diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/PSClassSearcher.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/PSClassSearcher.cs
index 970dc68ccb..e8e09931a6 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/PSClassSearcher.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/PSClassSearcher.cs
@@ -296,8 +296,7 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation
 
             foreach (var member in statement.Members)
             {
-                PropertyMemberAst propAst = member as PropertyMemberAst;
-                if (propAst != null)
+                if (member is PropertyMemberAst propAst && !propAst.PropertyAttributes.HasFlag(PropertyAttributes.Hidden))
                 {
                     Dbg.Assert(propAst.Name != null, "PropName cannot be null");
                     Dbg.Assert(propAst.PropertyType != null, "PropertyType cannot be null");
diff --git a/test/powershell/engine/Help/HelpSystem.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/engine/Help/HelpSystem.Tests.ps1
index 58722ecf52..dbb42f02d0 100644
--- a/test/powershell/engine/Help/HelpSystem.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/engine/Help/HelpSystem.Tests.ps1
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ Describe "Get-Help should find pattern help files" -Tags "CI" {
         Remove-Item $helpFilePath2 -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     }
 
+    BeforeEach {
+        $currentPSModulePath = $env:PSModulePath
+    }
+
+    AfterEach {
+        $env:PSModulePath = $currentPSModulePath
+    }
+
     $testcases = @(
         @{command = {Get-Help about_testCas?1}; testname = "test ? pattern"; result = "about_test1"}
         @{command = {Get-Help about_testCase.?}; testname = "test ? pattern with dot"; result = "about_test2"}
@@ -309,6 +317,22 @@ Describe "Get-Help should find pattern help files" -Tags "CI" {
         )
         $command.Invoke() | Should -Be $result
     }
+
+    It "Get-Help should fail expectedly searching for class help with hidden members" {
+        $testModule = @'
+        class foo
+        {
+            hidden static $monthNames = @('Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun','Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec')
+        }
+'@
+        $modulesFolder = Join-Path $TestDrive "Modules"
+        $modulePath = Join-Path $modulesFolder "TestModule"
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $modulePath -Force > $null
+        Set-Content -Path (Join-Path $modulePath "TestModule.psm1") -Value $testModule
+        $env:PSModulePath += [System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator + $modulesFolder
+
+        { Get-Help -Category Class -Name foo -ErrorAction Stop } | Should -Throw -ErrorId "HelpNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetHelpCommand"
+    }
 }
 
 Describe "Get-Help should find pattern alias" -Tags "CI" {