diff --git a/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenuList.vue b/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenuList.vue
index 3808fa1606..7b6854be5e 100644
--- a/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenuList.vue
+++ b/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenuList.vue
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export default {
             return !!processedItem && (processedItem.level === 0 || this.isItemActive(processedItem)) && this.isItemVisible(processedItem);
         },
         isValidItem(processedItem) {
-            return !!processedItem && !this.isItemDisabled(processedItem);
+            return !!processedItem && !this.isItemDisabled(processedItem) && !this.getItemProp(processedItem, 'separator');
         },
         findFirstItem() {
             return this.visibleItems.find((processedItem) => this.isValidItem(processedItem));