diff --git a/src/fu-engine.c b/src/fu-engine.c
index 99a8a9e61..6d25afa9e 100644
--- a/src/fu-engine.c
+++ b/src/fu-engine.c
@@ -4580,7 +4580,8 @@ fu_engine_get_releases_for_device (FuEngine *self,
 	}
 
 	/* only show devices that can be updated */
-	if (!fu_device_has_flag (device, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UPDATABLE)) {
+	if (!fu_device_has_flag (device, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UPDATABLE) &&
+	    !fu_device_has_flag (device, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UPDATABLE_HIDDEN)) {
 		g_set_error_literal (error,
 				     FWUPD_ERROR,
 				     FWUPD_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED,