diff --git a/dzgui/controllers/emitter.py b/dzgui/controllers/emitter.py
index 46c5700..ba7ef10 100644
--- a/dzgui/controllers/emitter.py
+++ b/dzgui/controllers/emitter.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ class Emitter(GObject.GObject):
     def distcalc_started(self) -> None:
         pass
 
-    @GObject.Signal(flags=GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_LAST, arg_types=(bool,))
-    def mod_page_toggled(self, state: bool) -> None:
+    @GObject.Signal(flags=GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_LAST, arg_types=(bool, int))
+    def mod_page_toggled(self, state: bool, mods: int) -> None:
         pass
 
     @GObject.Signal(flags=GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_LAST, arg_types=(bool,))
diff --git a/dzgui/views/components/mod_panel.py b/dzgui/views/components/mod_panel.py
index b1c19ea..047fd2d 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/components/mod_panel.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/components/mod_panel.py
@@ -80,14 +80,18 @@ class ModSelectionPanel(Gtk.Box):
         self.highlight_stale_button.set_sensitive(True)
 
     def _on_mods_updated(self, emitter: "Emitter", msg: str, mods: int) -> None:
-        if mods < 1:
-            self.main_panel.set_sensitive(False)
-            self.stale_panel.set_sensitive(False)
+        self._toggle_panel_sensitivity(mods)
+
+    def _toggle_panel_sensitivity(self, mods: int) -> None:
+        state = bool(mods)
+        for el in self.main_panel, self.stale_panel:
+            el.set_sensitive(state)
 
     def _on_mods_highlighted(self, emitter: "Emitter") -> None:
         self.swap_sensitive(True)
 
-    def _on_mod_page_toggled(self, emitter: "Emitter", state: bool) -> None:
+    def _on_mod_page_toggled(self, emitter: "Emitter", state: bool, mods: int) -> None:
+        self._toggle_panel_sensitivity(mods)
         self.set_visible(state)
 
     def swap_sensitive(self, state: bool) -> None:
diff --git a/dzgui/views/pages/mods.py b/dzgui/views/pages/mods.py
index b840c11..05696a7 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/pages/mods.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/pages/mods.py
@@ -64,10 +64,15 @@ class Mods(Gtk.Box):
         self.controller.open_offline()
 
     def _on_unmap(self, widget: Self) -> None:
-        self.emitter.emit("mod_page_toggled", False)
+        self.emitter.emit("mod_page_toggled", False, 0)
 
     def _on_map(self, widget: Self) -> None:
-        self.emitter.emit("mod_page_toggled", True)
+        model = self.tree.get_model()
+        if model is None:
+            mods = 0
+        else:
+            mods = len(model)
+        self.emitter.emit("mod_page_toggled", True, mods)
         # TODO: delegation
         # NOTE: handles going back from offline mods page
         # more generic cache restoration method