diff --git a/wp-content/plugins/wporg-learn/inc/taxonomy.php b/wp-content/plugins/wporg-learn/inc/taxonomy.php
index 2fbea5c4d..d5e2983e5 100644
--- a/wp-content/plugins/wporg-learn/inc/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-content/plugins/wporg-learn/inc/taxonomy.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ function register() {
 	register_lesson_instruction_type();
 	register_lesson_level();
 	register_lesson_plan_series();
+	register_lesson_visibility();
 	register_workshop_series();
 	register_workshop_type();
 	register_wp_version();
@@ -260,6 +261,57 @@ function register_lesson_level() {
 	register_taxonomy( 'level', array( 'lesson-plan', 'lesson', 'course' ), $args );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Register the Lesson visibility taxonomy, used to hide lessons from the archive and search views.
+ */
+function register_lesson_visibility() {
+	$labels = array(
+		'name'                       => _x( 'Visibility', 'Taxonomy General Name', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'singular_name'              => _x( 'Visibility', 'Taxonomy Singular Name', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'menu_name'                  => __( 'Visibility', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'all_items'                  => __( 'All Visibilities', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'parent_item'                => __( 'Parent Visibility', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'parent_item_colon'          => __( 'Parent Visibility:', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'new_item_name'              => __( 'New Visibility Name', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'add_new_item'               => __( 'Add New Visibility', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'edit_item'                  => __( 'Edit Visibility', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'update_item'                => __( 'Update Visibility', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'view_item'                  => __( 'View Visibility', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'separate_items_with_commas' => __( 'Separate visibilities with commas', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'add_or_remove_items'        => __( 'Add or remove visibilities', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'choose_from_most_used'      => __( 'Choose from the most used', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'popular_items'              => __( 'Popular Visibilities', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'search_items'               => __( 'Search Visibilities', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'not_found'                  => __( 'No Visibilities Found', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'no_terms'                   => __( 'No visibilities', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'items_list'                 => __( 'Visibilities list', 'wporg-learn' ),
+		'items_list_navigation'      => __( 'Visibilities list navigation', 'wporg-learn' ),
+	);
+
+	$args = array(
+		'labels'            => $labels,
+		'hierarchical'      => true,
+		'public'            => true,
+		'query_var'         => 'wporg_lesson_visibility', // Prevent collisions with query params in the archive filter.
+		'show_ui'           => true,
+		'show_admin_column' => true,
+		'show_in_nav_menus' => true,
+		'show_tagcloud'     => false,
+		'show_in_rest'      => true,
+		'rewrite'           => false,
+		'capabilities'      => array(
+			'manage_terms' => 'manage_categories',
+			'edit_terms'   => 'manage_categories',
+			'delete_terms' => 'manage_categories',
+			'assign_terms' => 'edit_lessons',
+		),
+	);
+
+	// Use an existing taxonomy registered with Jetpack Search
+	// See https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/36b2d5232e2ec3a1ad14034ab673fddce3acab97/projects/packages/sync/src/modules/class-search.php#L1479
+	register_taxonomy( 'show', array( 'lesson' ), $args );
+}
+
 /**
  * Register the Lesson Plan Series taxonomy.
  */
diff --git a/wp-content/plugins/wporg-learn/js/lesson-archive-excluded-meta/index.js b/wp-content/plugins/wporg-learn/js/lesson-archive-excluded-meta/index.js
index e80c7b70c..aa1cdf026 100644
--- a/wp-content/plugins/wporg-learn/js/lesson-archive-excluded-meta/index.js
+++ b/wp-content/plugins/wporg-learn/js/lesson-archive-excluded-meta/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const LessonArchiveExcludedMeta = () => {
 	const [ lessonExcluded, setLessonFeatured ] = useState( postMetaData?._lesson_archive_excluded === EXCLUDED );
 
 	return (
-		<PluginDocumentSettingPanel title={ __( 'Hidden Lesson', 'wporg-learn' ) }>
+		<PluginDocumentSettingPanel title={ __( 'Hidden Lesson (deprecated)', 'wporg-learn' ) }>
 			<PanelRow>
 				<CheckboxControl
 					label={ __( 'Exclude this lesson from the archive', 'wporg-learn' ) }
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-learn-2024/inc/query.php b/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-learn-2024/inc/query.php
index 29cdb424e..fd144a658 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-learn-2024/inc/query.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-learn-2024/inc/query.php
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ function add_excluded_to_lesson_archive_query( $query ) {
 	// Ensure this code runs only for the main query on lesson archive pages and search results.
 	if ( ! is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() && ( $query->is_archive( 'lesson' ) || $query->is_search() ) ) {
 		$meta_query = $query->get( 'meta_query', array() );
+		$tax_query = $query->get( 'tax_query', array() );
 
-		$exclude_lesson_query = array(
+		$exclude_lessons_by_post_meta = array(
 			'relation' => 'OR',
 			array(
 				'key'     => '_lesson_archive_excluded',
@@ -71,13 +72,29 @@ function add_excluded_to_lesson_archive_query( $query ) {
 			$meta_query = array(
 				'relation' => 'AND',
 				$meta_query,
-				$exclude_lesson_query,
+				$exclude_lessons_by_post_meta,
 			);
 		} else {
-			$meta_query = $exclude_lesson_query;
+			$meta_query = $exclude_lessons_by_post_meta;
+		}
+
+		$exclude_lessons_by_taxonomy = array(
+			'taxonomy' => 'show',
+			'field'    => 'slug',
+			'terms'    => 'hidden',
+			'operator' => 'NOT IN',
+		);
+
+		// If there's an existing tax query, add the new condition
+		if ( ! empty( $tax_query ) ) {
+			$tax_query['relation'] = 'AND';
+			$tax_query[] = $exclude_lessons_by_taxonomy;
+		} else {
+			$tax_query = array( $exclude_lessons_by_taxonomy );
 		}
 
 		$query->set( 'meta_query', $meta_query );
+		$query->set( 'tax_query', $tax_query );
 	}
 }