diff --git a/include/desktop/view.h b/include/desktop/view.h
index e023990..285618d 100644
--- a/include/desktop/view.h
+++ b/include/desktop/view.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct kiwmi_view {
     double y;
 
     bool mapped;
+    bool hidden;
 };
 
 struct kiwmi_view_impl {
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/output.c b/kiwmi/desktop/output.c
index 958522c..2e32c2e 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/output.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/output.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ output_frame_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 
     struct kiwmi_view *view;
     wl_list_for_each_reverse (view, &desktop->views, link) {
-        if (!view->mapped) {
+        if (view->hidden || !view->mapped) {
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/view.c b/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
index 709473b..df0891f 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ view_at(
 {
     struct kiwmi_view *view;
     wl_list_for_each (view, &desktop->views, link) {
+        if (view->hidden || !view->mapped) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (surface_at(view, surface, lx, ly, sx, sy)) {
             return view;
         }
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ view_create(
     view->type    = type;
     view->impl    = impl;
     view->mapped  = false;
+    view->hidden  = true;
 
     view->x = 0;
     view->y = 0;
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak.c b/kiwmi/luak.c
index fb7593a..7782429 100644
--- a/kiwmi/luak.c
+++ b/kiwmi/luak.c
@@ -97,6 +97,28 @@ l_kiwmi_view_focus(lua_State *L)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+l_kiwmi_view_hidden(lua_State *L)
+{
+    struct kiwmi_view *view =
+        *(struct kiwmi_view **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "kiwmi_view");
+
+    lua_pushboolean(L, view->hidden);
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+l_kiwmi_view_hide(lua_State *L)
+{
+    struct kiwmi_view *view =
+        *(struct kiwmi_view **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "kiwmi_view");
+
+    view->hidden = true;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 l_kiwmi_view_move(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -112,10 +134,24 @@ l_kiwmi_view_move(lua_State *L)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+l_kiwmi_view_show(lua_State *L)
+{
+    struct kiwmi_view *view =
+        *(struct kiwmi_view **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "kiwmi_view");
+
+    view->hidden = false;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static const luaL_Reg kiwmi_view_methods[] = {
     {"close", l_kiwmi_view_close},
     {"focus", l_kiwmi_view_focus},
+    {"hidden", l_kiwmi_view_hidden},
+    {"hide", l_kiwmi_view_hide},
     {"move", l_kiwmi_view_move},
+    {"show", l_kiwmi_view_show},
     {NULL, NULL},
 };