diff --git a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/TrimEmptyGroupingNodesVisibilityProvider.cs b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/TrimEmptyGroupingNodesVisibilityProvider.cs
index 239b03a5..46623d03 100644
--- a/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/TrimEmptyGroupingNodesVisibilityProvider.cs
+++ b/src/MvcSiteMapProvider/MvcSiteMapProvider/TrimEmptyGroupingNodesVisibilityProvider.cs
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace MvcSiteMapProvider
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Removes non-clickable nodes that have no accessible children.
+    /// Removes non-clickable nodes that have no accessible and/or visible children.
     /// </summary>
     public class TrimEmptyGroupingNodesVisibilityProvider
         : SiteMapNodeVisibilityProviderBase
     {
         public override bool IsVisible(ISiteMapNode node, IDictionary<string, object> sourceMetadata)
         {
-            if (!node.HasChildNodes && !node.Clickable)
+            // Optimization - return quickly if clickable.
+            if (node.Clickable)
             {
-                return false;
+                return true;
             }
-            return true;
+
+            var childNodes = node.ChildNodes;
+            return childNodes == null || childNodes.Any(c => c.IsVisible(sourceMetadata));
         }
     }
 }