diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/toolbars/Toolbar.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/toolbars/Toolbar.qml
index 4710fa3256..01aa29f665 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/toolbars/Toolbar.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/toolbars/Toolbar.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Window {
     shown: true
     width: content.width
     height: content.height
-    disableFade: true
     // Disable this window from being able to call 'desktop.raise() and desktop.showDesktop'
     activator: Item {}
     property bool horizontal: true
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ Window {
 
         sortButtons();
 
-        shown = true;
+        fadeIn(null);
 
         return result;
     }
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ Window {
         buttons.splice(index, 1);
 
         if (buttons.length === 0) {
-            shown = false;
+            fadeOut(null);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/windows/Fadable.qml b/interface/resources/qml/windows/Fadable.qml
index 6bbd1edcac..4d506755f2 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/windows/Fadable.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/windows/Fadable.qml
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ FocusScope {
     // Some dialogs should be destroyed when they become
     // invisible, so handle that
     onVisibleChanged: {
-        if (disableFade) {
-            return;
-        }
         // If someone directly set the visibility to false
         // toggle it back on and use the targetVisible flag to transition
         // via fading.
@@ -66,9 +63,7 @@ FocusScope {
     }
 
     onFadeTargetPropertyChanged: {
-        if (!disableFade) {
-            visible = (fadeTargetProperty != 0.0);
-        }
+        visible = (fadeTargetProperty != 0.0);
     }
 
     function fadeIn(callback) {