diff --git a/layouts/partials/menu.html b/layouts/partials/menu.html
index 967fc6c006..a6be42fa6f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/menu.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/menu.html
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 {{ $showvisitedlinks := .showvisitedlinks }}
 {{ $currentNode := .currentnode }}
  {{with .sect}}
-  {{if .IsSection}}
+  {{if and .IsSection ((not .Params.hidden) or $.showhidden)}}
     {{safeHTML .Params.head}}
     <li data-nav-id="{{.RelPermalink}}" title="{{.Title}}" class="dd-item 
         {{if .IsAncestor $currentNode }}parent{{end}}