diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index f5a5e31d2..9d6d067d3 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ When abbreviated options are enabled, user input `-AB` will match the long `-Aaa
 * [#1070] Enhancement: Code cleanup: removed redundant modifiers and initializations, unused variables, incorrect javadoc references, and more. Thanks to [NewbieOrange](https://github.com/NewbieOrange) for the pull request.
 * [#1096] Enhancement: Override `Help.Column` `equals`, `hashCode` and `toString` methods to facilitate testing.
 * [#1063][#1064] `ManPageGenerator` now correctly excludes hidden options, parameters, and subcommands from man page generation. Thanks to [Brian Demers](https://github.com/bdemers) for the pull request.
+* [#1071] Bugfix: Usage help no longer renders options header when it is specified via `optionListHeading` when all options are hidden.
 * [#1081] Bugfix: `CommandLine.Help` constructor no longer calls overridable methods `addAllSubcommands` and `createDefaultParamLabelRenderer`.
 * [#1065] Bugfix: With a `List<>` option in `@ArgGroup`, group incorrectly appears twice in the synopsis. Thanks to [kap4lin](https://github.com/kap4lin) for raising this.
 * [#1067] Bugfix: `ParserSpec::initFrom` was not copying `useSimplifiedAtFiles`.
diff --git a/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java b/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java
index c7bfe2a39..e52a5f330 100644
--- a/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java
@@ -14769,7 +14769,9 @@ public String parameterListHeading(Object... params) {
          * @param params the parameters to use to format the option list heading
          * @return the formatted option list heading */
         public String optionListHeading(Object... params) {
-            if (commandSpec.usageMessage().showEndOfOptionsDelimiterInUsageHelp() || !commandSpec.optionsMap().isEmpty()) {
+            boolean hasVisibleOption = false;
+            for (OptionSpec option : commandSpec.options()) { hasVisibleOption |= !option.hidden(); }
+            if (commandSpec.usageMessage().showEndOfOptionsDelimiterInUsageHelp() || hasVisibleOption) {
                 return createHeading(commandSpec.usageMessage().optionListHeading(), params);
             }
             return "";
diff --git a/src/test/java/picocli/HelpTest.java b/src/test/java/picocli/HelpTest.java
index 4b8315afd..8b0f3c68b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/picocli/HelpTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/picocli/HelpTest.java
@@ -4881,4 +4881,20 @@ class App {
                 "      HIDDEN    hidden positional%n" +
                 "      VISIBLE   visible positional%n"), layout.toString());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test1071OptionListHeadingWithOneHiddenOption() {
+        @Command(optionListHeading = "%nOptions:%n",
+                subcommands = {HelpCommand.class})
+        class MyTool {
+            @Option(names = { "--hidden" }, hidden = true)
+            String hidden = null;
+        }
+        String expected = String.format("" +
+                "Usage: <main class> [COMMAND]%n" +
+                "Commands:%n" +
+                "  help  Displays help information about the specified command%n");
+        String actual = new CommandLine(new MyTool()).getUsageMessage();
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
 }