diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index d6eaf8e93..887fb41f2 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ PopupMenuBase.prototype = {
         let columnWidths = [];
         let items = this.box.get_children();
         for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+            if (!items[i].visible)
+                continue;
             if (items[i]._delegate instanceof PopupBaseMenuItem || items[i]._delegate instanceof PopupMenuBase) {
                 let itemColumnWidths = items[i]._delegate.getColumnWidths();
                 for (let j = 0; j < itemColumnWidths.length; j++) {