diff --git a/src/behaviours/preferences/navigation-to-extension-specific-preferences.test.tsx b/src/behaviours/preferences/navigation-to-extension-specific-preferences.test.tsx
index 891dfd018a..37bd15dbdb 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/preferences/navigation-to-extension-specific-preferences.test.tsx
+++ b/src/behaviours/preferences/navigation-to-extension-specific-preferences.test.tsx
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ describe("preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences", () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         const someTestExtension = getRendererExtensionFake(extensionStubWithExtensionSpecificPreferenceItems);
         const extensionWithoutPreferences = getRendererExtensionFake(extensionStubWithoutPreferences);
+        const extensionWithSpecificTab = getRendererExtensionFake(extensionStubWithShowInPreferencesTab);
 
-        await applicationBuilder.addExtensions(someTestExtension, extensionWithoutPreferences);
+        await applicationBuilder.addExtensions(someTestExtension, extensionWithoutPreferences, extensionWithSpecificTab);
       });
 
       it("doesn't show link for extension without preferences", () => {
@@ -99,6 +100,12 @@ describe("preferences - navigation to extension specific preferences", () => {
 
         expect(actual).toBeNull();
       });
+
+      it("doesn't show link for preferences with 'showInPreferencesTab' param", () => {
+        const actual = rendered.queryByTestId("tab-link-for-extension-specified-preferences-page-id");
+
+        expect(actual).toBeNull();
+      });
     });
 
     describe("when extension with specific preferences is enabled", () => {
@@ -207,3 +214,20 @@ const someOtherExtensionStubWithExtensionSpecificPreferenceItems: Partial<LensRe
 const extensionStubWithoutPreferences: Partial<LensRendererExtension> = {
   id: "without-preferences-id",
 };
+
+const extensionStubWithShowInPreferencesTab: Partial<LensRendererExtension> = {
+  id: "specified-preferences-page-id",
+
+  appPreferences: [
+    {
+      title: "Test preference item",
+      id: "very-other-preference-item-id",
+      showInPreferencesTab: "some-tab",
+
+      components: {
+        Hint: () => <div data-testid="very-other-preference-item-hint" />,
+        Input: () => <div data-testid="very-other-preference-item-input" />,
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/preferences-navigation/extensions-preferences-navigation-item.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/preferences-navigation/extensions-preferences-navigation-item.injectable.ts
index 68c02343f7..676b1d345a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/preferences-navigation/extensions-preferences-navigation-item.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/preferences-navigation/extensions-preferences-navigation-item.injectable.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ const extensionPreferencesNavigationItemRegistratorInjectable = getInjectable({
       const navigateToExtensionPreferences = di.inject(
         navigateToExtensionPreferencesInjectable,
       );
-      const isVisible = extension.appPreferences.length > 0;
+      const extensionHasPreferences = extension.appPreferences.length > 0;
+      const extensionHasGeneralPreferences = extension.appPreferences.some(preferences =>
+        !preferences.showInPreferencesTab,
+      );
+      const isVisible = extensionHasPreferences && extensionHasGeneralPreferences;
       const extensionRoute = di.inject(extensionPreferencesRouteInjectable);
       const extensionPreferencesRouteIsActive = di.inject(routeIsActiveInjectable, extensionRoute);
       const pathParameters = di.inject(currentPathParametersInjectable);