diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 5ac19b4c..fd3b6000 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 * **Notable Changes:**
     * saved projects remember the last edited sprite
     * libraries no longer rely on the JSF primitive, project may need to re-import their libraries to run without having to enable JS extensions
-    * bulk hide/show arbitrary blocks in the palette via the palette's context menu (instead of the primitive blocks' context menus) 
+    * bulk hide/show arbitrary blocks in the palette via the palette's context menu (instead of the primitive blocks' context menus)
+    * hidden blocks don't appear in search results / keyboard input options 
     * retired Leap Motion library, took out Hummingbird library (get the current one from Birdbrain)
     * display blocks with their error messages for custom blocks, thanks, Michael!
     * made scrollbars thinner by default and slightly transparent in flat design mode
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 
 ### 2021-10-08
 * objects: tweaked variable block visibility
+* objects: filter hidden blocks out from search / keyboard input results
 
 ### 2021-10-07
 * objects, byob: new BlockVisibilityDialogMorph for bulk-selecting blocks to hide / show in the palette
diff --git a/src/objects.js b/src/objects.js
index a361e41e..084d8022 100644
--- a/src/objects.js
+++ b/src/objects.js
@@ -3332,7 +3332,8 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.blocksMatching = function (
         }
     }
     blocks.sort((x, y) => x[1] < y[1] ? -1 : 1);
-    return blocks.map(each => each[0]);
+    blocks = blocks.map(each => each[0]);
+    return blocks.filter(each => !this.isHidingBlock(each));
 };
 
 SpriteMorph.prototype.searchBlocks = function (