diff --git a/include/plugin/Model.hpp b/include/plugin/Model.hpp
index 2bfaff47..030b9aff 100644
--- a/include/plugin/Model.hpp
+++ b/include/plugin/Model.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ struct Model {
 	std::string manualUrl;
 	std::string modularGridUrl;
 
+	/** Hides model from the Module Browser but able to be loaded from a patch file.
+	Useful for deprecating modules without breaking old patches.
+	*/
+	bool hidden = false;
+
 	virtual ~Model() {}
 	/** Creates a Module. */
 	virtual engine::Module* createModule() {
diff --git a/src/app/ModuleBrowser.cpp b/src/app/ModuleBrowser.cpp
index 55074788..6b450e58 100644
--- a/src/app/ModuleBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ModuleBrowser.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ static void fuzzySearchInit() {
 	for (plugin::Plugin* plugin : plugin::plugins) {
 		// Iterate model in plugin
 		for (plugin::Model* model : plugin->models) {
+			if (model->hidden)
+				continue;
+
 			// Get search fields for model
 			std::string tagStr;
 			for (int tagId : model->tagIds) {
@@ -531,6 +534,9 @@ struct ModuleBrowser : widget::OpaqueWidget {
 			// Iterate models in plugin
 			int modelIndex = 0;
 			for (plugin::Model* model : plugin->models) {
+				if (model->hidden)
+					continue;
+
 				// Don't show module if plugin whitelist exists but the module is not in it.
 				if (pluginIt != settings::moduleWhitelist.end()) {
 					auto moduleIt = std::find(pluginIt->second.begin(), pluginIt->second.end(), model->slug);
diff --git a/src/plugin/Model.cpp b/src/plugin/Model.cpp
index e4348a15..323ca3e3 100644
--- a/src/plugin/Model.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/Model.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ void Model::fromJson(json_t* rootJ) {
 	json_t* modularGridUrlJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "modularGridUrl");
 	if (modularGridUrlJ)
 		modularGridUrl = json_string_value(modularGridUrlJ);
+
+	// hidden
+	json_t* hiddenJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "hidden");
+	// Use `disabled` as an alias which was deprecated in Rack 2.0
+	if (!hiddenJ)
+		hiddenJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "disabled");
+	if (hiddenJ) {
+		// Don't un-hide Model if already hidden by C++
+		if (json_boolean_value(hiddenJ))
+			hidden = true;
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugin/Plugin.cpp b/src/plugin/Plugin.cpp
index 6cdae4ef..698e67fe 100644
--- a/src/plugin/Plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/Plugin.cpp
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ void Plugin::fromJson(json_t* rootJ) {
 		size_t moduleId;
 		json_t* moduleJ;
 		json_array_foreach(modulesJ, moduleId, moduleJ) {
-			// Check if model is disabled
-			json_t* disabledJ = json_object_get(moduleJ, "disabled");
-			if (disabledJ) {
-				if (json_boolean_value(disabledJ))
-					continue;
-			}
-
 			// Get model slug
 			json_t* modelSlugJ = json_object_get(moduleJ, "slug");
 			if (!modelSlugJ) {