diff --git a/packages/panels/resources/views/components/sidebar/group.blade.php b/packages/panels/resources/views/components/sidebar/group.blade.php
index 1d81af574e..43b3c61323 100644
--- a/packages/panels/resources/views/components/sidebar/group.blade.php
+++ b/packages/panels/resources/views/components/sidebar/group.blade.php
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
         class="fi-sidebar-group-items flex flex-col gap-y-1"
     >
         @foreach ($items as $item)
-            @if ($item->isHidden())
-                @continue
-            @endif
-
             <x-filament-panels::sidebar.item
                 :active="$item->isActive()"
                 :active-child-items="$item->isChildItemsActive()"
diff --git a/packages/panels/src/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.php b/packages/panels/src/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.php
index 5849db6e94..73c1c3b24f 100644
--- a/packages/panels/src/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.php
+++ b/packages/panels/src/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.php
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 
 namespace Filament\Navigation;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Traits\Conditionable;
 
 class NavigationBuilder
 {
     use Conditionable;
 
-    /** @var NavigationGroup[] */
+    /** @var array<NavigationGroup> */
     protected array $groups = [];
 
-    /** @var NavigationItem[] */
+    /** @var array<NavigationItem> */
     protected array $items = [];
 
     /**
@@ -66,18 +67,32 @@ class NavigationBuilder
      */
     public function getNavigation(): array
     {
-        $navigation = collect();
+        $items = array_filter(
+            $this->items,
+            fn (NavigationItem $item): bool => $item->isVisible(),
+        );
 
-        $items = $this->items;
+        return collect($this->groups)
+            ->filter(function (NavigationGroup $group): bool {
+                $visibleGroupItems = array_filter(
+                    $group->getItems(),
+                    fn (NavigationItem $item): bool => $item->isVisible(),
+                );
 
-        if (count($items)) {
-            $navigation->push(
-                NavigationGroup::make()->items($items),
-            );
-        }
+                if (empty($visibleGroupItems)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
 
-        return $navigation
-            ->merge($this->groups)
+                $group->items($visibleGroupItems);
+
+                return true;
+            })
+            ->when(
+                count($items),
+                fn (Collection $groups): Collection => $groups->prepend(
+                    NavigationGroup::make()->items($items),
+                ),
+            )
             ->all();
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/Panels/Navigation/NavigationBuilderTest.php b/tests/src/Panels/Navigation/NavigationBuilderTest.php
index 5189edee15..16925aef38 100644
--- a/tests/src/Panels/Navigation/NavigationBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Panels/Navigation/NavigationBuilderTest.php
@@ -105,50 +105,3 @@ it('can register navigation groups individually', function () {
                 ->each->toBeInstanceOf(NavigationItem::class),
         );
 });
-
-it('can register navigation groups with hidden items', function () {
-    Filament::getCurrentPanel()->navigation(function (NavigationBuilder $navigation): NavigationBuilder {
-        return $navigation
-            ->items([
-                NavigationItem::make('Products')
-                    ->visible(false)
-                    ->label('Products'),
-                NavigationItem::make('Orders')
-                    ->hidden(fn (): bool => true)
-                    ->label('Orders'),
-                ...Dashboard::getNavigationItems(),
-                ...UserResource::getNavigationItems(),
-                ...Settings::getNavigationItems(),
-            ]);
-    });
-
-    expect(Filament::getNavigation())
-        ->sequence(
-            fn ($group) => $group
-                ->toBeInstanceOf(NavigationGroup::class)
-                ->getLabel()->toBeNull()
-                ->getItems()
-                ->sequence(
-                    fn ($item) => $item
-                        ->getLabel()->toBe('Products')
-                        ->isVisible()->toBeFalse(),
-                    fn ($item) => $item
-                        ->getLabel()->toBe('Orders')
-                        ->isHidden()->toBeTrue(),
-                    fn ($item) => $item
-                        ->getLabel()->toBe('Dashboard')
-                        ->getIcon()->toBe('heroicon-o-home')
-                        ->isVisible()->toBeTrue(),
-                    fn ($item) => $item
-                        ->getLabel()->toBe('Users')
-                        ->getIcon()->toBe('heroicon-o-user')
-                        ->isHidden()->toBeFalse(),
-                    fn ($item) => $item
-                        ->getLabel()->toBe('Settings')
-                        ->getIcon()->toBe('heroicon-o-cog-6-tooth')
-                        ->isVisible()->toBeTrue()
-                        ->isHidden()->toBeFalse(),
-                )
-                ->each->toBeInstanceOf(NavigationItem::class),
-        );
-});