diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_button.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_button.py
index d1d824de..12f2045b 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_button.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_button.py
@@ -804,9 +804,9 @@ def hide(self):
         """
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - Change the hovered state to a normal state.
         """
-        super().hide()
-
-        self.on_unhovered()
+        if self.visible:
+            super().hide()
+            self.on_unhovered()
 
     def on_locale_changed(self):
         font = self.ui_theme.get_font(self.combined_element_ids)
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_drop_down_menu.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_drop_down_menu.py
index c391b06b..d78490d2 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_drop_down_menu.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_drop_down_menu.py
@@ -629,6 +629,9 @@ def hide(self):
         """
         Hide selected_option_button and open_button.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         self.visible = False
 
         if self.open_button is not None:
@@ -1013,6 +1016,9 @@ def hide(self):
         hide() method, which begins a transition of the UIDropDownMenu to the 'closed' state, and
         call the hide() method of the 'closed' state which hides all it's children widgets.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
         if self.current_state is not None and self.menu_states is not None:
             if self.current_state == self.menu_states['expanded']:
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_horizontal_scroll_bar.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_horizontal_scroll_bar.py
index 57183917..3e558554 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_horizontal_scroll_bar.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_horizontal_scroll_bar.py
@@ -613,6 +613,9 @@ def hide(self):
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - hide the self.button_container which
         will propagate and hide all the buttons.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
         if self.button_container is not None:
             self.button_container.hide()
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_horizontal_slider.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_horizontal_slider.py
index 5b42683c..179c13ff 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_horizontal_slider.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_horizontal_slider.py
@@ -567,6 +567,9 @@ def hide(self):
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - hide the sliding button and hide
         the button_container which will propagate and hide the left and right buttons.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
 
         if self.sliding_button is not None:
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_panel.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_panel.py
index 2ad47ec0..2dbfcef1 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_panel.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_panel.py
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ def hide(self):
         """
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - call hide() of owned container - panel_container.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         if self.panel_container is not None:
             self.panel_container.hide()
         super().hide()
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_scrolling_container.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_scrolling_container.py
index ac83dd43..dd05dae8 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_scrolling_container.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_scrolling_container.py
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@ def hide(self):
         it's visibility will propagate to them - there is no need to call their hide() methods
         separately.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         if self._root_container is not None:
             self._root_container.hide()
         super().hide()
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_selection_list.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_selection_list.py
index 35a1a37b..350aadd9 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_selection_list.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_selection_list.py
@@ -728,6 +728,9 @@ def hide(self):
         children of list_and_scroll_bar_container, so it's visibility will propagate to them -
         there is no need to call their hide() methods separately.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
         if self.list_and_scroll_bar_container is not None:
             self.list_and_scroll_bar_container.hide()
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_tab_container.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_tab_container.py
index 5934dc65..d1fa4350 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_tab_container.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_tab_container.py
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ def hide(self):
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - hide the _window_root_container which will
         propagate and hide all the children.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
         if self._root_container is not None:
             self._root_container.hide()
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_text_box.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_text_box.py
index 9bcc0613..75d699f3 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_text_box.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_text_box.py
@@ -1221,6 +1221,9 @@ def hide(self):
         """
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - call hide() of scroll_bar if it exists.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
 
         if self.scroll_bar is not None:
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_vertical_scroll_bar.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_vertical_scroll_bar.py
index 09aa5549..bf5d26ba 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_vertical_scroll_bar.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_vertical_scroll_bar.py
@@ -609,6 +609,9 @@ def hide(self):
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - hide the self.button_container which will
         propagate and hide all the buttons.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
         if self.button_container is not None:
             self.button_container.hide()
diff --git a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_window.py b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_window.py
index 02efc777..993e178e 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/elements/ui_window.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/elements/ui_window.py
@@ -764,6 +764,9 @@ def hide(self):
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - hide the _window_root_container which will
         propagate and hide all the children.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
         if self._window_root_container is not None:
             self._window_root_container.hide()
diff --git a/pygame_gui/windows/ui_colour_picker_dialog.py b/pygame_gui/windows/ui_colour_picker_dialog.py
index 9f7d3657..274a90c0 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/windows/ui_colour_picker_dialog.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/windows/ui_colour_picker_dialog.py
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ def hide(self):
         In addition to the base UIElement.hide() - call hide() of the element_container
         - which will propagate to the sub-elements - label, entry and slider.
         """
+        if not self.visible:
+            return
+
         super().hide()
         if self.element_container is not None:
             self.element_container.hide()