diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
index 27e95fc52..78eed98c2 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
@@ -538,6 +538,31 @@ export class DockviewComponent
         this.updateWatermark();
     }
 
+    override setVisible(panel: DockviewGroupPanel, visible: boolean): void {
+        switch (panel.api.location.type) {
+            case 'grid':
+                super.setVisible(panel, visible);
+                break;
+            case 'floating':
+                const item = this.floatingGroups.find(
+                    (floatingGroup) => floatingGroup.group === panel
+                );
+
+                if (item) {
+                    item.overlay.setVisible(visible);
+                    panel.api._onDidVisibilityChange.fire({
+                        isVisible: visible,
+                    });
+                }
+                break;
+            case 'popout':
+                console.warn(
+                    'dockview: You cannot hide a group that is in a popout window'
+                );
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
     addPopoutGroup(
         itemToPopout: DockviewPanel | DockviewGroupPanel,
         options?: {
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/overlay/overlay.scss b/packages/dockview-core/src/overlay/overlay.scss
index 89788e032..fa88193c7 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/overlay/overlay.scss
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/overlay/overlay.scss
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
     border: 1px solid var(--dv-tab-divider-color);
     box-shadow: var(--dv-floating-box-shadow);
 
+    &.dv-hidden {
+        display: none;
+    }
+
     &.dv-resize-container-dragging {
         opacity: 0.5;
     }
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/overlay/overlay.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/overlay/overlay.ts
index b34fb9296..36fd00d96 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/overlay/overlay.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/overlay/overlay.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export class Overlay extends CompositeDisposable {
     private verticalAlignment: 'top' | 'bottom' | undefined;
     private horiziontalAlignment: 'left' | 'right' | undefined;
 
+    private _isVisible: boolean;
+
     set minimumInViewportWidth(value: number | undefined) {
         this.options.minimumInViewportWidth = value;
     }
@@ -71,6 +73,10 @@ export class Overlay extends CompositeDisposable {
         return this._element;
     }
 
+    get isVisible(): boolean {
+        return this._isVisible;
+    }
+
     constructor(
         private readonly options: AnchoredBox & {
             container: HTMLElement;
@@ -84,6 +90,7 @@ export class Overlay extends CompositeDisposable {
         this.addDisposables(this._onDidChange, this._onDidChangeEnd);
 
         this._element.className = 'dv-resize-container';
+        this._isVisible = true;
 
         this.setupResize('top');
         this.setupResize('bottom');
@@ -110,6 +117,16 @@ export class Overlay extends CompositeDisposable {
         arialLevelTracker.push(this._element);
     }
 
+    setVisible(isVisible: boolean): void {
+        if (isVisible === this.isVisible) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this._isVisible = isVisible;
+
+        toggleClass(this.element, 'dv-hidden', !this.isVisible);
+    }
+
     bringToFront(): void {
         arialLevelTracker.push(this._element);
     }