diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -1550,8 +1550,8 @@
         data.insert(sharedValue("isLink"), true);
     }
 
-    if (m_requestRole[IsHiddenRole] && item.isHidden()) {
-        data.insert(sharedValue("isHidden"), true);
+    if (m_requestRole[IsHiddenRole]) {
+        data.insert(sharedValue("isHidden"), item.isHidden());
     }
 
     if (m_requestRole[NameRole]) {