diff --git a/haxe/ui/core/BasicItemRenderer.hx b/haxe/ui/core/BasicItemRenderer.hx
index deabe0e65..724b3a42a 100644
--- a/haxe/ui/core/BasicItemRenderer.hx
+++ b/haxe/ui/core/BasicItemRenderer.hx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package haxe.ui.core;
 
-import haxe.ui.util.Color;
 import haxe.ui.components.Image;
 import haxe.ui.components.Label;
 import haxe.ui.containers.HBox;
+import haxe.ui.util.Color;
 
 class BasicItemRenderer extends ItemRenderer {
     private var _icon:Image;
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ class BasicItemRenderer extends ItemRenderer {
     private override function updateValues(value:Dynamic, fieldList:Array<String> = null) {
         super.updateValues(value, fieldList);
 
+        if (_label.text != null) {
+            _label.show();
+        } else {
+            _label.hide();
+        }
+
+        if (_icon.resource != null) {
+            _icon.show();
+        } else {
+            _icon.hide();
+        }
+
         if (value != null) {
             if (value.color != null) {
                 _label.customStyle.color = Color.fromString(value.color);
diff --git a/haxe/ui/core/ItemRenderer.hx b/haxe/ui/core/ItemRenderer.hx
index 40d1c91ac..e8cc40711 100644
--- a/haxe/ui/core/ItemRenderer.hx
+++ b/haxe/ui/core/ItemRenderer.hx
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ class ItemRenderer extends Box {
                         setComponentProperty(c, v, property);
                 }
 
-                c.show();
+                //c.show();
             } else if (c != null) {
-                c.hide();
+                //c.hide();
             } else if (f != "id" && f != "layout") {
                 try {
                     Reflect.setProperty(this, f, v);