diff --git a/panels_ipe/js/panels_ipe.js b/panels_ipe/js/panels_ipe.js
index 279c366..5182c2d 100644
--- a/panels_ipe/js/panels_ipe.js
+++ b/panels_ipe/js/panels_ipe.js
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Drupal.behaviors.PanelsIPE = {
         .each(function() {
           Drupal.PanelsIPE.editors[key] = new DrupalPanelsIPE(key);
           Drupal.PanelsIPE.editors[key].showContainer();
+          $('.panels-ipe-hide-bar').click(function() {
+            Drupal.PanelsIPE.editors[key].hideContainer();
+          });
         });
     }
     Drupal.PanelsIPE.bindClickDelete(context);
@@ -81,6 +84,12 @@ function DrupalPanelsIPE(cache_key, cfg) {
       ipe.showContainer();
       ipe.cancelLock();
     }
+
+    // If the IPE is on and we've hidden the bar for a modal, we need to
+    // re-display it.
+    if (ipe.topParent && ipe.topParent.hasClass('panels-ipe-editing') && ipe.container.is(':not(visible)')) {
+      ipe.showContainer();
+    }
   });
 
   // If a user navigates away from a locked IPE, cancel the lock in the background.
diff --git a/panels_ipe/panels_ipe.module b/panels_ipe/panels_ipe.module
index 5ada7e2..df64fc4 100644
--- a/panels_ipe/panels_ipe.module
+++ b/panels_ipe/panels_ipe.module
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function theme_panels_ipe_pane_wrapper($vars) {
       'href' => $renderer->get_url('edit-pane', $pane->pid),
       'html' => TRUE,
       'attributes' => array(
-        'class' => 'ctools-use-modal',
+        'class' => array('ctools-use-modal', 'panels-ipe-hide-bar'),
         'title' => isset($content_type['edit text']) ? $content_type['edit text'] : t('Settings'),
         // 'id' => "pane-edit-panel-pane-$pane->pid",
       ),
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function theme_panels_ipe_pane_wrapper($vars) {
       'href' => $renderer->get_url('style-type', 'pane', $pane->pid),
       'html' => TRUE,
       'attributes' => array(
-        'class' => array('ctools-use-modal'),
+        'class' => array('ctools-use-modal', 'panels-ipe-hide-bar'),
         'title' => t('Style'),
       ),
     );
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function theme_panels_ipe_add_pane_button($vars) {
   if (user_access('administer panels styles')) {
     $link .= ' ' . l('<span>' . t('Region style') . '</span>', $renderer->get_url('style-type', 'region', $region_id), array(
       'attributes' => array(
-        'class' => array('ctools-use-modal', 'style'),
+        'class' => array('ctools-use-modal', 'panels-ipe-hide-bar', 'style'),
         'title' => t('Region style'),
       ),
       'html' => TRUE,
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ function theme_panels_ipe_add_pane_button($vars) {
   // Add option to add items in the IPE
   $link .= ' ' . l('<span>' . t('Add new pane') . '</span>', $renderer->get_url('select-content', $region_id), array(
       'attributes' => array(
-        'class' => array('ctools-use-modal', 'add'),
+        'class' => array('ctools-use-modal', 'panels-ipe-hide-bar', 'add'),
         'title' => t('Add new pane'),
       ),
       'html' => TRUE,