diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
index 518b1c0d29414..dbe944c179a2d 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ - (void)addItemToMenu:(NSMenu*)menu
     NSMenu* submenu = [[NSMenu alloc] initWithTitle:label];
     [item setSubmenu:submenu];
     [NSApp setServicesMenu:submenu];
-  } else if (type == atom::AtomMenuModel::TYPE_SUBMENU) {
+  } else if (type == atom::AtomMenuModel::TYPE_SUBMENU &&
+             model->IsVisibleAt(index)) {
     // Recursively build a submenu from the sub-model at this index.
     [item setTarget:nil];
     [item setAction:nil];