diff --git a/src/lib/converter/plugins/CommentPlugin.ts b/src/lib/converter/plugins/CommentPlugin.ts
index e386feee8..7cbd9a38b 100644
--- a/src/lib/converter/plugins/CommentPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converter/plugins/CommentPlugin.ts
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ export class CommentPlugin extends ConverterComponent {
      */
     private comments!: {[id: number]: ModuleComment};
 
-    /**
-     * List of hidden reflections.
-     */
-    private hidden?: Reflection[];
-
     /**
      * Create a new CommentPlugin instance.
      */
@@ -114,16 +109,6 @@ export class CommentPlugin extends ConverterComponent {
             CommentPlugin.removeTags(comment, 'event');
         }
 
-        if (comment.hasTag('hidden')
-            || comment.hasTag('ignore')
-            || (comment.hasTag('internal') && this.application.options.getCompilerOptions().stripInternal)
-        ) {
-            if (!this.hidden) {
-                this.hidden = [];
-            }
-            this.hidden.push(reflection);
-        }
-
         if (reflection.kindOf(ReflectionKind.ExternalModule)) {
             CommentPlugin.removeTags(comment, 'packagedocumentation');
         }
@@ -135,7 +120,6 @@ export class CommentPlugin extends ConverterComponent {
      * @param context  The context object describing the current state the converter is in.
      */
     private onBegin(context: Context) {
-        this.hidden = undefined;
         this.comments = {};
     }
 
@@ -232,12 +216,22 @@ export class CommentPlugin extends ConverterComponent {
             info.reflection.comment = comment;
         }
 
-        if (this.hidden) {
-            const project = context.project;
-            for (const reflection of this.hidden) {
-                project.removeReflection(reflection, true);
-            }
-        }
+        const stripInternal = this.application.options.getCompilerOptions().stripInternal;
+
+        const project = context.project;
+        const reflections = Object.values(project.reflections);
+
+        // remove signatures
+        const hidden = reflections.filter(reflection => CommentPlugin.isHidden(reflection, stripInternal));
+        hidden.forEach(reflection => project.removeReflection(reflection, true));
+
+        // remove functions with empty signatures after their signatures have been removed
+        const hiddenMethods = hidden.map(reflection => reflection.parent!)
+            .filter(method =>
+                method.kindOf(ReflectionKind.FunctionOrMethod)
+                && method instanceof DeclarationReflection
+                && method.signatures?.length === 0);
+        hiddenMethods.forEach(reflection => project.removeReflection(reflection, true));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -345,4 +339,23 @@ export class CommentPlugin extends ConverterComponent {
     static removeReflection(project: ProjectReflection, reflection: Reflection) {
         project.removeReflection(reflection, true);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Determins whether or not a reflection has been hidden
+     *
+     * @param reflection Reflection to check if hidden
+     */
+    private static isHidden(reflection: Reflection, stripInternal: boolean | undefined) {
+        const comment = reflection.comment;
+
+        if (!comment) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return (
+            comment.hasTag('hidden')
+            || comment.hasTag('ignore')
+            || (comment.hasTag('internal') && stripInternal)
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/converter/comment/comment.ts b/src/test/converter/comment/comment.ts
index af47b5852..fd4606841 100644
--- a/src/test/converter/comment/comment.ts
+++ b/src/test/converter/comment/comment.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,42 @@ export class CommentedClass {
    */
   hiddenprop: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Hidden function
+   * @hidden
+   */
+  hidden(...args: any[]): void {}
+
+  /**
+   * Single hidden signature
+   * @hidden
+   */
+  hiddenWithImplementation(arg: any);
+  hiddenWithImplementation(...args: any[]): void {}
+
+  /**
+   * Multiple hidden 1
+   * @hidden
+   */
+  multipleHidden(arg: any);
+  /**
+   * Multiple hidden 2
+   * @hidden
+   */
+  multipleHidden(arg1: any, arg2: any);
+  multipleHidden(...args: any[]): void {}
+
+  /**
+   * Mixed hidden 1
+   * @hidden
+   */
+  mixedHidden(arg: any);
+  /**
+   * Mixed hidden 2
+   */
+  mixedHidden(arg1: any, arg2: any);
+  mixedHidden(...args: any[]): void {}
+
   /**
    * @ignore
    */
diff --git a/src/test/converter/comment/specs.json b/src/test/converter/comment/specs.json
index 9e20563e6..25b01a784 100644
--- a/src/test/converter/comment/specs.json
+++ b/src/test/converter/comment/specs.json
@@ -62,6 +62,78 @@
                 "type": "intrinsic",
                 "name": "string"
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "id": 22,
+              "name": "mixedHidden",
+              "kind": 2048,
+              "kindString": "Method",
+              "flags": {
+                "isExported": true
+              },
+              "signatures": [
+                {
+                  "id": 25,
+                  "name": "mixedHidden",
+                  "kind": 4096,
+                  "kindString": "Call signature",
+                  "flags": {
+                    "isExported": true
+                  },
+                  "comment": {
+                    "shortText": "Mixed hidden 2"
+                  },
+                  "parameters": [
+                    {
+                      "id": 26,
+                      "name": "arg1",
+                      "kind": 32768,
+                      "kindString": "Parameter",
+                      "flags": {
+                        "isExported": true
+                      },
+                      "type": {
+                        "type": "intrinsic",
+                        "name": "any"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "id": 27,
+                      "name": "arg2",
+                      "kind": 32768,
+                      "kindString": "Parameter",
+                      "flags": {
+                        "isExported": true
+                      },
+                      "type": {
+                        "type": "intrinsic",
+                        "name": "any"
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ],
+                  "type": {
+                    "type": "intrinsic",
+                    "name": "any"
+                  }
+                }
+              ],
+              "sources": [
+                {
+                  "fileName": "comment.ts",
+                  "line": 70,
+                  "character": 13
+                },
+                {
+                  "fileName": "comment.ts",
+                  "line": 74,
+                  "character": 13
+                },
+                {
+                  "fileName": "comment.ts",
+                  "line": 75,
+                  "character": 13
+                }
+              ]
             }
           ],
           "groups": [
@@ -71,6 +143,13 @@
               "children": [
                 8
               ]
+            },
+            {
+              "title": "Methods",
+              "kind": 2048,
+              "children": [
+                22
+              ]
             }
           ],
           "sources": [
@@ -82,7 +161,7 @@
           ]
         },
         {
-          "id": 11,
+          "id": 29,
           "name": "gh1164",
           "kind": 64,
           "kindString": "Function",
@@ -91,7 +170,7 @@
           },
           "signatures": [
             {
-              "id": 12,
+              "id": 30,
               "name": "gh1164",
               "kind": 4096,
               "kindString": "Call signature",
@@ -104,7 +183,7 @@
               },
               "parameters": [
                 {
-                  "id": 13,
+                  "id": 31,
                   "name": "scope",
                   "kind": 32768,
                   "kindString": "Parameter",
@@ -129,7 +208,7 @@
           "sources": [
             {
               "fileName": "comment.ts",
-              "line": 52,
+              "line": 88,
               "character": 22
             }
           ]
@@ -147,7 +226,7 @@
           "title": "Functions",
           "kind": 64,
           "children": [
-            11
+            29
           ]
         }
       ],
@@ -260,4 +339,4 @@
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}