diff --git a/awesome/components/pastel/top-panel.lua b/awesome/components/pastel/top-panel.lua
index e253c92..5587aec 100644
--- a/awesome/components/pastel/top-panel.lua
+++ b/awesome/components/pastel/top-panel.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
---      ████████╗ ██████╗ ██████╗     █
---      █████╗  █████╗ ███╗   ██╗███████╗██╗
---      ╚══██╔══╝██╔═══██╗██╔══██╗    ██╔══██╗██╔══██╗████╗  ██║██╔════╝██║
---         ██║   ██║   ██║██████╔╝    ██████╔╝███████║██╔██╗ ██║█████╗  ██║
---         ██║   ██║   ██║██╔═══╝     ██╔═══╝ ██╔══██║██║╚██╗██║██╔══╝  ██║
---         ██║   ╚██████╔╝██║         ██║     ██║  ██║██║ ╚████║███████╗███████╗
---         ╚═╝    ╚═════╝ ╚═╝         ╚═╝     ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝╚══════╝╚══════╝
-
 -- ===================================================================
 -- Initialization
 -- ===================================================================
@@ -142,6 +134,17 @@ top_panel.create = function(s)
     -- Functionality
     -- ===================================================================
 
+    -- hide panel when client is fullscreen
+    local function change_panel_visibility(client)
+        if client.screen == s then
+            panel.ontop = not client.fullscreen
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- connect panel visibility function to relevant signals
+    client.connect_signal("property::fullscreen", change_panel_visibility)
+    client.connect_signal("focus", change_panel_visibility)
+
     client.connect_signal("focus", function (c, _)
         current_tag_list:reset(current_tag_list)
         current_tag_list:add(tag_lists[c.screen])