diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qheaderview.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qheaderview.cpp
index c457f16a2c..ed71c5a918 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qheaderview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qheaderview.cpp
@@ -3390,11 +3390,11 @@ int QHeaderViewPrivate::viewSectionSizeHint(int logical) const
 
 int QHeaderViewPrivate::adjustedVisualIndex(int visualIndex) const
 {
-    if (hiddenSectionSize.count() > 0) {
+    if (!sectionHidden.isEmpty()) {
         int adjustedVisualIndex = visualIndex;
         int currentVisualIndex = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < sectionSpans.count(); ++i) {
-            if (sectionSpans.at(i).size == 0)
+            if (sectionHidden.testBit(i))
                 ++adjustedVisualIndex;
             else
                 ++currentVisualIndex;
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qheaderview/tst_qheaderview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qheaderview/tst_qheaderview.cpp
index 4dd57e1b90..3edc125b5a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qheaderview/tst_qheaderview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qheaderview/tst_qheaderview.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ private slots:
     void QTBUG12268_hiddenMovedSectionSorting();
     void QTBUG14242_hideSectionAutoSize();
     void ensureNoIndexAtLength();
+    void offsetConsistent();
 
     void initialSortOrderRole();
 
@@ -2168,6 +2169,33 @@ void tst_QHeaderView::ensureNoIndexAtLength()
     QVERIFY(hv->visualIndexAt(hv->length()) == -1);
 }
 
+void tst_QHeaderView::offsetConsistent()
+{
+    // Ensure that a hidden section 'far away'
+    // does not affect setOffsetToSectionPosition ..
+    const int sectionToHide = 513;
+    QTableView qtv;
+    QStandardItemModel amodel(1000, 4);
+    qtv.setModel(&amodel);
+    QHeaderView *hv = qtv.verticalHeader();
+    for (int u = 0; u < 100; u += 2)
+        hv->resizeSection(u, 0);
+    hv->setOffsetToSectionPosition(150);
+    int offset1 = hv->offset();
+    hv->hideSection(sectionToHide);
+    hv->setOffsetToSectionPosition(150);
+    int offset2 = hv->offset();
+    QVERIFY(offset1 == offset2);
+    // Ensure that hidden indexes (still) is considered.
+    hv->resizeSection(sectionToHide, hv->sectionSize(200) * 2);
+    hv->setOffsetToSectionPosition(800);
+    offset1 = hv->offset();
+    hv->showSection(sectionToHide);
+    hv->setOffsetToSectionPosition(800);
+    offset2 = hv->offset();
+    QVERIFY(offset2 > offset1);
+}
+
 void tst_QHeaderView::initialSortOrderRole()
 {
     QTableView view; // ### Shadowing member view (of type QHeaderView)