diff --git a/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/filamentTab.py b/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/filamentTab.py
index 65d89a69..f1a7f243 100644
--- a/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/filamentTab.py
+++ b/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/filamentTab.py
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ def in_case_error(self):
         self.load_state = False
         self.load_popup.hide()
 
+    @QtCore.pyqtSlot(name="hide_load_popup")
+    def hide_load_popup(self) -> None:
+        """Hide the load/unload popup; a later Loading/Unloading state shows it again."""
+        self.load_state = False
+        self.load_popup.hide()
+
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot(list, name="handle_moonraker_components")
     def handle_moonraker_components(self, components: list) -> None:
         """Re-check spoolman on each server.info: updates add it without a UI restart."""
diff --git a/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/mainWindow.py b/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/mainWindow.py
index 40da2171..ec2410dc 100644
--- a/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/mainWindow.py
+++ b/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/mainWindow.py
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.printPanel.on_cancel_print.connect(slot=self.on_cancel_print)
         self.in_case_error.connect(self.printPanel.in_case_error)
         self.in_case_error.connect(self.filamentPanel.in_case_error)
+        self.conn_window.page_shown.connect(self.filamentPanel.hide_load_popup)
 
         self.show_notifications.connect(self.notiPage.new_notication)
 
diff --git a/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/widgets/MainWindow/connectionPage.py b/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/widgets/MainWindow/connectionPage.py
index cc5f8d5e..96dae1e8 100644
--- a/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/widgets/MainWindow/connectionPage.py
+++ b/BlocksScreen/lib/panels/widgets/MainWindow/connectionPage.py
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ class ConnectionPage(QtWidgets.QFrame):
     call_cancel_panel: typing.ClassVar[QtCore.pyqtSignal] = QtCore.pyqtSignal(
         bool, name="call-cancel-panel"
     )
+    page_shown: typing.ClassVar[QtCore.pyqtSignal] = QtCore.pyqtSignal(
+        name="connection-page-shown"
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, parent: QtWidgets.QWidget, ws: MoonWebSocket, /) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -402,6 +405,8 @@ def showEvent(self, a0: QtGui.QShowEvent | None) -> None:
             self.ws.api.refresh_update_status()
             self.call_load_panel.emit(False, "", False)
             self.call_cancel_panel.emit(False)
+        # Top-level popups (e.g. filament load) would stay above this child frame.
+        self.page_shown.emit()
         super().showEvent(a0)
 
     def eventFilter(self, a0: QtCore.QObject | None, a1: QtCore.QEvent | None) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/widgets/test_connection_page.py b/tests/widgets/test_connection_page.py
index 3375126d..cb25d155 100644
--- a/tests/widgets/test_connection_page.py
+++ b/tests/widgets/test_connection_page.py
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ def test_conn_toggle_false_suppresses_show(self, shown_page):
         shown_page._set_state(ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED)
         assert not shown_page.isVisible()
 
+    def test_show_emits_page_shown(self, shown_page, qtbot):
+        shown_page.hide()
+        with qtbot.waitSignal(shown_page.page_shown):
+            shown_page._set_state(ConnectionState.WEBSOCKET_LOST)
+
+    def test_manual_show_emits_page_shown_with_toggle_off(self, page, qtbot):
+        # Top-level popups cover this frame whether or not it auto-showed.
+        page.hide()
+        with qtbot.waitSignal(page.page_shown):
+            page.show()
+
 
 class TestRestartButton:
     def test_error_state_emits_firmware_restart(self, page, qtbot):
diff --git a/tests/widgets/test_filament_tab_mmu_unit.py b/tests/widgets/test_filament_tab_mmu_unit.py
index 7ad6055e..3df94f79 100644
--- a/tests/widgets/test_filament_tab_mmu_unit.py
+++ b/tests/widgets/test_filament_tab_mmu_unit.py
@@ -42,3 +42,10 @@ def test_none_state_after_klipper_restart_is_ignored() -> None:
     tab = MagicMock()
     FilamentTab.on_mmu_state_changed(tab, None)
     assert tab.mock_calls == []
+
+
+def test_hide_load_popup_clears_load_state_and_hides() -> None:
+    tab = MagicMock(load_state=True)
+    FilamentTab.hide_load_popup(tab)
+    assert tab.load_state is False
+    tab.load_popup.hide.assert_called_once_with()