node.key === key);
 
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@ WindowManager.propTypes = {
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
-  windowsInfo: getWindowsInfo(state)
+  windowsInfo: getWindowsInfo(state),
+  getWindowHidden: getWindowHidden(state)
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = {
diff --git a/js/reducers/windows.js b/js/reducers/windows.js
index ecdac57d..6c480993 100644
--- a/js/reducers/windows.js
+++ b/js/reducers/windows.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   SET_FOCUSED_WINDOW,
   TOGGLE_WINDOW,
   CLOSE_WINDOW,
+  HIDE_WINDOW,
   ADD_GEN_WINDOW,
   UPDATE_WINDOW_POSITIONS,
   WINDOW_SIZE_CHANGED,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const defaultWindowsState = {
       title: "Main Window",
       size: [0, 0],
       open: true,
+      hidden: false,
       shade: false,
       canResize: false,
       canShade: true,
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ const defaultWindowsState = {
       title: "Equalizer",
       size: [0, 0],
       open: true,
+      hidden: false,
       shade: false,
       canResize: false,
       canShade: true,
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ const defaultWindowsState = {
       title: "Playlist Editor",
       size: [0, 0],
       open: true,
+      hidden: false,
       shade: false,
       canResize: true,
       canShade: true,
@@ -94,6 +98,17 @@ const windows = (state = defaultWindowsState, action) => {
           }
         }
       };
+    case HIDE_WINDOW:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        genWindows: {
+          ...state.genWindows,
+          [action.windowId]: {
+            ...state.genWindows[action.windowId],
+            hidden: true
+          }
+        }
+      };
     case ADD_GEN_WINDOW:
       return {
         ...state,
@@ -102,6 +117,7 @@ const windows = (state = defaultWindowsState, action) => {
           [action.windowId]: {
             title: action.title,
             open: true,
+            hidden: false,
             size: [0, 0],
             canShade: false,
             canResize: true,
diff --git a/js/selectors.js b/js/selectors.js
index 9d733fbc..28146d1b 100644
--- a/js/selectors.js
+++ b/js/selectors.js
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ export function getWindowShade(state, windowId) {
   return state.windows.genWindows[windowId].shade;
 }
 
+export function getWindowHidden(state) {
+  return windowId => state.windows.genWindows[windowId].hidden;
+}
+
 export const getGenWindows = state => {
   return state.windows.genWindows;
 };