diff --git a/panel/tests/test_reactive.py b/panel/tests/test_reactive.py
index d3775da133b..911e139d1ea 100644
--- a/panel/tests/test_reactive.py
+++ b/panel/tests/test_reactive.py
@@ -92,11 +92,12 @@ def test_text_input_controls():
     assert len(controls) == 2
     wb1, wb2 = controls
     assert isinstance(wb1, WidgetBox)
-    assert len(wb1) == 6
-    name, disabled, *(ws) = wb1
+    assert len(wb1) == 7
+    name, disabled, visible, *(ws) = wb1
 
     assert isinstance(name, StaticText)
     assert isinstance(disabled, Checkbox)
+    assert isinstance(visible, Checkbox)
 
     not_checked = []
     for w in ws:
diff --git a/panel/widgets/base.py b/panel/widgets/base.py
index 33338738bf0..536b8035529 100644
--- a/panel/widgets/base.py
+++ b/panel/widgets/base.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ class Widget(Reactive):
     disabled = param.Boolean(default=False, doc="""
        Whether the widget is disabled.""")
 
+    visible = param.Boolean(default=True, doc="""
+       Whether the widget is visible or not.""")
+
     name = param.String(default='')
 
     height = param.Integer(default=None, bounds=(0, None))