diff --git a/lib/src/language.c b/lib/src/language.c
index 5fbb3180..d1319e6a 100644
--- a/lib/src/language.c
+++ b/lib/src/language.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ TSSymbolType ts_language_symbol_type(
   TSSymbol symbol
 ) {
   TSSymbolMetadata metadata = ts_language_symbol_metadata(self, symbol);
-  if (metadata.named) {
+  if (metadata.named && metadata.visible) {
     return TSSymbolTypeRegular;
   } else if (metadata.visible) {
     return TSSymbolTypeAnonymous;