diff --git a/include/modules/privacy/privacy_item.hpp b/include/modules/privacy/privacy_item.hpp
index 802ca08e..ac94d168 100644
--- a/include/modules/privacy/privacy_item.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/privacy/privacy_item.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class PrivacyItem : public Gtk::Revealer {
   enum PrivacyNodeType privacy_type;
   std::list<PrivacyNodeInfo *> *nodes;
 
+  sigc::connection signal_conn;
+
   Gtk::Box tooltip_window;
 
   bool init = false;
@@ -47,8 +49,6 @@ class PrivacyItem : public Gtk::Revealer {
   Gtk::Box box_;
   Gtk::Image icon_;
 
-  void on_child_revealed_changed();
-  void on_map_changed();
   void update_tooltip();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp b/src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp
index f4c04ede..9f1c0819 100644
--- a/src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ PrivacyItem::PrivacyItem(const Json::Value &config_, enum PrivacyNodeType privac
     : Gtk::Revealer(),
       privacy_type(privacy_type_),
       nodes(nodes_),
+      signal_conn(),
       tooltip_window(Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 0),
       box_(Gtk::ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0),
       icon_() {
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ PrivacyItem::PrivacyItem(const Json::Value &config_, enum PrivacyNodeType privac
         *this));
   }
 
-  property_child_revealed().signal_changed().connect(
-      sigc::mem_fun(*this, &PrivacyItem::on_child_revealed_changed));
-  signal_map().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &PrivacyItem::on_map_changed));
-
   // Don't show by default
   set_reveal_child(true);
   set_visible(false);
@@ -130,18 +126,6 @@ void PrivacyItem::update_tooltip() {
 
 bool PrivacyItem::is_enabled() { return enabled; }
 
-void PrivacyItem::on_child_revealed_changed() {
-  if (!this->get_child_revealed()) {
-    set_visible(false);
-  }
-}
-
-void PrivacyItem::on_map_changed() {
-  if (this->get_visible()) {
-    set_reveal_child(true);
-  }
-}
-
 void PrivacyItem::set_in_use(bool in_use) {
   if (in_use) {
     update_tooltip();
@@ -150,20 +134,30 @@ void PrivacyItem::set_in_use(bool in_use) {
   if (this->in_use == in_use && init) return;
 
   if (init) {
+    // Disconnect any previous connection so that it doesn't get activated in
+    // the future, hiding the module when it should be visible
+    signal_conn.disconnect();
+
     this->in_use = in_use;
+    guint duration = 0;
     if (this->in_use) {
       set_visible(true);
-      // The `on_map_changed` callback will call `set_reveal_child(true)`
-      // when the widget is realized so we don't need to call that here.
-      // This fixes a bug where the revealer wouldn't start the animation
-      // due to us changing the visibility at the same time.
     } else {
       set_reveal_child(false);
-      // The `on_child_revealed_changed` callback will call `set_visible(false)`
-      // when the animation has finished so we don't need to call that here.
-      // We do this so that the widget gets hidden after the revealer hide animation
-      // has finished.
+      duration = get_transition_duration();
     }
+
+    signal_conn = Glib::signal_timeout().connect(sigc::track_obj(
+                                                     [this] {
+                                                       if (this->in_use) {
+                                                         set_reveal_child(true);
+                                                       } else {
+                                                         set_visible(false);
+                                                       }
+                                                       return false;
+                                                     },
+                                                     *this),
+                                                 duration);
   } else {
     set_visible(false);
     set_reveal_child(false);