diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/CustomQueryDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/CustomQueryDialog.qml
index 6e1bb4b309..6ce4722d04 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/CustomQueryDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/CustomQueryDialog.qml
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ ModalWindow {
                 root.canceled();
                 // FIXME we are leaking memory to avoid a crash
                 // root.destroy();
+
+                root.disableFade = true
                 visible = false;
             }
         }
@@ -296,6 +298,8 @@ ModalWindow {
                 root.selected(root.result);
                 // FIXME we are leaking memory to avoid a crash
                 // root.destroy();
+
+                root.disableFade = true
                 visible = false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/QueryDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/QueryDialog.qml
index 6f05179bd5..ec62f16087 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/QueryDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/QueryDialog.qml
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ ModalWindow {
                 root.canceled();
                 // FIXME we are leaking memory to avoid a crash
                 // root.destroy();
+
+                root.disableFade = true
                 visible = false;
             }
         }
@@ -183,6 +185,8 @@ ModalWindow {
                 root.selected(root.result);
                 // FIXME we are leaking memory to avoid a crash
                 // root.destroy();
+
+                root.disableFade = true
                 visible = false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/windows/Fadable.qml b/interface/resources/qml/windows/Fadable.qml
index 4d506755f2..52d2264e7d 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/windows/Fadable.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/windows/Fadable.qml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ FocusScope {
         // If someone directly set the visibility to false
         // toggle it back on and use the targetVisible flag to transition
         // via fading.
-        if ((!visible && fadeTargetProperty != 0.0) || (visible && fadeTargetProperty == 0.0)) {
+        if (!disableFade && ((!visible && fadeTargetProperty != 0.0) || (visible && fadeTargetProperty == 0.0))) {
             var target = visible;
             visible = !visible;
             fadeTargetProperty = target ? 1.0 : 0.0;