diff --git a/gerbview/gerbview_layer_widget.cpp b/gerbview/gerbview_layer_widget.cpp
index 0d6a568bed..1d4dbd1618 100644
--- a/gerbview/gerbview_layer_widget.cpp
+++ b/gerbview/gerbview_layer_widget.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ void GERBER_LAYER_WIDGET::ReFillRender()
     {
         if( renderRows[row].color != COLOR4D::UNSPECIFIED )       // does this row show a color?
             renderRows[row].color = myframe->GetVisibleElementColor( renderRows[row].id );
-        renderRows[row].state = myframe->IsElementVisible( renderRows[row].id );
+
+        if( renderRows[row].id )    // if not the separator
+            renderRows[row].state = myframe->IsElementVisible( renderRows[row].id );
     }
 
     AppendRenderRows( renderRows, DIM(renderRows) );