diff --git a/src/plugins/showHiddenChannels/index.tsx b/src/plugins/showHiddenChannels/index.tsx
index e3e3b75643..5259ce092f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/showHiddenChannels/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/showHiddenChannels/index.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { canonicalizeMatch } from "@utils/patches";
 import definePlugin, { OptionType, type Patch } from "@utils/types";
 import type { ChannelRecord, GuildCategoryChannelRecord, GuildChannel, GuildChannelRecord, Role } from "@vencord/discord-types";
 import { findByPropsLazy } from "@webpack";
-import { Permissions, PermissionStore, Tooltip } from "@webpack/common";
+import { ChannelStore, Permissions, PermissionStore, Tooltip } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import HiddenChannelLockScreen from "./components/HiddenChannelLockScreen";
 
@@ -476,8 +476,13 @@ export default definePlugin({
         }
     ],
 
-    isHiddenChannel(channel?: ChannelRecord, checkConnect = false) {
-        if (!channel || channel.isPrivate()) return false;
+    isHiddenChannel(channel?: ChannelRecord | { channelId: string; }, checkConnect = false) {
+        if (!channel) return false;
+
+        if (!("isPrivate" in channel)) {
+            channel = ChannelStore.getChannel(channel.channelId);
+            if (!channel || !channel.isPrivate()) return false;
+        }
 
         return !PermissionStore.can(Permissions.VIEW_CHANNEL, channel)
             || checkConnect && !PermissionStore.can(Permissions.CONNECT, channel);