diff --git a/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c b/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
index dadaab50..668ba35b 100644
--- a/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
+++ b/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ typedef struct CSSNode {
   CSSNodeRef parent;
   CSSNodeListRef children;
   bool isDirty;
+  bool isVisible;
 
   struct CSSNode *nextChild;
 
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ void CSSNodeInit(const CSSNodeRef node) {
   node->children = NULL;
   node->hasNewLayout = true;
   node->isDirty = false;
+  node->isVisible = true;
 
   node->style.flex = CSSUndefined;
   node->style.flexGrow = CSSUndefined;
@@ -287,6 +289,14 @@ bool CSSNodeIsDirty(const CSSNodeRef node) {
   return node->isDirty;
 }
 
+void CSSNodeHide(const CSSNodeRef node) {
+  node->isVisible = false;
+}
+
+void CSSNodeShow(const CSSNodeRef node) {
+  node->isVisible = true;;
+}
+
 inline float CSSNodeStyleGetFlexGrow(CSSNodeRef node) {
   if (!CSSValueIsUndefined(node->style.flexGrow)) {
     return node->style.flexGrow;
@@ -1190,6 +1200,7 @@ static void layoutNodeImpl(const CSSNodeRef node,
                            const CSSMeasureMode widthMeasureMode,
                            const CSSMeasureMode heightMeasureMode,
                            const bool performLayout) {
+  
   CSS_ASSERT(CSSValueIsUndefined(availableWidth) ? widthMeasureMode == CSSMeasureModeUndefined
                                                  : true,
              "availableWidth is indefinite so widthMeasureMode must be "
diff --git a/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.h b/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.h
index 881d8f3b..8a08910c 100644
--- a/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.h
+++ b/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.h
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ WIN_EXPORT void CSSNodeCalculateLayout(const CSSNodeRef node,
 WIN_EXPORT void CSSNodeMarkDirty(const CSSNodeRef node);
 WIN_EXPORT bool CSSNodeIsDirty(const CSSNodeRef node);
 
+WIN_EXPORT void CSSNodeHide(const CSSNodeRef node);
+WIN_EXPORT void CSSNodeShow(const CSSNodeRef node);
+
 WIN_EXPORT void CSSNodePrint(const CSSNodeRef node, const CSSPrintOptions options);
 
 WIN_EXPORT bool CSSValueIsUndefined(const float value);