diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
index 0c6d0c8c10..02e7162017 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ All rights reserved.
 #include "TimeView.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+	// for INT16_MIN and INT16_MAX
 
 #include <Application.h>
 #include <Catalog.h>
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ TTimeView::TTimeView(float maxWidth, float height)
 	fMaxWidth(maxWidth),
 	fHeight(height),
 	fOrientation(true),
+	fShowLevel(0),
 	fShowSeconds(false),
 	fShowDayOfWeek(false),
 	fShowTimeZone(false)
@@ -116,10 +119,11 @@ status_t
 TTimeView::Archive(BMessage* data, bool deep) const
 {
 	BView::Archive(data, deep);
+	data->AddBool("orientation", fOrientation);
+	data->AddInt16("showLevel", fShowLevel);
 	data->AddBool("showSeconds", fShowSeconds);
 	data->AddBool("showDayOfWeek", fShowDayOfWeek);
 	data->AddBool("showTimeZone", fShowTimeZone);
-	data->AddBool("orientation", fOrientation);
 	data->AddInt32("deskbar:private_align", B_ALIGN_RIGHT);
 
 	return B_OK;
@@ -183,6 +187,17 @@ TTimeView::GetPreferredSize(float* width, float* height)
 }
 
 
+void
+TTimeView::Hide()
+{
+	// Prevent overflow
+	if (fShowLevel < INT16_MAX)
+		++fShowLevel;
+
+	BView::Hide();
+}
+
+
 void
 TTimeView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 {
@@ -292,6 +307,17 @@ TTimeView::ResizeToPreferred()
 }
 
 
+void
+TTimeView::Show()
+{
+	// Prevent underflow
+	if (fShowLevel > INT16_MIN)
+		--fShowLevel;
+
+	BView::Show();
+}
+
+
 //	# pragma mark - Public methods
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
index 129b2021fb..9f28a1ca04 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
@@ -88,10 +88,13 @@ public:
 				void			Draw(BRect update);
 				void			FrameMoved(BPoint);
 				void			GetPreferredSize(float* width, float* height);
+				void			Hide();
+				bool			IsHidden() const { return fShowLevel > 0; };
 				void			MessageReceived(BMessage*);
 				void			MouseDown(BPoint where);
 				void			Pulse();
 				void			ResizeToPreferred();
+				void			Show();
 
 				bool			Orientation() const;
 				void			SetOrientation(bool o);
@@ -133,16 +136,14 @@ private:
 
 				float			fMaxWidth;
 				float			fHeight;
-				bool			fOrientation; // vertical = true
+				bool			fOrientation;
+									// vertical = true
+				int16			fShowLevel;
 
-				bool			fOverrideLocale;
-				bool			fUse24HourClock;
 				bool			fShowSeconds;
 				bool			fShowDayOfWeek;
 				bool			fShowTimeZone;
 
-				BString			fTimeFormat;
-
 				BPoint			fTimeLocation;
 				BPoint			fDateLocation;