diff --git a/include/dashboardsk.h b/include/dashboardsk.h
index 057e7a2..13af816 100644
--- a/include/dashboardsk.h
+++ b/include/dashboardsk.h
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ class DashboardSK {
     /// Check if the dashboard is visible
     /// @return true if visible
     bool IsVisible();
+
+    /// Process data without drawing anything
+    /// Serves primarily to update instruments with history
+    void ProcessData();
 };
 
 PLUGIN_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/dashboardsk.cpp b/src/dashboardsk.cpp
index 0edc64f..b6d03e5 100644
--- a/src/dashboardsk.cpp
+++ b/src/dashboardsk.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ DashboardSK::DashboardSK(const wxString& data_path)
     m_sk_data["vessels"].AddComment("Root of the vessel tree");
 }
 
+void DashboardSK::ProcessData()
+{
+    for (auto dashboard : m_dashboards) {
+        dashboard->ProcessData();
+    }
+}
+
 void DashboardSK::Draw(dskDC* dc, PlugIn_ViewPort* vp, int canvasIndex)
 {
     if (m_displayed_pages.find(canvasIndex) == m_displayed_pages.end()) {
diff --git a/src/dashboardsk_pi.cpp b/src/dashboardsk_pi.cpp
index 679498f..076baab 100644
--- a/src/dashboardsk_pi.cpp
+++ b/src/dashboardsk_pi.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,14 @@ bool dashboardsk_pi::RenderGLOverlayMultiCanvas(
         // return false;
     }
 
-    if (!vp || !m_shown) {
+    if (!vp) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!m_shown) {
+        if (m_dsk) {
+            m_dsk->ProcessData();
+        }
         return false;
     }