diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/splitTab.component.ts b/tabby-core/src/components/splitTab.component.ts
index a2c428e2..94b59675 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/splitTab.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/splitTab.component.ts
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ export class SplitTabComponent extends BaseTabComponent implements AfterViewInit
                     }
                 }
             }, 100)
+
+            // Propagate visibility to new children
+            this.emitVisibility(this.visibility.value)
         }
         this.initialized.next()
         this.initialized.complete()