diff --git a/src/martixBase.ts b/src/martixBase.ts
index ba9158e8a9..5edb1c3d06 100644
--- a/src/martixBase.ts
+++ b/src/martixBase.ts
@@ -154,11 +154,14 @@ export class QuestionMatrixBaseModel<TRow, TColumn> extends Question {
   }
   protected updateVisibilityBasedOnRows(): void {
     if ((<any>this).hideIfRowsEmpty) {
-      this.visible =
-        this.rows.length > 0 &&
-        (!this.filteredRows || this.filteredRows.length > 0);
+      this.onVisibleChanged();
     }
   }
+  protected isVisibleCore(): boolean {
+    const res = super.isVisibleCore();
+    if(!res || !(<any>this).hideIfRowsEmpty) return res;
+    return this.rows.length > 0 && (!this.filteredRows || this.filteredRows.length > 0);
+  }
   protected shouldRunColumnExpression(): boolean {
     return !this.survey || !this.survey.areInvisibleElementsShowing;
   }
diff --git a/tests/question_matrix_tests.ts b/tests/question_matrix_tests.ts
index 222dd24e9e..90b62364af 100644
--- a/tests/question_matrix_tests.ts
+++ b/tests/question_matrix_tests.ts
@@ -380,3 +380,22 @@ QUnit.test("matrix isAllRowRequired  & getItemClass", function (assert) {
   assert.equal(question.getItemClass(row, column1).indexOf(itemError) > -1, false, "itemError doesn't exist in column 1, #3");
   assert.equal(question.getItemClass(row, column2).indexOf(itemError) > -1, false, "itemError doesn't exist in column 2, #3");
 });
+QUnit.test("hideIfRowsEmpty & question visibleIf, bug#8459", function (assert) {
+  const survey = new SurveyModel({
+    elements: [{ type: "matrix", name: "q1", visibleIf: "{a}=1", hideIfRowsEmpty: true, rows: [{ value: "row1", visibleIf: "{b}=2" }] }],
+  });
+  const question = <QuestionMatrixModel>survey.getQuestionByName("q1");
+  assert.equal(question.isVisible, false, "#1");
+  survey.setValue("a", 1);
+  assert.equal(question.isVisible, false, "#2");
+  survey.setValue("b", 2);
+  assert.equal(question.isVisible, true, "#3");
+  survey.setValue("a", 2);
+  assert.equal(question.isVisible, false, "#4");
+  survey.setValue("a", 1);
+  assert.equal(question.isVisible, true, "#5");
+  survey.setValue("b", 1);
+  assert.equal(question.isVisible, false, "#6");
+  survey.setValue("b", 2);
+  assert.equal(question.isVisible, true, "#7");
+});