diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/unit/UnitTable.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/unit/UnitTable.kt
index 5bf7bbb835..df7a95c4a2 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/unit/UnitTable.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/unit/UnitTable.kt
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ class UnitTable(val worldScreen: WorldScreen) : Table() {
 
     fun update() {
         closeButton.isVisible = true
+        
+        if (!presenter.shouldBeShown()) summaryPresenter
         presenter.update()
 
         // more efficient to do this check once for both
@@ -275,5 +277,6 @@ class UnitTable(val worldScreen: WorldScreen) : Table() {
         fun update() {}
         /** only called when [UnitTable.shouldUpdate] is true */
         fun updateWhenNeeded() {}
+        fun shouldBeShown(): Boolean { return true}
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/unit/presenter/SpyPresenter.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/unit/presenter/SpyPresenter.kt
index 75e7d20368..49e08db9d4 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/unit/presenter/SpyPresenter.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/unit/presenter/SpyPresenter.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class SpyPresenter(private val unitTable: UnitTable) : UnitTable.Presenter {
         selectedSpy = spy
     }
 
+    override fun shouldBeShown(): Boolean = selectedSpy != null
+
     override fun updateWhenNeeded() = with(unitTable) {
         val spy = selectedSpy!!
         unitNameLabel.clearListeners()