diff --git a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
index 49a62a3996a..d64cc733b89 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
+++ b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
@@ -1171,7 +1171,12 @@ def main(*args: str) -> int:
                     )
 
                 # skip (relative) directories
-                dirs[:] = [dir_ for dir_ in dirs if not glob_match.match(dir_)]
+                dirs[:] = [
+                    dir_
+                    for dir_ in dirs
+                    if not glob_match.match(dir_)
+                    and not is_hidden(dir_, options.check_hidden)
+                ]
 
         elif not glob_match.match(filename):  # skip files
             bad_count += parse_file(
diff --git a/codespell_lib/tests/test_basic.py b/codespell_lib/tests/test_basic.py
index f40a7ae04d4..cabbab9ed02 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/codespell_lib/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ def test_check_hidden(
     hidden_dir = tmp_path / ".abandonned"
     hidden_dir.mkdir()
     copyfile(typo_file, hidden_dir / typo_file.name)
+    hidden_subdir = hidden_dir / "subdir"
+    hidden_subdir.mkdir()
+    copyfile(typo_file, hidden_subdir / typo_file.name)
     assert cs.main(tmp_path) == 0
     assert cs.main("--check-hidden", tmp_path) == 2
     assert cs.main("--check-hidden", "--check-filenames", tmp_path) == 5