diff --git a/src/vs/platform/action/common/action.ts b/src/vs/platform/action/common/action.ts
index 85aed52dd75..35bee427113 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/action/common/action.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/action/common/action.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ export interface ICommandAction {
 	 * or define toggle-info including an icon and a title that goes well with a checkmark.
 	 */
 	toggled?: ContextKeyExpression | ICommandActionToggleInfo;
-
-	isHiddenByDefault?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type ISerializableCommandAction = UriDto<ICommandAction>;
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts b/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
index a97144a1265..4f561f9a174 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface IMenuItem {
 	when?: ContextKeyExpression;
 	group?: 'navigation' | string;
 	order?: number;
+	isHiddenByDefault?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ISubmenuItem {
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/actions/common/menuService.ts b/src/vs/platform/actions/common/menuService.ts
index 59bcbafb018..77d4405e31f 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/actions/common/menuService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/actions/common/menuService.ts
@@ -77,14 +77,27 @@ class PersistedMenuHideState {
 		this._disposables.dispose();
 	}
 
-	isHidden(menu: MenuId, commandId: string, defaultState: boolean): boolean {
+	private _isHiddenByDefault(menu: MenuId, commandId: string) {
+		let hiddenByDefault = false;
+		for (const item of MenuRegistry.getMenuItems(menu)) {
+			if (isIMenuItem(item) && item.command.id === commandId) {
+				hiddenByDefault = Boolean(item.isHiddenByDefault);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		return hiddenByDefault;
+	}
+
+	isHidden(menu: MenuId, commandId: string): boolean {
+		const hiddenByDefault = this._isHiddenByDefault(menu, commandId);
 		const state = this._data[menu.id]?.includes(commandId) ?? false;
-		return defaultState ? state : !state;
+		return hiddenByDefault ? !state : state;
 	}
 
 	updateHidden(menu: MenuId, commandId: string, hidden: boolean): void {
+		const hiddenByDefault = this._isHiddenByDefault(menu, commandId);
 		const entries = this._data[menu.id];
-		if (!hidden) {
+		if (hidden === !hiddenByDefault) {
 			// remove and cleanup
 			if (entries) {
 				const idx = entries.indexOf(commandId);
@@ -401,7 +414,6 @@ function createMenuHide(menu: MenuId, command: ICommandAction | ISubmenuItem, st
 
 	const id = isISubmenuItem(command) ? command.submenu.id : command.id;
 	const title = typeof command.title === 'string' ? command.title : command.title.value;
-	const defaultState = isISubmenuItem(command) ? true : !command.isHiddenByDefault;
 
 	const hide = toAction({
 		id: `hide/${menu.id}/${id}`,
@@ -412,7 +424,7 @@ function createMenuHide(menu: MenuId, command: ICommandAction | ISubmenuItem, st
 	const toggle = toAction({
 		id: `toggle/${menu.id}/${id}`,
 		label: title,
-		get checked() { return !states.isHidden(menu, id, defaultState); },
+		get checked() { return !states.isHidden(menu, id); },
 		run() { states.updateHidden(menu, id, !this.checked); }
 	});