diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 16f6c06f..fcfdd050 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), PhotoProcessor.MediaSavedListener, Camera
     }
 
     private fun scheduleTimer(timerMode: TimerMode) {
-        top_options.fadeOut()
+        hideViewsOnTimerStart()
         shutter.setImageState(intArrayOf(R.attr.state_timer_cancel), true)
         timer_text.beVisible()
         countDownTimer = object : CountDownTimer(timerMode.millisInFuture, 1000) {
@@ -858,8 +858,26 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), PhotoProcessor.MediaSavedListener, Camera
         }.start()
     }
 
+    private fun hideViewsOnTimerStart() {
+        top_options.fadeOut()
+        top_options.beInvisible()
+        toggle_camera.fadeOut()
+        toggle_camera.beInvisible()
+        last_photo_video_preview.fadeOut()
+        last_photo_video_preview.beInvisible()
+        camera_mode_tab.fadeOut()
+        camera_mode_tab.beInvisible()
+    }
+
     private fun resetViewsOnTimerFinish() {
         top_options.fadeIn()
+        top_options.beVisible()
+        toggle_camera.fadeIn()
+        toggle_camera.beVisible()
+        last_photo_video_preview.fadeIn()
+        last_photo_video_preview.beVisible()
+        camera_mode_tab.fadeIn()
+        camera_mode_tab.beVisible()
         timer_text.beGone()
         shutter.setImageState(intArrayOf(-R.attr.state_timer_cancel), true)
     }