diff --git a/services/console/console.py b/services/console/console.py
index 1b2a371a..2a19e9e1 100755
--- a/services/console/console.py
+++ b/services/console/console.py
@@ -80,8 +80,12 @@ class Service(dbus.service.Object):
         self._console = Console()
  
     @dbus.service.method(CONSOLE_IFACE)
-    def show(self):
-        self._console.window.present()
+    def toggle_visibility(self):
+        window = self._console.window
+        if not window.props.visible:
+            window.present()
+        else:
+            window.hide()
 
 bus = dbus.SessionBus()
 name = dbus.service.BusName(CONSOLE_BUS, bus)
diff --git a/shell/view/Shell.py b/shell/view/Shell.py
index 8a3136cb..f687a2bc 100644
--- a/shell/view/Shell.py
+++ b/shell/view/Shell.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Shell(gobject.GObject):
         elif key == '<alt>F8':
             self._hw_manager.set_display_mode(HardwareManager.B_AND_W_MODE)
         elif key == '<alt>equal' or key == '<alt>0':
-            gobject.idle_add(self._show_console_cb)
+            gobject.idle_add(self._toggle_console_visibility_cb)
         elif key == '<alt>f':
             self._frame.notify_key_press()
         elif key == '<alt>o':
@@ -158,12 +158,12 @@ class Shell(gobject.GObject):
             box = self._home_window.get_home_box()
             box.grab_and_rotate()
 
-    def _show_console_cb(self):
+    def _toggle_console_visibility_cb(self):
         bus = dbus.SessionBus()
         proxy = bus.get_object('org.laptop.sugar.Console',
                                '/org/laptop/sugar/Console')
-        mgr = dbus.Interface(proxy, 'org.laptop.sugar.Console')
-        mgr.show()
+        console = dbus.Interface(proxy, 'org.laptop.sugar.Console')
+        console.toggle_visibility()
 
     def _shutdown(self):
         bus = dbus.SystemBus()
diff --git a/tools/build-snapshot.sh b/tools/build-snapshot.sh
index 5370f9de..0f8dd815 100755
--- a/tools/build-snapshot.sh
+++ b/tools/build-snapshot.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION=0.63
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
-RELEASE=2.6
+RELEASE=2.7
 TARBALL=sugar-$VERSION-$RELEASE.${DATE}git.tar.bz2
 
 rm sugar-$VERSION.tar.bz2