diff --git a/src/controllers/helpers.js b/src/controllers/helpers.js
index 9a5877e0b4..4240ecb637 100644
--- a/src/controllers/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/helpers.js
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ async function getCategoryData(cids, uid, selectedCid, states) {
 	const cidToWatchState = _.zipObject(cids, watchState);
 
 	const visibleCategories = categoryData.filter(function (c) {
-		const hasVisibleChildren = c && Array.isArray(c.children) && c.children.some(c => c && cidToAllowed[c.cid] && states.includes(cidToWatchState[c.cid]));
+		const hasVisibleChildren = checkVisibleChildren(c, cidToAllowed, cidToWatchState, states);
 		const isCategoryVisible = c && cidToAllowed[c.cid] && !c.link && !c.disabled && states.includes(cidToWatchState[c.cid]);
 		const shouldBeRemoved = !hasVisibleChildren && !isCategoryVisible;
 
@@ -281,6 +281,15 @@ async function getCategoryData(cids, uid, selectedCid, states) {
 	};
 }
 
+function checkVisibleChildren(c, cidToAllowed, cidToWatchState, states) {
+	if (!c || !Array.isArray(c.children)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return c.children.some(c => c && (
+		(cidToAllowed[c.cid] && states.includes(cidToWatchState[c.cid])) || checkVisibleChildren(c, cidToAllowed, cidToWatchState, states)
+	));
+}
+
 helpers.getHomePageRoutes = async function (uid) {
 	let cids = await categories.getAllCidsFromSet('categories:cid');
 	cids = await privileges.categories.filterCids('find', cids, uid);