diff --git a/source/touch/Thumb.js b/source/touch/Thumb.js
index 2c6ad8c32..de84ff58c 100644
--- a/source/touch/Thumb.js
+++ b/source/touch/Thumb.js
@@ -22,38 +22,40 @@
 		this.update(inStrategy);
 	},
 	update: function(inStrategy) {
-		var d = this.dimension, o = this.offset;
-		var bd = this.scrollBounds[this.sizeDimension], sbd = this.scrollBounds[d];
-		var overs = 0, overp = 0, over = 0;
-		if (bd >= sbd) {
-			this.hide();
-			return;
-		}
-		if (inStrategy.isOverscrolling()) {
-			over = inStrategy.getOverScrollBounds()["over" + o];
-			overs = Math.abs(over);
-			overp = Math.max(over, 0);
-		}
-		var sbo = inStrategy[this.positionMethod]() - over;
-		// calc size & position
-		var bdc = bd - this.cornerSize;
-		var s = Math.floor((bd * bd / sbd) - overs);
-		s = Math.max(this.minSize, s);
-		var p = Math.floor((bdc * sbo / sbd) + overp);
-		p = Math.max(0, Math.min(bdc - this.minSize, p));
-		// apply thumb styling
-		this.needed = s < bd;
-		if (this.needed && this.hasNode()) {
-			if (this._pos !== p) {
-				this._pos = p;
-				enyo.dom.transformValue(this, this.translation, p + "px");
+		if (this.showing) {
+			var d = this.dimension, o = this.offset;
+			var bd = this.scrollBounds[this.sizeDimension], sbd = this.scrollBounds[d];
+			var overs = 0, overp = 0, over = 0;
+			if (bd >= sbd) {
+				this.hide();
+				return;
+			}
+			if (inStrategy.isOverscrolling()) {
+				over = inStrategy.getOverScrollBounds()["over" + o];
+				overs = Math.abs(over);
+				overp = Math.max(over, 0);
 			}
-			if (this._size !== s) {
-				this._size = s;
-				this.node.style[d] = this.domStyles[d] = s + "px";
+			var sbo = inStrategy[this.positionMethod]() - over;
+			// calc size & position
+			var bdc = bd - this.cornerSize;
+			var s = Math.floor((bd * bd / sbd) - overs);
+			s = Math.max(this.minSize, s);
+			var p = Math.floor((bdc * sbo / sbd) + overp);
+			p = Math.max(0, Math.min(bdc - this.minSize, p));
+			// apply thumb styling
+			this.needed = s < bd;
+			if (this.needed && this.hasNode()) {
+				if (this._pos !== p) {
+					this._pos = p;
+					enyo.dom.transformValue(this, this.translation, p + "px");
+				}
+				if (this._size !== s) {
+					this._size = s;
+					this.node.style[d] = this.domStyles[d] = s + "px";
+				}
+			} else {
+				this.hide();
 			}
-		} else {
-			this.hide();
 		}
 	},
 	// implement set because showing is not changed while