diff --git a/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/GUI.py b/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/GUI.py
index 99e81f9f5e..1d1ab71d73 100755
--- a/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/GUI.py
+++ b/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/GUI.py
@@ -1251,6 +1251,9 @@ class Window (object):
         group.props.sensitive = False
         self.actions.add_group (group)
 
+        self.actions.hide_log_category.props.visible = False
+        self.actions.hide_log_object.props.visible = False
+
         self.actions.add_group (self.column_manager.action_group)
 
         self.log_file = None