diff --git a/js/ui/iconGrid.js b/js/ui/iconGrid.js
index 67691c7d5..19d019f4d 100644
--- a/js/ui/iconGrid.js
+++ b/js/ui/iconGrid.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function zoomOutActorAtPos(actor, x, y) {
 }
 
 function animateIconPosition(icon, box, flags, nChangedIcons) {
-    if (!icon.has_allocation() || icon.allocation.equal(box)) {
+    if (!icon.has_allocation() || icon.allocation.equal(box) || icon.opacity === 0) {
         icon.allocate(box, flags);
         return false;
     }