diff --git a/.upgradenotes/MDL-87671-2026020509424586.yml b/.upgradenotes/MDL-87671-2026020509424586.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39d14a3ba0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.upgradenotes/MDL-87671-2026020509424586.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+issueNumber: MDL-87671
+notes:
+  core:
+    - message: >-
+        Nodes from sections with visible restrictions have been added to the
+        navigation tree
+      type: improved
diff --git a/public/lib/classes/navigation/global_navigation.php b/public/lib/classes/navigation/global_navigation.php
index 909affaa5d6..72e7c41afa3 100644
--- a/public/lib/classes/navigation/global_navigation.php
+++ b/public/lib/classes/navigation/global_navigation.php
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ class global_navigation extends navigation_node {
             unset($sections[$key]->summary);
             $sections[$key]->hasactivites = false;
             if (!array_key_exists($section->sectionnum, $modinfo->sections)) {
+                // It may be because the section is not available for the user.
                 continue;
             }
             foreach ($section->get_sequence_cm_infos() as $cm) {
@@ -1083,6 +1084,7 @@ class global_navigation extends navigation_node {
         global $CFG, $DB, $USER, $SITE;
         require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/course/lib.php');
 
+        $format = course_get_format($course->id);
         [$sections, $activities] = $this->generate_sections_and_activities($course);
 
         $navigationsections = [];
@@ -1093,7 +1095,7 @@ class global_navigation extends navigation_node {
             }
 
             if (
-                !$section->uservisible
+                !$format->is_section_visible($section)
                 || (
                     !$this->showemptysections
                     && !$section->hasactivites