diff --git a/src/Mod/Assembly/CommandInsertLink.py b/src/Mod/Assembly/CommandInsertLink.py
index a5312339b6..414bff1543 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Assembly/CommandInsertLink.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Assembly/CommandInsertLink.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class TaskAssemblyInsertLink(QtCore.QObject):
         self.assembly = assembly
         self.view = view
         self.doc = App.ActiveDocument
+        self.showHidden = False
 
         self.form = Gui.PySideUic.loadUi(":/panels/TaskAssemblyInsertLink.ui")
         self.form.installEventFilter(self)
@@ -196,6 +197,9 @@ class TaskAssemblyInsertLink(QtCore.QObject):
                         continue  # Prevent dependency loop.
                         # For instance if asm1/asm2 with asm2 active, we don't want to have asm1 in the list
 
+                    if not obj.ViewObject.ShowInTree and not self.showHidden:
+                        continue
+
                     if (
                         obj.isDerivedFrom("Part::Feature")
                         or obj.isDerivedFrom("App::Part")
@@ -565,9 +569,26 @@ class TaskAssemblyInsertLink(QtCore.QObject):
                         self.form.partList.setItemSelected(item, False)
 
                         return True
+            else:
+                menu = QtWidgets.QMenu()
+
+                # Add the checkbox action
+                showHiddenAction = QtWidgets.QAction("Show objects hidden in tree view", menu)
+                showHiddenAction.setCheckable(True)
+                showHiddenAction.setChecked(self.showHidden)
+
+                # Connect the action to toggle `self.showHidden`
+                showHiddenAction.toggled.connect(self.toggleShowHidden)
+                menu.addAction(showHiddenAction)
+                menu.exec_(event.globalPos())
+                return True
 
         return super().eventFilter(watched, event)
 
+    def toggleShowHidden(self, checked):
+        self.showHidden = checked
+        self.buildPartList()
+
     def getTranslationVec(self, part):
         bb = part.Shape.BoundBox
         if bb: