diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
index 9a2c61d227..a1f477993b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
@@ -803,6 +803,10 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
             childBranches = childBranches.slice(0, MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS_IN_TREE);
         }
 
+        if (parentNote.hasLabel("subtreeHidden")) {
+            childBranches = [];
+        }
+
         for (const branch of childBranches) {
             if (hideArchivedNotes) {
                 const note = branch.getNoteFromCache();