diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
index 0082b7aed..46835a032 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
@@ -208,10 +208,20 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
             },
             onhide: function(tab) {
                 hideStack.push(tab.id);
+
+                var hiddenTabs = JSON.parse(RED.settings.getLocal("hiddenTabs")||"{}");
+                hiddenTabs[tab.id] = true;
+                RED.settings.setLocal("hiddenTabs",JSON.stringify(hiddenTabs));
+
                 RED.events.emit("workspace:hide",{workspace: tab.id})
             },
             onshow: function(tab) {
                 removeFromHideStack(tab.id);
+
+                var hiddenTabs = JSON.parse(RED.settings.getLocal("hiddenTabs")||"{}");
+                delete hiddenTabs[tab.id];
+                RED.settings.setLocal("hiddenTabs",JSON.stringify(hiddenTabs));
+
                 RED.events.emit("workspace:show",{workspace: tab.id})
             },
             minimumActiveTabWidth: 150,
@@ -542,9 +552,6 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
             }
             if (workspace_tabs.contains(id)) {
                 workspace_tabs.hideTab(id);
-                var hiddenTabs = JSON.parse(RED.settings.getLocal("hiddenTabs")||"{}");
-                hiddenTabs[id] = true;
-                RED.settings.setLocal("hiddenTabs",JSON.stringify(hiddenTabs));
             }
         },
         isHidden: function(id) {
@@ -572,9 +579,6 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
                 }
                 workspace_tabs.activateTab(id);
             }
-            var hiddenTabs = JSON.parse(RED.settings.getLocal("hiddenTabs")||"{}");
-            delete hiddenTabs[id];
-            RED.settings.setLocal("hiddenTabs",JSON.stringify(hiddenTabs));
         },
         refresh: function() {
             RED.nodes.eachWorkspace(function(ws) {