diff --git a/objects/LuaScriptState.luascriptstate b/objects/LuaScriptState.luascriptstate
index ad0f2467..38e5e7f2 100644
--- a/objects/LuaScriptState.luascriptstate
+++ b/objects/LuaScriptState.luascriptstate
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "acknowledgedUpgradeVersions": [],
+  "blurseVisibility": [],
   "chaosTokensGUID": [],
   "handVisibility": [],
   "optionPanel": {
diff --git a/src/core/Global.ttslua b/src/core/Global.ttslua
index 10979138..c0e778b9 100644
--- a/src/core/Global.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/Global.ttslua
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ local RESOURCE_OPTIONS              = {
   "disabled"
 }
 
--- tracks the visibility of each hand
+-- track player-specific visibilities
 local handVisibility                = {}
+local blurseVisibility              = {}
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 -- data for tokens
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ function onSave()
     acknowledgedUpgradeVersions = acknowledgedUpgradeVersions,
     chaosTokensLastMatGUID      = chaosTokensLastMatGUID,
     chaosTokensGUID             = chaosTokensGUID,
+    blurseVisibility            = blurseVisibility,
     handVisibility              = handVisibility,
     optionPanel                 = optionPanel
   })
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ function onLoad(savedData)
     local loadedData            = JSON.decode(savedData)
     acknowledgedUpgradeVersions = loadedData.acknowledgedUpgradeVersions
     chaosTokensLastMatGUID      = loadedData.chaosTokensLastMatGUID
+    blurseVisibility            = loadedData.blurseVisibility
     handVisibility              = loadedData.handVisibility
     optionPanel                 = loadedData.optionPanel
 
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ function onLoad(savedData)
 
   getModVersion()
   updateHandVisibility()
+  updateBlurseVisibility()
   math.randomseed(os.time())
   TokenManager.initialiize()
 
@@ -1172,11 +1176,11 @@ function onClick_spawnPlaceholder(player)
   changeWindowVisibilityForColor(player.color, "downloadWindow", false)
 end
 
--- toggles the visbility of the bless / curse manager UI
+-- toggles the visibility of the bless / curse manager UI
 function showHideBlurse(player)
   local visibility = changeWindowVisibilityForColor(player.color, "blessCurseManager")
   changeWindowVisibilityForColor(player.color, "hideBlurse", visibility)
-  changeWindowVisibilityForColor(player.color, "showBlurse", not visibility)
+  blurseVisibility[player.color] = visibility
 end
 
 -- toggles the visibility of the respective UI
@@ -1896,6 +1900,18 @@ function applyHidingToCard(card, handColor)
   end
 end
 
+function updateBlurseVisibility()
+  function coroBlurse()
+    for playerColor, state in pairs(blurseVisibility) do
+      changeWindowVisibilityForColor(playerColor, "blessCurseManager", state)
+      changeWindowVisibilityForColor(playerColor, "hideBlurse", state)
+      coroutine.yield()
+    end
+    return 1
+  end
+  startLuaCoroutine(Global, "coroBlurse")
+end
+
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 -- Update notification related functionality
 ---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/xml/Global/BlessCurseManager.xml b/xml/Global/BlessCurseManager.xml
index da22646b..947e8f02 100644
--- a/xml/Global/BlessCurseManager.xml
+++ b/xml/Global/BlessCurseManager.xml
@@ -7,42 +7,46 @@
     height="30"
     width="30"
     rectAlignment="MiddleRight"
-    offsetXY="0 67"
+    offsetXY="0 69"
     outlineSize="2 2"
     outline="#303030"/>
+  <Button class="blurseButton"
+    onClick="showHideBlurse"
+    tooltipPosition="Left"
+    tooltipBackgroundColor="rgba(0,0,0,1)"
+    color="White" />
 </Defaults>
 
+<!-- show button for the Bless / Curse Manager -->
+<Panel class="showHide"
+  id="showBlurse">
+  <Button class="blurseButton"
+    tooltip="Show Bless/Curse Manager"
+    image="arrow-down"/>
+</Panel>
+
 <!-- hide button for the Bless / Curse Manager -->
 <Panel class="showHide"
   active="false"
   id="hideBlurse">
-  <Button onClick="showHideBlurse"
-    color="White"
+  <Button class="blurseButton"
+    tooltip="Hide Bless/Curse Manager"
     image="caret"/>
 </Panel>
 
-<!-- show button for the Bless / Curse Manager -->
-<Panel class="showHide"
-  active="true"
-  id="showBlurse">
-  <Button onClick="showHideBlurse"
-    color="White"
-    image="arrow-down"/>
-</Panel>
-
 <!-- window to control bless / curse tokens in chaos bag -->
 <!-- height = row heights + 2x outline -->
 <TableLayout id="blessCurseManager"
   color="black"
   active="false"
-  height="100"
+  height="104"
   width="144"
   rectAlignment="MiddleRight"
   raycastTarget="true"
   outlineSize="2 2"
   outline="#303030">
   <!-- token counts -->
-  <Row preferredHeight="26">
+  <Row preferredHeight="30">
     <Cell>
       <Text id="countBless"
         fontSize="25"