diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/template-part-navigation-menu-list-item.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/template-part-navigation-menu-list-item.js
index 92c2f2450769f..8a493130ad27d 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/template-part-navigation-menu-list-item.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/template-part-navigation-menu-list-item.js
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ export default function TemplatePartNavigationMenuListItem( { id } ) {
 		postType: NAVIGATION_POST_TYPE,
 	} );
 
-	if ( ! id ) return null;
+	if ( ! id || title === undefined ) {
+		return null;
+	}
 
 	return (
 		<SidebarNavigationItem withChevron { ...linkInfo }>
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/template-part-navigation-menu.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/template-part-navigation-menu.js
index 6512bcbc6345a..40012ec46a85e 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/template-part-navigation-menu.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/template-part-navigation-menu.js
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ export default function TemplatePartNavigationMenu( { id } ) {
 		id
 	);
 
-	if ( ! id ) return null;
+	if ( ! id || title === undefined ) {
+		return null;
+	}
 
 	return (
 		<>