diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/spatial/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/spatial/operator.py
index f1eb4ec4ee..0a1b5134dd 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/spatial/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/spatial/operator.py
@@ -284,14 +284,16 @@ class SelectContainer(bpy.types.Operator):
 class SelectSimilarContainer(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = "bim.select_similar_container"
     bl_label = "Select Similar Container"
-    bl_description = "Recurvisevly selects all objects in the container.\n\nCtrl+click to select only one level deep"
+    bl_description = "Recursively selects all objects in the container.\n\nCtrl+click to select only one level deep\nAlt+click to also unhide hidden objects (viewport and local hide)"
     bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
 
     is_recursive: bpy.props.BoolProperty(default=True)
+    should_unhide: bpy.props.BoolProperty(default=False, options={"SKIP_SAVE"})
 
     def invoke(self, context, event):
         if event.type == "LEFTMOUSE" and event.ctrl:
             self.is_recursive = False
+        self.should_unhide = event.alt
         return self.execute(context)
 
     def execute(self, context):
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ class SelectSimilarContainer(bpy.types.Operator):
             tool.Spatial,
             obj=context.active_object,
             is_recursive=self.is_recursive,
+            should_unhide=self.should_unhide,
         )
         self.is_recursive = True  # <-- forcibly reset
         return {"FINISHED"}
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/spatial.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/spatial.py
index 5086a8a872..56c07f5e24 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/spatial.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/spatial.py
@@ -124,10 +124,13 @@ def select_similar_container(
     spatial: type[tool.Spatial],
     obj: bpy.types.Object,
     is_recursive: bool = True,
+    should_unhide: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     element = ifc.get_entity(obj)
     if element:
-        spatial.select_products(spatial.get_decomposed_elements(spatial.get_container(element), is_recursive))
+        spatial.select_products(
+            spatial.get_decomposed_elements(spatial.get_container(element), is_recursive), unhide=should_unhide
+        )
 
 
 def select_product(spatial: type[tool.Spatial], product: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> None:
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/spatial.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/spatial.py
index b185b9ab59..f69ed31dbc 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/spatial.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/spatial.py
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class Spatial(bonsai.core.tool.Spatial):
             obj = tool.Ifc.get_object(product)
             if obj and view_layer.objects.get(obj.name):
                 if unhide:
+                    obj.hide_viewport = False
                     obj.hide_set(False)
                 obj.select_set(True)