diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/treeModel.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/treeModel.ts
index bf208777e61..a2d6619e684 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/treeModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/treeModel.ts
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export class TreeModel<T, TFilterData = void> {
 		node.revealedCount = node === this.root ? 0 : 1;
 
 		let hasVisibleDescendants = false;
-		if (typeof node.visible === 'undefined' || !node.collapsed) {
+		if (node.visible !== false || !node.collapsed) {
 			for (const child of node.children) {
 				hasVisibleDescendants = this._updateNodeAfterFilterChange(child, result, revealed && !node.collapsed) || hasVisibleDescendants;
 			}
diff --git a/src/vs/base/test/browser/ui/tree/treeModel.test.ts b/src/vs/base/test/browser/ui/tree/treeModel.test.ts
index 3826cf0174f..55e9752ac35 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/test/browser/ui/tree/treeModel.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/test/browser/ui/tree/treeModel.test.ts
@@ -538,6 +538,16 @@ suite('TreeModel2', function () {
 
 		model.setCollapsed([0], false);
 		assert.deepEqual(toArray(list), ['vscode', 'build', 'gulpfile.js']);
+
+		model.setCollapsed([0], true);
+		assert.deepEqual(toArray(list), ['vscode']);
+
+		query = new RegExp('');
+		model.refilter();
+		assert.deepEqual(toArray(list), ['vscode']);
+
+		model.setCollapsed([0], false);
+		assert.deepEqual(list.length, 10);
 	});
 
 	suite('getNodeLocation', function () {