diff --git a/include/modules/sway/bar.hpp b/include/modules/sway/bar.hpp
index e32dee4..d3a697c 100644
--- a/include/modules/sway/bar.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/sway/bar.hpp
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ class BarIpcClient {
   void onIpcEvent(const struct Ipc::ipc_response&);
   void onConfigUpdate(const swaybar_config& config);
   void onVisibilityUpdate(bool visible_by_modifier);
+  void update();
 
   Bar&             bar_;
   util::JsonParser parser_;
   Ipc              ipc_;
 
   swaybar_config bar_config_;
+  bool           visible_by_modifier_ = false;
 
   SafeSignal<bool>           signal_visible_;
   SafeSignal<swaybar_config> signal_config_;
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/bar.cpp b/src/modules/sway/bar.cpp
index 3179221..7cae4ba 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/bar.cpp
@@ -82,12 +82,23 @@ void BarIpcClient::onIpcEvent(const struct Ipc::ipc_response& res) {
 void BarIpcClient::onConfigUpdate(const swaybar_config& config) {
   spdlog::info("config update: {} {} {}", config.id, config.mode, config.position);
   bar_config_ = config;
-  bar_.setMode(bar_config_.mode);
+  update();
 }
 
 void BarIpcClient::onVisibilityUpdate(bool visible_by_modifier) {
   spdlog::trace("visiblity update: {}", visible_by_modifier);
-  // TODO: pass visibility to bars
+  visible_by_modifier_ = visible_by_modifier;
+  update();
+}
+
+void BarIpcClient::update() {
+  bool visible = visible_by_modifier_;
+  if (bar_config_.mode == "invisible") {
+    visible = false;
+  } else if (bar_config_.mode != "hide" || bar_config_.hidden_state != "hide") {
+    visible = true;
+  }
+  bar_.setMode(visible ? bar_config_.mode : Bar::MODE_INVISIBLE);
 }
 
 }  // namespace waybar::modules::sway