diff --git a/shell/modules/TrayModule.qml b/shell/modules/TrayModule.qml
index 5077652..539ced5 100644
--- a/shell/modules/TrayModule.qml
+++ b/shell/modules/TrayModule.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ M.BarModule {
     required property var bar
     property var _activeMenu: null
 
+    // Shadow binding to test if QML dependency tracking works on a fresh property
+    property bool _shouldBeVisible: S.Modules.tray.enable && _trayRepeater.count > 0
+    on_ShouldBeVisibleChanged: console.log("[TrayModule] _shouldBeVisible:", _shouldBeVisible, "actual visible:", visible)
+
     Component.onCompleted: console.log("[TrayModule] created, enable:", S.Modules.tray.enable, "repeater count:", _trayRepeater.count)
 
     onVisibleChanged: console.log("[TrayModule] visible:", visible, "enable:", S.Modules.tray.enable, "count:", _trayRepeater.count)
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ M.BarModule {
     Connections {
         target: _trayRepeater
         function onCountChanged() {
-            console.log("[TrayModule] repeater count:", _trayRepeater.count);
+            console.log("[TrayModule] repeater count:", _trayRepeater.count, "visible:", root.visible, "shouldBe:", S.Modules.tray.enable && _trayRepeater.count > 0);
         }
     }