diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/README.md b/packages/components/src/navigation/README.md
index 78c9776ff8bf57..d2bc0d8ccd2776 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/navigation/README.md
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/README.md
@@ -137,12 +137,19 @@ The parent menu slug; used by nested menus to indicate their parent menu.
 
 When `hasSearch` is active and `onSearch` is provided, this controls the value of the search input. Required when the `onSearch` prop is provided.
 
+### `isEmpty`
+
+-   Type: `boolean`
+-   Required: No
+
+Indicates whether the menu is empty or not. Used together with the `hideIfTargetMenuEmpty` prop of Navigation Item.
+
 ### `title`
 
 -   Type: `string`
 -   Required: No
 
-The menu title. It's also the field used by the menu search function. 
+The menu title. It's also the field used by the menu search function.
 
 ## Navigation Group Props
 
@@ -201,6 +208,13 @@ The unique identifier of the item.
 
 The child menu slug. If provided, clicking on the item will navigate to the target menu.
 
+### `hideIfTargetMenuEmpty`
+
+-   Type: `boolean`
+-   Required: No
+
+Indicates whether this item should be hidden if the menu specified in `navigateToMenu` is marked as empty in the `isEmpty` prop. Used together with the `isEmpty` prop of Navigation Menu.
+
 ### `onClick`
 
 -   Type: `function`
diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/context.js b/packages/components/src/navigation/context.js
index c283c3899a89fe..5f47fd9b48d812 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/navigation/context.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/context.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const NavigationContext = createContext( {
 	activeItem: undefined,
 	activeMenu: ROOT_MENU,
 	setActiveMenu: noop,
+	isMenuEmpty: noop,
 
 	navigationTree: {
 		items: {},
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ export const NavigationContext = createContext( {
 		getMenu: noop,
 		addMenu: noop,
 		removeMenu: noop,
+		childMenu: {},
+		traverseMenu: noop,
+		isMenuEmpty: noop,
 	},
 } );
 export const useNavigationContext = () => useContext( NavigationContext );
diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/item/index.js b/packages/components/src/navigation/item/index.js
index 08ba83004731d2..edae98f4f62484 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/navigation/item/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/item/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default function NavigationItem( props ) {
 		navigateToMenu,
 		onClick = noop,
 		title,
+		hideIfTargetMenuEmpty,
 		...restProps
 	} = props;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,17 @@ export default function NavigationItem( props ) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	// If hideIfTargetMenuEmpty prop is true
+	// And the menu we are supposed to navigate to
+	// Is marked as empty, then we skip rendering the item
+	if (
+		hideIfTargetMenuEmpty &&
+		navigateToMenu &&
+		navigationTree.isMenuEmpty( navigateToMenu )
+	) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	const classes = classnames( 'components-navigation__item', className, {
 		'is-active': item && activeItem === item,
 	} );
diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/stories/hide-if-empty.js b/packages/components/src/navigation/stories/hide-if-empty.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0977a41ab18463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/stories/hide-if-empty.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import Navigation from '..';
+import NavigationItem from '../item';
+import NavigationMenu from '../menu';
+
+export function HideIfEmptyStory() {
+	return (
+		<>
+			<Navigation className="navigation-story">
+				<NavigationMenu title="Home" menu="root" isEmpty={ false }>
+					<NavigationItem
+						navigateToMenu="root-sub-1"
+						title="To sub 1 (hidden)"
+						hideIfTargetMenuEmpty
+					/>
+
+					<NavigationItem
+						navigateToMenu="root-sub-2"
+						title="To sub 2 (visible)"
+						hideIfTargetMenuEmpty
+					/>
+
+					<NavigationItem
+						navigateToMenu="root-sub-1-sub-1"
+						title="To sub 1-1 (hidden)"
+						hideIfTargetMenuEmpty
+					/>
+				</NavigationMenu>
+
+				<NavigationMenu
+					menu="root-sub-1"
+					parentMenu="root"
+					isEmpty={ true }
+				/>
+				<NavigationMenu
+					menu="root-sub-2"
+					parentMenu="root"
+					isEmpty={ false }
+				>
+					<NavigationItem title="This menu is visible" />
+				</NavigationMenu>
+				<NavigationMenu
+					menu="root-sub-1-sub-1"
+					parentMenu="root-sub-1"
+					isEmpty={ true }
+				/>
+			</Navigation>
+
+			<p>
+				This story contains 3 navigation items and 4 menus. You should
+				only see one item: <strong>To sub 2 (visible)</strong>
+			</p>
+		</>
+	);
+}
diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/stories/index.js b/packages/components/src/navigation/stories/index.js
index d6352091d7c501..2b8cb59a906619 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/navigation/stories/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/stories/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { GroupStory } from './group';
 import { ControlledStateStory } from './controlled-state';
 import { SearchStory } from './search';
 import { MoreExamplesStory } from './more-examples';
+import { HideIfEmptyStory } from './hide-if-empty';
 import './style.css';
 
 export default {
@@ -29,3 +30,4 @@ export const controlledState = () => <ControlledStateStory />;
 export const groups = () => <GroupStory />;
 export const search = () => <SearchStory />;
 export const moreExamples = () => <MoreExamplesStory />;
+export const hideIfEmpty = () => <HideIfEmptyStory />;
diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/use-create-navigation-tree.js b/packages/components/src/navigation/use-create-navigation-tree.js
index 52414e540dd624..63d5d4a6e2bbb9 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/navigation/use-create-navigation-tree.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/use-create-navigation-tree.js
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { useState } from '@wordpress/element';
+
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
@@ -18,6 +23,50 @@ export const useCreateNavigationTree = () => {
 		removeNode: removeMenu,
 	} = useNavigationTreeNodes();
 
+	/**
+	 * Stores direct nested menus of menus
+	 * This makes it easy to traverse menu tree
+	 *
+	 * Key is the menu prop of the menu
+	 * Value is an array of menu keys
+	 */
+	const [ childMenu, setChildMenu ] = useState( {} );
+	const getChildMenu = ( menu ) => childMenu[ menu ] || [];
+
+	const traverseMenu = ( startMenu, callback ) => {
+		const visited = [];
+		let queue = [ startMenu ];
+		let current;
+
+		while ( queue.length > 0 ) {
+			current = getMenu( queue.shift() );
+
+			if ( ! current || visited.includes( current.menu ) ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			visited.push( current.menu );
+			queue = [ ...queue, ...getChildMenu( current.menu ) ];
+
+			if ( callback( current ) === false ) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	};
+
+	const isMenuEmpty = ( menuToCheck ) => {
+		let isEmpty = true;
+
+		traverseMenu( menuToCheck, ( current ) => {
+			if ( ! current.isEmpty ) {
+				isEmpty = false;
+				return false;
+			}
+		} );
+
+		return isEmpty;
+	};
+
 	return {
 		items,
 		getItem,
@@ -26,7 +75,24 @@ export const useCreateNavigationTree = () => {
 
 		menus,
 		getMenu,
-		addMenu,
+		addMenu: ( key, value ) => {
+			setChildMenu( ( state ) => {
+				const newState = { ...state };
+
+				if ( ! newState[ value.parentMenu ] ) {
+					newState[ value.parentMenu ] = [];
+				}
+
+				newState[ value.parentMenu ].push( key );
+
+				return newState;
+			} );
+
+			addMenu( key, value );
+		},
 		removeMenu,
+		childMenu,
+		traverseMenu,
+		isMenuEmpty,
 	};
 };