diff --git a/AppGUI/MainGUI.py b/AppGUI/MainGUI.py
index 43b69767..6b1fc3d3 100644
--- a/AppGUI/MainGUI.py
+++ b/AppGUI/MainGUI.py
@@ -2495,6 +2495,7 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
                 if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_Space:
                     for select in selected:
                         select.ui.plot_cb.toggle()
+                        QtWidgets.QApplication.processEvents()
                     self.app.collection.update_view()
                     self.app.delete_selection_shape()
 
diff --git a/AppObjects/FlatCAMObj.py b/AppObjects/FlatCAMObj.py
index cf44df38..b2cf95d8 100644
--- a/AppObjects/FlatCAMObj.py
+++ b/AppObjects/FlatCAMObj.py
@@ -464,20 +464,28 @@ class FlatCAMObj(QtCore.QObject):
     def visible(self, value, threaded=True):
         log.debug("FlatCAMObj.visible()")
 
+        current_visibility = self.shapes.visible
         # self.shapes.visible = value   # maybe this is slower in VisPy? use enabled property?
-        if self.shapes.visible is True:
-            if value is False:
-                self.shapes.visible = False
-        else:
-            if value is True:
-                self.shapes.visible = True
 
-        if self.app.is_legacy is False:
-            # Not all object types has annotations
-            try:
-                self.annotation.visible = value
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+        def task(current_visibility):
+            if current_visibility is True:
+                if value is False:
+                    self.shapes.visible = False
+            else:
+                if value is True:
+                    self.shapes.visible = True
+
+            if self.app.is_legacy is False:
+                # Not all object types has annotations
+                try:
+                    self.annotation.visible = value
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+        if threaded:
+            self.app.worker_task.emit({'fcn': task, 'params': [current_visibility]})
+        else:
+            task(current_visibility)
 
     @property
     def drawing_tolerance(self):
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d27db27..546db41c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - added a label in status bar that will toggle the Preferences tab
 - made some changes such that that the label in status bar for toggling the Preferences Tab will be updated in various cases of closing the tab
 - changed colors for the status bar labels and added some of the new icons in the gray version
+- remade visibility as threaded - it seems that I can't really squeeze more performance from this
 
 31.05.2020