diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 1f751c1f9..1a0e8aa37 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 ### Version 1.9.4 - February 21, 2015
 
-**Changes**
+**Updates**
 - **Form Validation** - Adds `containsExactly`, `notExactly`, `isExactly` case sensitive validation rules, make `contains`, `not`, `is` case insensitive.
 - **Form Validation** - `contains` rule is now case insensitive
 - **Form Validation** - Validation messages no longer increase field height on `inline fields` like checkboxes after error appears
-- **Build Tools** - Fixed issue with recursive merge for site themes in update scripts, [details here](https://github.com/Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI/pull/1845) Thanks @derekslife
 - **API** - Added `was cancelled` to determine whether request was cancelled by `beforeSend`
+
+**Bugs**
+- **Build Tools** - Fixed issue with recursive merge for site themes in update scripts, [details here](https://github.com/Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI/pull/1845) Thanks @derekslife
+- **Sidebar** - Sidebar using `exclusive: true` now queue animations after hiding previous sidebar (unless `overlay`) to avoid rendering issues
 - **State** - Text states now handle `cancelled` API requests correctly
 - **Search** - Category search no longer displays unnecessary error message about maxResults
 - **Composer** - Composer.json should now read version from tags, adjusted some fields.
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/sidebar.js b/src/definitions/modules/sidebar.js
index 844b721e9..a420e3510 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/sidebar.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/sidebar.js
@@ -365,11 +365,20 @@ $.fn.sidebar = function(parameters) {
               settings.transition = 'overlay';
             }
             module.refresh();
-            if(module.othersActive() && module.get.transition() !== 'overlay') {
+            if(module.othersActive()) {
               module.debug('Other sidebars currently visible');
-              settings.transition = 'overlay';
               if(settings.exclusive) {
-                module.hideOthers();
+                // if not overlay queue animation after hide
+                if(settings.transition != 'overlay') {
+                  module.hideOthers(module.show);
+                  return;
+                }
+                else {
+                  module.hideOthers();
+                }
+              }
+              else {
+                settings.transition = 'overlay';
               }
             }
             animateMethod(function() {
@@ -422,8 +431,7 @@ $.fn.sidebar = function(parameters) {
             sidebarCount   = $otherSidebars.length,
             callbackCount  = 0
           ;
-          callback       = callback || function(){};
-
+          callback = callback || function(){};
           $otherSidebars
             .sidebar('hide', function() {
               callbackCount++;