diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index b08abb2..4f054a4 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -304,6 +304,48 @@ func TestApp_CommandWithNoFlagBeforeTerminator(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, args[2], "notAFlagAtAll")
 }
 
+func TestApp_VisibleCommands(t *testing.T) {
+	app := NewApp()
+	app.Commands = []Command{
+		Command{
+			Name:     "frob",
+			HelpName: "foo frob",
+			Action:   func(_ *Context) error { return nil },
+		},
+		Command{
+			Name:     "frib",
+			HelpName: "foo frib",
+			Hidden:   true,
+			Action:   func(_ *Context) error { return nil },
+		},
+	}
+
+	app.Setup()
+	expected := []Command{
+		app.Commands[0],
+		app.Commands[2], // help
+	}
+	actual := app.VisibleCommands()
+	expect(t, len(expected), len(actual))
+	for i, actualCommand := range actual {
+		expectedCommand := expected[i]
+
+		if expectedCommand.Action != nil {
+			// comparing func addresses is OK!
+			expect(t, fmt.Sprintf("%p", expectedCommand.Action), fmt.Sprintf("%p", actualCommand.Action))
+		}
+
+		// nil out funcs, as they cannot be compared
+		// (https://github.com/golang/go/issues/8554)
+		expectedCommand.Action = nil
+		actualCommand.Action = nil
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedCommand, actualCommand) {
+			t.Errorf("expected\n%#v\n!=\n%#v", expectedCommand, actualCommand)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestApp_Float64Flag(t *testing.T) {
 	var meters float64
 
@@ -1129,6 +1171,109 @@ func TestApp_Run_Categories(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestApp_VisibleCategories(t *testing.T) {
+	app := NewApp()
+	app.Name = "visible-categories"
+	app.Commands = []Command{
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command1",
+			Category: "1",
+			HelpName: "foo command1",
+			Hidden:   true,
+		},
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command2",
+			Category: "2",
+			HelpName: "foo command2",
+		},
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command3",
+			Category: "3",
+			HelpName: "foo command3",
+		},
+	}
+
+	expected := []*CommandCategory{
+		&CommandCategory{
+			Name: "2",
+			Commands: []Command{
+				app.Commands[1],
+			},
+		},
+		&CommandCategory{
+			Name: "3",
+			Commands: []Command{
+				app.Commands[2],
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	app.Setup()
+	expect(t, expected, app.VisibleCategories())
+
+	app = NewApp()
+	app.Name = "visible-categories"
+	app.Commands = []Command{
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command1",
+			Category: "1",
+			HelpName: "foo command1",
+			Hidden:   true,
+		},
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command2",
+			Category: "2",
+			HelpName: "foo command2",
+			Hidden:   true,
+		},
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command3",
+			Category: "3",
+			HelpName: "foo command3",
+		},
+	}
+
+	expected = []*CommandCategory{
+		&CommandCategory{
+			Name: "3",
+			Commands: []Command{
+				app.Commands[2],
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	app.Setup()
+	expect(t, expected, app.VisibleCategories())
+
+	app = NewApp()
+	app.Name = "visible-categories"
+	app.Commands = []Command{
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command1",
+			Category: "1",
+			HelpName: "foo command1",
+			Hidden:   true,
+		},
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command2",
+			Category: "2",
+			HelpName: "foo command2",
+			Hidden:   true,
+		},
+		Command{
+			Name:     "command3",
+			Category: "3",
+			HelpName: "foo command3",
+			Hidden:   true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	expected = []*CommandCategory{}
+
+	app.Setup()
+	expect(t, expected, app.VisibleCategories())
+}
+
 func TestApp_Run_DoesNotOverwriteErrorFromBefore(t *testing.T) {
 	app := NewApp()
 	app.Action = func(c *Context) error { return nil }