diff --git a/src/core/MainWindow.cpp b/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
index 64752b3f..0fba7635 100644
--- a/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void MainWindow::setOverviewData()
 
 bool MainWindow::isOverviewActive()
 {
-    if (!overviewDock || overviewDock->userClosed) {
+    if (!overviewDock || overviewDock->userClosed || !overviewDock->isVisible) {
         return false;
     }
     if (core->isGraphEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.cpp
index 3608b64a..3068f05a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ OverviewWidget::OverviewWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
     });
 
     connect(this, &QDockWidget::visibilityChanged, this, [ = ](bool visibility) {
+        isVisible = visibility;
         if (visibility) {
             updateContents();
         }
diff --git a/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.h b/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.h
index 4265fb98..9fe0b7a7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/OverviewWidget.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
      * @brief if user closed this widget explicitly
      */
     bool userClosed = false;
+    bool isVisible = false;
 private:
     RefreshDeferrer *refreshDeferrer;
     /**