diff --git a/src/__tests__/label-helpers.js b/src/__tests__/label-helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd2448f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/label-helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import {getRealLabels} from '../label-helpers'
+
+test('hidden inputs are not labelable', () => {
+  const element = document.createElement('input')
+  element.type = 'hidden'
+  expect(getRealLabels(element)).toEqual([])
+})
diff --git a/src/__tests__/queries.find.js b/src/__tests__/queries.find.js
index f8c48f1f..6372f957 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/queries.find.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/queries.find.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ test('find asynchronously finds elements', async () => {
       <div role="dialog"></div>
       <div role="meter progressbar"></div>
       <header>header</header>
+      <input type="hidden" />
     </div>
   `)
   await expect(findByLabelText('test-label')).resolves.toBeTruthy()
diff --git a/src/label-helpers.js b/src/label-helpers.js
index 52c5dc99..d71b4f8e 100644
--- a/src/label-helpers.js
+++ b/src/label-helpers.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function getLabelContent(node) {
 
 // Based on https://github.com/eps1lon/dom-accessibility-api/pull/352
 function getRealLabels(element) {
-  if (element.labels !== undefined) return element.labels
+  if (element.labels !== undefined) return element.labels ?? []
 
   if (!isLabelable(element)) return []