diff --git a/src/question_matrixdropdownbase.ts b/src/question_matrixdropdownbase.ts
index c84938277d..d2e95b6964 100644
--- a/src/question_matrixdropdownbase.ts
+++ b/src/question_matrixdropdownbase.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ import { IElement, IQuestion, ISurveyData, ISurvey, ISurveyImpl, ITextProcessor,
 import { SurveyElement } from "./survey-element";
 import { TextPreProcessorValue, QuestionTextProcessor } from "./textPreProcessor";
 import { ItemValue } from "./itemvalue";
-import { surveyLocalization } from "./surveyStrings";
 import { QuestionFactory } from "./questionfactory";
 import { ILocalizableOwner, LocalizableString } from "./localizablestring";
-import { getCurrecyCodes } from "./question_expression";
 import { FunctionFactory } from "./functionsfactory";
 import { PanelModel } from "./panel";
 import { settings } from "./settings";
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ import { KeyDuplicationError } from "./error";
 import { SurveyModel } from "./survey";
 import { SurveyError } from "./survey-error";
 import { CssClassBuilder } from "./utils/cssClassBuilder";
-import { MatrixDropdownColumn } from "./question_matrixdropdowncolumn";
+import { IMatrixColumnOwner, MatrixDropdownColumn } from "./question_matrixdropdowncolumn";
 import { QuestionMatrixDropdownRenderedCell, QuestionMatrixDropdownRenderedRow, QuestionMatrixDropdownRenderedTable } from "./question_matrixdropdownrendered";
 
 export interface IMatrixDropdownData {
@@ -681,7 +679,6 @@ implements ISurveyData, ISurveyImpl, ILocalizableOwner {
     var columns = this.data.columns;
     for (var i = 0; i < columns.length; i++) {
       var column = columns[i];
-      if (!column.isVisible) continue;
       var cell = this.createCell(column);
       this.cells.push(cell);
       var cellValue = this.getCellValue(value, column.name);
@@ -783,7 +780,7 @@ export class MatrixDropdownTotalRowModel extends MatrixDropdownRowModelBase {
 /**
  * A base class for the [QuestionMatrixDropdownModel](https://surveyjs.io/form-library/documentation/questionmatrixdropdownmodel) and [QuestionMatrixDynamicModel](https://surveyjs.io/form-library/documentation/questionmatrixdynamicmodel) classes.
  */
-export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase extends QuestionMatrixBaseModel<MatrixDropdownRowModelBase, MatrixDropdownColumn> implements IMatrixDropdownData {
+export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase extends QuestionMatrixBaseModel<MatrixDropdownRowModelBase, MatrixDropdownColumn> implements IMatrixDropdownData, IMatrixColumnOwner {
   public static get defaultCellType() {
     return settings.matrix.defaultCellType;
   }
@@ -1258,11 +1255,16 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase extends QuestionMatrixBaseModel<Mat
     }
   }
 
-  onShowInMultipleColumnsChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn) {
-    this.clearGeneratedRows();
-    this.resetRenderedTable();
+  onShowInMultipleColumnsChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn): void {
+    this.resetTableAndRows();
+  }
+  onColumnVisibilityChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn): void {
+    this.resetTableAndRows();
+  }
+  onColumnCellTypeChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn): void {
+    this.resetTableAndRows();
   }
-  onColumnCellTypeChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn) {
+  private resetTableAndRows(): void {
     this.clearGeneratedRows();
     this.resetRenderedTable();
   }
@@ -1365,7 +1367,7 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase extends QuestionMatrixBaseModel<Mat
   protected runCellsCondition(
     values: HashTable<any>,
     properties: HashTable<any>
-  ) {
+  ): void {
     if (!this.generatedVisibleRows) return;
     var newValues = this.getRowConditionValues(values);
     var rows = this.generatedVisibleRows;
@@ -1375,7 +1377,8 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase extends QuestionMatrixBaseModel<Mat
     this.checkColumnsVisibility();
     this.checkColumnsRenderedRequired();
   }
-  private checkColumnsVisibility() {
+  private checkColumnsVisibility(): void {
+    if(this.isDesignMode) return;
     var hasChanged = false;
     for (var i = 0; i < this.visibleColumns.length; i++) {
       const column = this.visibleColumns[i];
@@ -1402,7 +1405,7 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase extends QuestionMatrixBaseModel<Mat
     }
   }
   private isColumnVisibilityChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn): boolean {
-    const curVis = column.hasVisibleCell;
+    const curVis = column.isColumnVisible;
     const isMultipleColumnsVisibility = column.isFilteredMultipleColumns;
     const curVisibleChoices = isMultipleColumnsVisibility ? column.getVisibleChoicesInCell : [];
     const newVisibleChoices = new Array<any>();
@@ -1418,14 +1421,12 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase extends QuestionMatrixBaseModel<Mat
         } else break;
       }
     }
-    if (curVis != hasVisCell) {
-      column.hasVisibleCell = hasVisCell;
-    }
+    column.hasVisibleCell = hasVisCell;
     if(isMultipleColumnsVisibility) {
       column.setVisibleChoicesInCell(newVisibleChoices);
       if(!Helpers.isArraysEqual(curVisibleChoices, newVisibleChoices, true, false, false)) return true;
     }
-    return curVis != hasVisCell;
+    return curVis != column.isVisible;
   }
   private updateNewVisibleChoices(q: Question, dest: Array<any>): void {
     const choices = q.visibleChoices;
diff --git a/src/question_matrixdropdowncolumn.ts b/src/question_matrixdropdowncolumn.ts
index 51837a1b37..5b6468fa27 100644
--- a/src/question_matrixdropdowncolumn.ts
+++ b/src/question_matrixdropdowncolumn.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface IMatrixColumnOwner extends ILocalizableOwner {
     oldValue: any
   ): void;
   onShowInMultipleColumnsChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn): void;
+  onColumnVisibilityChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn): void;
   getCellType(): string;
   getCustomCellType(column: MatrixDropdownColumn, row: MatrixDropdownRowModelBase, cellType: string): string;
   onColumnCellTypeChanged(column: MatrixDropdownColumn): void;
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ export class MatrixDropdownColumn extends Base
   private templateQuestionValue: Question;
   private colOwnerValue: IMatrixColumnOwner = null;
   private indexValue = -1;
-  private _isVisible = true;
   private _hasVisibleCell = true;
   private _visiblechoices: Array<any>;
 
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export class MatrixDropdownColumn extends Base
     this.createLocalizableString("totalFormat", this);
     this.createLocalizableString("cellHint", this);
     this.registerPropertyChangedHandlers(["showInMultipleColumns"], () => { this.doShowInMultipleColumnsChanged(); });
+    this.registerPropertyChangedHandlers(["visible"], () => { this.doColumnVisibilityChanged(); });
     this.updateTemplateQuestion();
     this.name = name;
     if (title) {
@@ -201,17 +202,23 @@ export class MatrixDropdownColumn extends Base
       this.colOwner.onColumnCellTypeChanged(this);
     }
   }
-  public get templateQuestion() {
+  public get templateQuestion(): Question {
     return this.templateQuestionValue;
   }
   public get value() {
     return this.templateQuestion.name;
   }
-  public get isVisible() {
-    return this._isVisible;
+  //For filtering columns
+  public get isVisible(): boolean {
+    return true;
   }
-  public setIsVisible(newVal: boolean): void {
-    this._isVisible = newVal;
+  public get isColumnVisible(): boolean {
+    if(this.isDesignMode) return true;
+    return this.visible && this.hasVisibleCell;
+  }
+  public get visible(): boolean { return this.getPropertyValue("visible"); }
+  public set visible(val: boolean) {
+    this.setPropertyValue("visible", val);
   }
   public get hasVisibleCell(): boolean {
     return this._hasVisibleCell;
@@ -616,14 +623,19 @@ export class MatrixDropdownColumn extends Base
     }
   }
 
-  private doShowInMultipleColumnsChanged() {
-    if (this.colOwner != null && !this.isLoadingFromJson) {
+  private doShowInMultipleColumnsChanged(): void {
+    if (this.colOwner != null) {
       this.colOwner.onShowInMultipleColumnsChanged(this);
     }
     if (this.templateQuestion) {
       this.templateQuestion.autoOtherMode = this.isShowInMultipleColumns;
     }
   }
+  private doColumnVisibilityChanged(): void {
+    if (this.colOwner != null && !this.isDesignMode) {
+      this.colOwner.onColumnVisibilityChanged(this);
+    }
+  }
   private getProperties(curCellType: string): Array<JsonObjectProperty> {
     return Serializer.getDynamicPropertiesByObj(this, curCellType);
   }
@@ -710,6 +722,7 @@ Serializer.addClass(
       }
     },
     "width",
+    { name: "visible:switch", default: true, overridingProperty: "visibleIf" },
     "visibleIf:condition",
     "enableIf:condition",
     "requiredIf:condition",
diff --git a/src/question_matrixdropdownrendered.ts b/src/question_matrixdropdownrendered.ts
index 490e90eab3..9e90227500 100644
--- a/src/question_matrixdropdownrendered.ts
+++ b/src/question_matrixdropdownrendered.ts
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownRenderedTable extends Base {
     if (this.matrix.isColumnLayoutHorizontal) {
       for (var i = 0; i < this.matrix.visibleColumns.length; i++) {
         var column = this.matrix.visibleColumns[i];
-        if (!column.hasVisibleCell) continue;
+        if (!column.isColumnVisible) continue;
         if (this.matrix.IsMultiplyColumn(column)) {
           this.createMutlipleColumnsHeader(column);
         } else {
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownRenderedTable extends Base {
     var cells = this.matrix.visibleTotalRow.cells;
     for (var i = 0; i < cells.length; i++) {
       var cell = cells[i];
-      if (!cell.column.hasVisibleCell) continue;
+      if (!cell.column.isColumnVisible) continue;
       if (this.matrix.IsMultiplyColumn(cell.column)) {
         this.createMutlipleColumnsFooter(this.footerRow, cell);
       } else {
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownRenderedTable extends Base {
     }
     for (var i = 0; i < row.cells.length; i++) {
       let cell = row.cells[i];
-      if (!cell.column.hasVisibleCell) continue;
+      if (!cell.column.isColumnVisible) continue;
       if (this.matrix.IsMultiplyColumn(cell.column)) {
         this.createMutlipleEditCells(res, cell);
       } else {
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ export class QuestionMatrixDropdownRenderedTable extends Base {
     var renderedRows = [];
     for (var i = 0; i < columns.length; i++) {
       var col = columns[i];
-      if (col.isVisible && col.hasVisibleCell) {
+      if (col.isColumnVisible) {
         if (this.matrix.IsMultiplyColumn(col)) {
           this.createMutlipleVerticalRows(renderedRows, col, i);
         } else {
diff --git a/tests/jsonobjecttests.ts b/tests/jsonobjecttests.ts
index bac1a2d9bd..0ce8ffd81e 100644
--- a/tests/jsonobjecttests.ts
+++ b/tests/jsonobjecttests.ts
@@ -2980,4 +2980,12 @@ QUnit.test("multipletextitem, name property should be required and unique", func
   const prop = Serializer.findProperty("multipletextitem", "name");
   assert.equal(prop.isRequired, true, "name property is required");
   assert.equal(prop.isUnique, true, "name property is unique");
+});
+QUnit.test("load matrix column, visible property", function (assert) {
+  const matrix = new QuestionMatrixDynamicModel("q1");
+  const column = matrix.addColumn("col1");
+  assert.equal(column.visible, true, "It is visible by default");
+  column.fromJSON({ title: "column1", visible: false });
+  assert.equal(column.title, "column1", "set column title correctly");
+  assert.equal(column.visible, false, "column.visible is false");
 });
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diff --git a/tests/question_matrixdropdownbasetests.ts b/tests/question_matrixdropdownbasetests.ts
index f96dd77d4f..5c4b5cc056 100644
--- a/tests/question_matrixdropdownbasetests.ts
+++ b/tests/question_matrixdropdownbasetests.ts
@@ -635,4 +635,69 @@ QUnit.test("Set incorrect value into matrix dropdown", function (assert) {
   assert.notOk(matrix.value, "matrix value is empty, #2");
   survey.data = { matrix: { row1: 1 } };
   assert.equal(matrix.isEmpty(), false, "Set correct value");
+});
+QUnit.test("column.visible property", function (assert) {
+  const survey = new SurveyModel({
+    elements: [
+      {
+        type: "matrixdropdown",
+        name: "matrix",
+        columns: [
+          { name: "col1", cellType: "text" },
+          { name: "col2", cellType: "text", visible: false },
+          { name: "col3", cellType: "text" }
+        ],
+        rows: ["row1"],
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  const matrix = <QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase>survey.getQuestionByName("matrix");
+  assert.equal(matrix.columns[0].visible, true, "The default column.visible is true");
+  assert.equal(matrix.columns[1].visible, false, "The second column.visible is false");
+  let table = matrix.renderedTable;
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells.length, 1 + 2, "Header: One column is invisible, #1");
+  assert.equal(table.rows[1].cells.length, 1 + 2, "Row: One column is invisible, #1");
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells[2].headers, "col3", "The second column is col3, #1");
+  matrix.columns[1].visible = true;
+  assert.notStrictEqual(table, matrix.renderedTable);
+  table = matrix.renderedTable;
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells.length, 1 + 3, "Header: All columns are visible, #2");
+  assert.equal(table.rows[1].cells.length, 1 + 3, "Row: All columns are visible, #2");
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells[2].headers, "col2", "The second column is col2, #2");
+  matrix.columns[2].visible = false;
+  table = matrix.renderedTable;
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells.length, 1 + 2, "Header: the last column is invisible, #3");
+  assert.equal(table.rows[1].cells.length, 1 + 2, "Row: the last column is invisible, #3");
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells[2].headers, "col2", "The last column is col2, #3");
+});
+QUnit.test("column.visible property and design time", function (assert) {
+  const survey = new SurveyModel();
+  survey.setDesignMode(true);
+  survey.fromJSON({
+    elements: [
+      {
+        type: "matrixdropdown",
+        name: "matrix",
+        columns: [
+          { name: "col1", cellType: "text" },
+          { name: "col2", cellType: "text", visible: false },
+          { name: "col3", cellType: "text" }
+        ],
+        rows: ["row1"],
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  const matrix = <QuestionMatrixDropdownModelBase>survey.getQuestionByName("matrix");
+  assert.equal(matrix.columns[0].visible, true, "Column is visible by default");
+  assert.equal(matrix.columns[1].visible, false, "visible property is false");
+  assert.equal(matrix.columns[1].hasVisibleCell, true, "It is visible");
+  let table = matrix.renderedTable;
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells.length, 1 + 3, "Header: One column is invisible, but it is visible in design-time, #1");
+  assert.equal(table.rows[1].cells.length, 1 + 3, "Row: One column is invisible, but it is visible in design-time, #1");
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells[3].headers, "col3", "The last column is col3, #1");
+  matrix.columns[2].visible = false;
+  table = matrix.renderedTable;
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells.length, 1 + 3, "Header: Two columns are invisible, but it is visible in design-time, #2");
+  assert.equal(table.rows[1].cells.length, 1 + 3, "Row: Two columns are invisible, but it is visible in design-time, #2");
+  assert.equal(table.headerRow.cells[3].headers, "col3", "The last column is col3, #2");
 });
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diff --git a/tests/question_matrixdynamictests.ts b/tests/question_matrixdynamictests.ts
index beb51e95e6..825894d207 100644
--- a/tests/question_matrixdynamictests.ts
+++ b/tests/question_matrixdynamictests.ts
@@ -1097,11 +1097,14 @@ QUnit.test("Matrixdynamic column.visibleIf", function (assert) {
   question.columns.push(new MatrixDropdownColumn("column1"));
   question.columns.push(new MatrixDropdownColumn("column2"));
   question.columns.push(new MatrixDropdownColumn("column3"));
-  question.columns[0]["choices"] = [1, 2, 3];
-  question.columns[1]["choices"] = [4, 5];
-  question.columns[2]["choices"] = [7, 8, 9, 10];
-  question.columns[2].isRequired = true;
-
+  const columns = question.columns;
+  columns[0]["choices"] = [1, 2, 3];
+  columns[1]["choices"] = [4, 5];
+  columns[2]["choices"] = [7, 8, 9, 10];
+  columns[2].isRequired = true;
+  assert.equal(columns[0].visible, true, "columns[0].visible");
+  assert.equal(columns[1].visible, true, "columns[1].visible");
+  assert.equal(columns[2].visible, true, "columns[2].visible");
   question.columns[1].visibleIf = "{row.column1} = 2";
   question.columns[2].visibleIf = "{a} = 5";
 
@@ -1327,6 +1330,7 @@ QUnit.test(
       "The second column is invisible"
     );
     survey.setValue("q2", 1);
+    let table = matrix.renderedTable;
     assert.equal(
       matrix.columns[0].hasVisibleCell,
       true,
@@ -1362,6 +1366,7 @@ QUnit.test(
       "The second column is invisible now"
     );
     survey.setValue("q2", 2);
+    table = matrix.renderedTable;
     assert.equal(
       matrix.columns[0].hasVisibleCell,
       false,
@@ -7955,10 +7960,15 @@ QUnit.test("Summary doesn't work correctly if there is invisible column and clea
     clearInvisibleValues: "onHiddenContainer"
   });
   const matrix = <QuestionMatrixDynamicModel>survey.getAllQuestions()[0];
+  const rows = matrix.visibleRows;
+  assert.equal(rows.length, 2, "two rows");
+  assert.equal(rows[0].cells.length, 4, "row[0].cells.length = 4");
+  assert.equal(rows[1].cells.length, 4, "row[1].cells.length = 4");
   matrix.visibleRows[0].cells[0].question.value = 1;
   matrix.visibleRows[0].cells[1].question.value = 2;
   matrix.visibleRows[1].cells[0].question.value = 3;
   matrix.visibleRows[1].cells[1].question.value = 4;
+  assert.equal(matrix.visibleTotalRow.cells.length, 4, "There are 4 cells");
   assert.equal(matrix.visibleTotalRow.cells[2].value, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4, "summary calculated correctly");
 });
 QUnit.test("Set empty string to expression with empty total type", function (assert) {