diff --git a/ls-refs.c b/ls-refs.c
index 8c3181d051..ee19c510d4 100644
--- a/ls-refs.c
+++ b/ls-refs.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ int ls_refs(struct repository *r, struct packet_reader *request)
 		strvec_push(&data.prefixes, "");
 	refs_for_each_fullref_in_prefixes(get_main_ref_store(r),
 					  get_git_namespace(), data.prefixes.v,
-					  NULL, send_ref, &data);
+					  hidden_refs_to_excludes(&data.hidden_refs),
+					  send_ref, &data);
 	packet_fflush(stdout);
 	strvec_clear(&data.prefixes);
 	strbuf_release(&data.buf);