diff --git a/src/ui/App.swift b/src/ui/App.swift
index 7d815c85..27e323c6 100644
--- a/src/ui/App.swift
+++ b/src/ui/App.swift
@@ -345,4 +345,4 @@ enum RefreshCausedBy {
     case refreshOnlyThumbnailsAfterShowUi
     case refreshUiAfterThumbnailsHaveBeenRefreshed
     case refreshUiAfterExternalEvent
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/main-window/PreviewPanel.swift b/src/ui/main-window/PreviewPanel.swift
index a748a5a6..e8492f46 100644
--- a/src/ui/main-window/PreviewPanel.swift
+++ b/src/ui/main-window/PreviewPanel.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class PreviewPanel: NSPanel {
     }
 
     func updateImageIfShowing(_ id: CGWindowID?,  _ preview: CGImage, _ size: CGSize) {
-        if id == currentId {
+        if isVisible && id == currentId {
             previewView.updateWithResizedCopy(preview, size)
         }
     }