diff --git a/lib/livebook/runtime.ex b/lib/livebook/runtime.ex
index 17a22de94..ef6824e50 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/runtime.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/runtime.ex
@@ -712,7 +712,8 @@ defprotocol Livebook.Runtime do
           language: String.t() | nil,
           placement: :bottom | :top,
           source: String.t(),
-          intellisense_node: {atom(), atom()} | nil
+          intellisense_node: {atom(), atom()} | nil,
+          visible: boolean()
         }
 
   @typedoc """
@@ -1030,7 +1031,7 @@ defprotocol Livebook.Runtime do
   The cell can also update some of the editor configuration or source
   by sending:
 
-    * `{:runtime_smart_cell_editor_update, ref, %{optional(:source) => String.t(), optional(:intellisense_node) => {atom(), atom()} | nil}}`
+    * `{:runtime_smart_cell_editor_update, ref, %{optional(:source) => String.t(), optional(:intellisense_node) => {atom(), atom()} | nil}, optional(:visible) => boolean()}`
 
   """
   @spec start_smart_cell(
diff --git a/lib/livebook/runtime/erl_dist/runtime_server.ex b/lib/livebook/runtime/erl_dist/runtime_server.ex
index 80855eda9..7a7da52a4 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/runtime/erl_dist/runtime_server.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/runtime/erl_dist/runtime_server.ex
@@ -423,7 +423,8 @@ defmodule Livebook.Runtime.ErlDist.RuntimeServer do
     {:noreply, state}
   end
 
-  def handle_info({message, _node, _info}, state) when message in [:nodeup, :nodedown] do
+  def handle_info({message, _node, _info}, state)
+      when message in [:nodeup, :nodedown] and state.owner != nil do
     report_connected_nodes(state)
     {:noreply, state}
   end
diff --git a/lib/livebook/session.ex b/lib/livebook/session.ex
index 36e58cb4c..9a15e485c 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/session.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/session.ex
@@ -1828,9 +1828,9 @@ defmodule Livebook.Session do
           end
 
         state =
-          case options do
-            %{intellisense_node: intellisense_node} ->
-              editor = %{cell.editor | intellisense_node: intellisense_node}
+          case Map.take(options, [:intellisense_node, :visible]) do
+            updates when updates != %{} ->
+              editor = Map.merge(cell.editor, updates)
               operation = {:set_cell_attributes, @client_id, cell.id, %{editor: editor}}
               handle_operation(state, operation)
 
@@ -3264,5 +3264,10 @@ defmodule Livebook.Session do
     normalize_smart_cell_started_info(put_in(info.editor[:intellisense_node], nil))
   end
 
+  defp normalize_smart_cell_started_info(info)
+       when info.editor != nil and not is_map_key(info.editor, :visible) do
+    normalize_smart_cell_started_info(put_in(info.editor[:visible], true))
+  end
+
   defp normalize_smart_cell_started_info(info), do: info
 end
diff --git a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
index 88d177526..2cd1cf179 100644
--- a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
@@ -1935,7 +1935,8 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive do
           %{
             empty: cell.editor.source == "",
             language: cell.editor.language,
-            placement: cell.editor.placement
+            placement: cell.editor.placement,
+            visible: cell.editor.visible
           }
     }
   end
diff --git a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live/cell_component.ex b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live/cell_component.ex
index 13d854eee..30aead3c5 100644
--- a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live/cell_component.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live/cell_component.ex
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive.CellComponent do
                 language={@cell_view.editor.language}
                 rounded={@cell_view.editor.placement}
                 intellisense={@cell_view.editor.language == "elixir"}
+                hidden={not @cell_view.editor.visible}
               />
             </div>
           <% :dead -> %>
@@ -609,12 +610,13 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive.CellComponent do
   attr :intellisense, :boolean, default: false
   attr :read_only, :boolean, default: false
   attr :rounded, :atom, default: :both
+  attr :hidden, :boolean, default: false
 
   defp cell_editor(assigns) do
     ~H"""
     <div
+      class={[@hidden && "hidden"]}
       id={"cell-editor-#{@cell_id}-#{@tag}"}
-      phx-update="ignore"
       phx-hook="CellEditor"
       data-p-cell-id={hook_prop(@cell_id)}
       data-p-tag={hook_prop(@tag)}
@@ -622,7 +624,12 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive.CellComponent do
       data-p-intellisense={hook_prop(@intellisense)}
       data-p-read-only={hook_prop(@read_only)}
     >
-      <div class={["bg-editor", rounded_class(@rounded)]} data-el-editor-container>
+      <div
+        id={"cell-editor-#{@cell_id}-#{@tag}-container"}
+        phx-update="ignore"
+        class={["bg-editor", rounded_class(@rounded)]}
+        data-el-editor-container
+      >
         <div data-el-skeleton>
           <div class="py-3 px-8">
             <.content_skeleton bg_class="bg-gray-500" empty={@empty} />
diff --git a/test/livebook/session_test.exs b/test/livebook/session_test.exs
index 778405b3a..1196f6aa0 100644
--- a/test/livebook/session_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook/session_test.exs
@@ -1079,6 +1079,18 @@ defmodule Livebook.SessionTest do
                  sections: [%{cells: [%{editor: %{intellisense_node: {:test@test, :test}}}]}]
                }
              } = Session.get_data(session.pid)
+
+      # Update visibility
+      send(
+        session.pid,
+        {:runtime_smart_cell_editor_update, smart_cell.id, %{visible: false}}
+      )
+
+      assert %{
+               notebook: %{
+                 sections: [%{cells: [%{editor: %{visible: false}}]}]
+               }
+             } = Session.get_data(session.pid)
     end
 
     test "pings the smart cell before evaluation to await all incoming messages" do