diff --git a/src/mode/katemodemanager.cpp b/src/mode/katemodemanager.cpp
--- a/src/mode/katemodemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/mode/katemodemanager.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     const auto modes = KateHlManager::self()->modeList();
     for (int i = 0; i < modes.size(); ++i) {
         // filter out None hl, we add that later as "normal" mode
-        if (modes[i].name() == QLatin1String("None")) {
+        if (modes[i].isHidden() || modes[i].name() == QLatin1String("None")) {
             continue;
         }