diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/Group.c b/shared-module/displayio/Group.c
index b9179f0a00..28d3d89735 100644
--- a/shared-module/displayio/Group.c
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/Group.c
@@ -358,35 +358,45 @@ void displayio_group_construct(displayio_group_t *self, mp_obj_list_t *members,
 bool displayio_group_fill_area(displayio_group_t *self, const _displayio_colorspace_t *colorspace, const displayio_area_t *area, uint32_t *mask, uint32_t *buffer) {
     // Track if any of the layers finishes filling in the given area. We can ignore any remaining
     // layers at that point.
-    for (int32_t i = self->members->len - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        mp_obj_t layer;
-        #if CIRCUITPY_VECTORIO
-        const vectorio_draw_protocol_t *draw_protocol = mp_proto_get(MP_QSTR_protocol_draw, self->members->items[i]);
-        if (draw_protocol != NULL) {
-            layer = draw_protocol->draw_get_protocol_self(self->members->items[i]);
-            if (draw_protocol->draw_protocol_impl->draw_fill_area(layer, colorspace, area, mask, buffer)) {
-                return true;
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "inside fill area \n");
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "%d \n", self->hidden);
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "\n");
+
+    //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "inside fill area \n");
+    if (self->hidden == false){
+        //mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "not hidden\n");
+        for (int32_t i = self->members->len - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            mp_obj_t layer;
+            #if CIRCUITPY_VECTORIO
+            const vectorio_draw_protocol_t *draw_protocol = mp_proto_get(MP_QSTR_protocol_draw, self->members->items[i]);
+            if (draw_protocol != NULL) {
+                layer = draw_protocol->draw_get_protocol_self(self->members->items[i]);
+                if (draw_protocol->draw_protocol_impl->draw_fill_area(layer, colorspace, area, mask, buffer)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                continue;
             }
-            continue;
-        }
-        #endif
-        layer = mp_obj_cast_to_native_base(
-            self->members->items[i], &displayio_tilegrid_type);
-        if (layer != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-            if (displayio_tilegrid_fill_area(layer, colorspace, area, mask, buffer)) {
-                return true;
+            #endif
+            layer = mp_obj_cast_to_native_base(
+                self->members->items[i], &displayio_tilegrid_type);
+            if (layer != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
+                if (displayio_tilegrid_fill_area(layer, colorspace, area, mask, buffer)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                continue;
             }
-            continue;
-        }
-        layer = mp_obj_cast_to_native_base(
-            self->members->items[i], &displayio_group_type);
-        if (layer != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-            if (displayio_group_fill_area(layer, colorspace, area, mask, buffer)) {
-                return true;
+            layer = mp_obj_cast_to_native_base(
+                self->members->items[i], &displayio_group_type);
+            if (layer != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
+                if (displayio_group_fill_area(layer, colorspace, area, mask, buffer)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                continue;
             }
-            continue;
         }
     }
+
+
     return false;
 }