diff --git a/category.go b/category.go
index b1847eca18..0986fffca7 100644
--- a/category.go
+++ b/category.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func newFlagCategoriesFromFlags(fs []Flag) FlagCategories {
 	var categorized bool
 	for _, fl := range fs {
 		if cf, ok := fl.(CategorizableFlag); ok {
-			if cat := cf.GetCategory(); cat != "" {
+			if cat := cf.GetCategory(); cat != "" && cf.IsVisible() {
 				fc.AddFlag(cat, cf)
 				categorized = true
 			}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func newFlagCategoriesFromFlags(fs []Flag) FlagCategories {
 	if categorized {
 		for _, fl := range fs {
 			if cf, ok := fl.(CategorizableFlag); ok {
-				if cf.GetCategory() == "" {
+				if cf.GetCategory() == "" && cf.IsVisible() {
 					fc.AddFlag("", fl)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
index b3bcf8c562..3f89208a19 100644
--- a/command_test.go
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -461,11 +461,20 @@ func TestCommand_VisibleFlagCategories(t *testing.T) {
 			&StringFlag{
 				Name: "strd", // no category set
 			},
+			&StringFlag{
+				Name:   "strd1", // no category set and also hidden
+				Hidden: true,
+			},
 			&Int64Flag{
 				Name:     "intd",
 				Aliases:  []string{"altd1", "altd2"},
 				Category: "cat1",
 			},
+			&StringFlag{
+				Name:     "sfd",
+				Category: "cat2",
+				Hidden:   true,
+			},
 		},
 	}