--- a/browser/components/downloads/DownloadsPanelSubView.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/downloads/DownloadsPanelSubView.jsm
@@ -93,16 +93,17 @@ class DownloadsPanelSubView extends Down
   get selectedNodes() {
     let selectedNode = this.selectedNode;
     return selectedNode ? [selectedNode] : [];
   }
 
   onInsertElement(element, placesNode) {
     this._addDownloadData(null, placesNode, false, null, element);
 
+    element.hidden = !element._shell.download.succeeded;
     element._shell.element = element;
     element._shell.ensureActive();
     element.classList.add("download", "download-state");
     element.setAttribute("image", element._shell.image);
     let fullStatus = element._shell.statusLabels.fullStatus;
     element.setAttribute("fullStatus", fullStatus);
     element.setAttribute("tooltiptext", fullStatus);
     if (element._shell.isCommandEnabled("downloadsCmd_show")) {

--- a/browser/components/downloads/DownloadsViewUI.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/downloads/DownloadsViewUI.jsm
@@ -441,16 +441,20 @@ this.DownloadsViewUI.DownloadElementShel
 
     if (!this.download.succeeded && this.download.error &&
         this.download.error.becauseBlockedByReputationCheck) {
       this.element.setAttribute("verdict",
                                 this.download.error.reputationCheckVerdict);
     } else {
       this.element.removeAttribute("verdict");
     }
+    // Some views only show completed downloads, so make sure to un-hide the
+    // element when that happens.
+    if (this.element.hidden && this.download.succeeded)
+      this.element.hidden = false;
 
     // Since state changed, reset the time left estimation.
     this.lastEstimatedSecondsLeft = Infinity;
 
     this._updateProgress();
   },
 
   /**