diff --git a/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
         Repeater {
             id: buttonRepeater
-            model: !appMenuModel.menuHidden ? appMenuModel : null
+            model: appMenuModel.visible ? appMenuModel : null
 
             PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
                 readonly property int buttonIndex: index
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     Q_OBJECT
 
     Q_PROPERTY(bool menuAvailable READ menuAvailable WRITE setMenuAvailable NOTIFY menuAvailableChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool menuHidden READ menuHidden NOTIFY menuHiddenChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool visible READ visible NOTIFY visibleChanged)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QRect screenGeometry READ screenGeometry WRITE setScreenGeometry NOTIFY screenGeometryChanged)
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     bool menuAvailable() const;
     void setMenuAvailable(bool set);
 
-    bool menuHidden() const;
+    bool visible() const;
 
     QRect screenGeometry() const;
     void setScreenGeometry(QRect geometry);
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void onActiveWindowChanged(WId id);
     void onWindowChanged(WId id);
-    void setMenuHidden(bool hide);
+    void setVisible(bool visible);
     void update();
 
 signals:
     void menuAvailableChanged();
-    void menuHiddenChanged();
     void modelNeedsUpdate();
     void screenGeometryChanged();
+    void visibleChanged();
 
 private:
     bool m_menuAvailable;
-    bool m_menuHidden = false;
     bool m_updatePending = false;
+    bool m_visible = true;
 
     QRect m_screenGeometry;
 
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
@@ -110,21 +110,21 @@
 {
     if (m_menuAvailable != set) {
         m_menuAvailable = set;
-        setMenuHidden(false);
+        setVisible(true);
         emit menuAvailableChanged();
     }
 }
 
-bool AppMenuModel::menuHidden() const
+bool AppMenuModel::visible() const
 {
-    return m_menuHidden;
+    return m_visible;
 }
 
-void AppMenuModel::setMenuHidden(bool hide)
+void AppMenuModel::setVisible(bool visible)
 {
-    if (m_menuHidden != hide) {
-        m_menuHidden = hide;
-        emit menuHiddenChanged();
+    if (m_visible != visible) {
+        m_visible = visible;
+        emit visibleChanged();
     }
 }
 
@@ -232,14 +232,14 @@
         // lok at transient windows first
         while (transientId) {
             if (updateMenuFromWindowIfHasMenu(transientId)) {
-                setMenuHidden(false);
+                setVisible(true);
                 return;
             }
             transientId = KWindowInfo(transientId, nullptr, NET::WM2TransientFor).transientFor();
         }
 
         if (updateMenuFromWindowIfHasMenu(id)) {
-            setMenuHidden(false);
+            setVisible(true);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
         KWindowInfo info(id, NET::WMState | NET::WMGeometry);
         const bool contained = m_screenGeometry.isNull() || m_screenGeometry.contains(info.geometry().center());
 
-        setMenuHidden(info.isMinimized() || !contained);
+        setVisible(contained && !info.isMinimized());
     }
 }