diff --git a/src/simply/simply_menu.c b/src/simply/simply_menu.c
index 94462486..cfe825e4 100644
--- a/src/simply/simply_menu.c
+++ b/src/simply/simply_menu.c
@@ -383,10 +383,10 @@ static void window_appear(Window *window) {
 
 static void window_disappear(Window *window) {
   SimplyMenu *self = window_get_user_data(window);
-  simply_window_disappear(&self->window);
-
-  simply_res_clear(self->window.simply->res);
-  simply_menu_clear(self);
+  if (simply_window_disappear(&self->window)) {
+    simply_res_clear(self->window.simply->res);
+    simply_menu_clear(self);
+  }
 }
 
 static void window_unload(Window *window) {
diff --git a/src/simply/simply_stage.c b/src/simply/simply_stage.c
index c79ef15f..b2beb4a5 100644
--- a/src/simply/simply_stage.c
+++ b/src/simply/simply_stage.c
@@ -447,10 +447,10 @@ static void window_appear(Window *window) {
 
 static void window_disappear(Window *window) {
   SimplyStage *self = window_get_user_data(window);
-  simply_window_disappear(&self->window);
-
-  simply_res_clear(self->window.simply->res);
-  simply_stage_clear(self);
+  if (simply_window_disappear(&self->window)) {
+    simply_res_clear(self->window.simply->res);
+    simply_stage_clear(self);
+  }
 }
 
 static void window_unload(Window *window) {
diff --git a/src/simply/simply_ui.c b/src/simply/simply_ui.c
index 5d365c49..f7b8cce3 100644
--- a/src/simply/simply_ui.c
+++ b/src/simply/simply_ui.c
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ static void window_appear(Window *window) {
 
 static void window_disappear(Window *window) {
   SimplyUi *self = window_get_user_data(window);
-  simply_window_disappear(&self->window);
-
-  simply_res_clear(self->window.simply->res);
+  if (simply_window_disappear(&self->window)) {
+    simply_res_clear(self->window.simply->res);
+  }
 }
 
 static void window_unload(Window *window) {
diff --git a/src/simply/simply_window.c b/src/simply/simply_window.c
index 03d4362f..5b5f27f3 100644
--- a/src/simply/simply_window.c
+++ b/src/simply/simply_window.c
@@ -107,15 +107,18 @@ void simply_window_set_scrollable(SimplyWindow *self, bool is_scrollable) {
 }
 
 void simply_window_set_fullscreen(SimplyWindow *self, bool is_fullscreen) {
+  bool changed = false;
   if (is_fullscreen && self->is_status_bar) {
     status_bar_layer_remove_from_window(self->window, self->status_bar_layer);
     self->is_status_bar = false;
+    changed = true;
   } else if (!is_fullscreen && !self->is_status_bar) {
     status_bar_layer_add_to_window(self->window, self->status_bar_layer);
     self->is_status_bar = true;
+    changed = true;
   }
 
-  if (!self->layer) {
+  if (!changed || !self->layer) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -267,16 +270,25 @@ void simply_window_load(SimplyWindow *self) {
   simply_window_set_action_bar(self, self->is_action_bar);
 }
 
-void simply_window_appear(SimplyWindow *self) {
+bool simply_window_appear(SimplyWindow *self) {
+  if (!self->id) {
+    return false;
+  }
   simply_window_stack_send_show(self->simply->window_stack, self);
+  return true;
 }
 
-void simply_window_disappear(SimplyWindow *self) {
+bool simply_window_disappear(SimplyWindow *self) {
+  if (!self->id) {
+    return false;
+  }
   simply_window_stack_send_hide(self->simply->window_stack, self);
 
 #ifdef PBL_PLATFORM_BASALT
   simply_window_set_fullscreen(self, true);
 #endif
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 void simply_window_unload(SimplyWindow *self) {
diff --git a/src/simply/simply_window.h b/src/simply/simply_window.h
index 83950005..ca41fb93 100644
--- a/src/simply/simply_window.h
+++ b/src/simply/simply_window.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ void simply_window_hide(SimplyWindow *self);
 
 void simply_window_load(SimplyWindow *self);
 void simply_window_unload(SimplyWindow *self);
-void simply_window_appear(SimplyWindow *self);
-void simply_window_disappear(SimplyWindow *self);
+bool simply_window_appear(SimplyWindow *self);
+bool simply_window_disappear(SimplyWindow *self);
 
 void simply_window_single_click_handler(ClickRecognizerRef recognizer, void *context);