diff --git a/assets/js/cookieconsent.js b/assets/js/cookieconsent.js
index 35f2735..3b44bec 100644
--- a/assets/js/cookieconsent.js
+++ b/assets/js/cookieconsent.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     const cookieconsent = document.querySelector('.cookieconsent');
 
     if (typeof Cookies.get('cookieconsent') === 'undefined' && cookieconsent) {
+      cookieconsent.classList.remove('hidden');
       cookieconsent.classList.add('js-cookieconsent-open');
     }
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
           Cookies.set('cookieconsent', 'decline', cookie_options);
         }
         cookieconsent.classList.remove('js-cookieconsent-open');
+        cookieconsent.classList.add('hidden');
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/layouts/partials/cookieconsent.html b/layouts/partials/cookieconsent.html
index 0da0e90..2fe648a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/cookieconsent.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/cookieconsent.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="cookieconsent layout__cookieconsent">
+<div class="cookieconsent layout__cookieconsent hidden">
   <div class="cookieconsent__message">
     {{ i18n "cookieconsent_message" }}
     {{ with .Site.Params.privacyPolicyUrl }}<a href="{{ . }}">{{ i18n "privacy_policy" }}</a>{{ end }}