diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 8593c5178..05f6626cc 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ func (s *store) Delete(nodePath string, dir, recursive bool) (*Event, error) {
 	s.CurrentIndex++
 
 	s.WatcherHub.notify(e)
+
 	s.Stats.Inc(DeleteSuccess)
 
 	return e, nil
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@ func (s *store) internalCreate(nodePath string, dir bool, value string, unique,
 	s.CurrentIndex = nextIndex
 
 	s.WatcherHub.notify(e)
+
 	return e, nil
 }
 
@@ -568,6 +570,7 @@ func (s *store) DeleteExpiredKeys(cutoff time.Time) {
 		node.Remove(true, true, callback)
 
 		s.Stats.Inc(ExpireCount)
+
 		s.WatcherHub.notify(e)
 	}
 
diff --git a/store/store_test.go b/store/store_test.go
index 5eae1b46d..0a7e49e4f 100644
--- a/store/store_test.go
+++ b/store/store_test.go
@@ -682,6 +682,106 @@ func TestStoreRecoverWithExpiration(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
 }
 
+// Ensure that the store can watch for hidden keys as long as it's an exact path match.
+func TestStoreWatchCreateWithHiddenKey(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore()
+	w, _ := s.Watch("/_foo", false, false, 0)
+	s.Create("/_foo", false, "bar", false, Permanent)
+	e := nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Equal(t, e.Action, "create", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, e.Node.Key, "/_foo", "")
+	e = nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+}
+
+// Ensure that the store doesn't see hidden key creates without an exact path match in recursive mode.
+func TestStoreWatchRecursiveCreateWithHiddenKey(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore()
+	w, _ := s.Watch("/foo", true, false, 0)
+	s.Create("/foo/_bar", false, "baz", false, Permanent)
+	e := nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+	w, _ = s.Watch("/foo", true, false, 0)
+	s.Create("/foo/_baz", true, "", false, Permanent)
+	e = nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+	s.Create("/foo/_baz/quux", false, "quux", false, Permanent)
+	e = nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+}
+
+// Ensure that the store doesn't see hidden key updates.
+func TestStoreWatchUpdateWithHiddenKey(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore()
+	s.Create("/_foo", false, "bar", false, Permanent)
+	w, _ := s.Watch("/_foo", false, false, 0)
+	s.Update("/_foo", "baz", Permanent)
+	e := nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Equal(t, e.Action, "update", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, e.Node.Key, "/_foo", "")
+	e = nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+}
+
+// Ensure that the store doesn't see hidden key updates without an exact path match in recursive mode.
+func TestStoreWatchRecursiveUpdateWithHiddenKey(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore()
+	s.Create("/foo/_bar", false, "baz", false, Permanent)
+	w, _ := s.Watch("/foo", true, false, 0)
+	s.Update("/foo/_bar", "baz", Permanent)
+	e := nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+}
+
+// Ensure that the store can watch for key deletions.
+func TestStoreWatchDeleteWithHiddenKey(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore()
+	s.Create("/_foo", false, "bar", false, Permanent)
+	w, _ := s.Watch("/_foo", false, false, 0)
+	s.Delete("/_foo", false, false)
+	e := nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Equal(t, e.Action, "delete", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, e.Node.Key, "/_foo", "")
+	e = nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+}
+
+// Ensure that the store doesn't see hidden key deletes without an exact path match in recursive mode.
+func TestStoreWatchRecursiveDeleteWithHiddenKey(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore()
+	s.Create("/foo/_bar", false, "baz", false, Permanent)
+	w, _ := s.Watch("/foo", true, false, 0)
+	s.Delete("/foo/_bar", false, false)
+	e := nbselect(w.EventChan)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+}
+
+// Ensure that the store doesn't see expirations of hidden keys.
+func TestStoreWatchExpireWithHiddenKey(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore()
+
+	stopChan := make(chan bool)
+	defer func() {
+		stopChan <- true
+	}()
+	go mockSyncService(s.DeleteExpiredKeys, stopChan)
+
+	s.Create("/_foo", false, "bar", false, time.Now().Add(500*time.Millisecond))
+	s.Create("/foofoo", false, "barbarbar", false, time.Now().Add(1000*time.Millisecond))
+
+	w, _ := s.Watch("/", true, false, 0)
+	c := w.EventChan
+	e := nbselect(c)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+	time.Sleep(600 * time.Millisecond)
+	e = nbselect(c)
+	assert.Nil(t, e, "")
+	time.Sleep(600 * time.Millisecond)
+	e = nbselect(c)
+	assert.Equal(t, e.Action, "expire", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, e.Node.Key, "/foofoo", "")
+}
+
 // Performs a non-blocking select on an event channel.
 func nbselect(c <-chan *Event) *Event {
 	select {
diff --git a/store/watcher_hub.go b/store/watcher_hub.go
index aeda171a9..3ed8d2697 100644
--- a/store/watcher_hub.go
+++ b/store/watcher_hub.go
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ func (wh *watcherHub) notify(e *Event) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (wh *watcherHub) notifyWatchers(e *Event, path string, deleted bool) {
+func (wh *watcherHub) notifyWatchers(e *Event, nodePath string, deleted bool) {
 	wh.mutex.Lock()
 	defer wh.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	l, ok := wh.watchers[path]
+	l, ok := wh.watchers[nodePath]
 	if ok {
 		curr := l.Front()
 
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ func (wh *watcherHub) notifyWatchers(e *Event, path string, deleted bool) {
 
 			w, _ := curr.Value.(*Watcher)
 
-			if w.notify(e, e.Node.Key == path, deleted) {
+			originalPath := (e.Node.Key == nodePath)
+			if (originalPath || !isHidden(e.Node.Key)) && w.notify(e, originalPath, deleted) {
 				if !w.stream { // do not remove the stream watcher
 					// if we successfully notify a watcher
 					// we need to remove the watcher from the list
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func (wh *watcherHub) notifyWatchers(e *Event, path string, deleted bool) {
 		if l.Len() == 0 {
 			// if we have notified all watcher in the list
 			// we can delete the list
-			delete(wh.watchers, path)
+			delete(wh.watchers, nodePath)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -156,3 +157,9 @@ func (wh *watcherHub) clone() *watcherHub {
 		EventHistory: clonedHistory,
 	}
 }
+
+// isHidden checks to see if this path is considered hidden i.e. the
+// last element is hidden or it's within a hidden directory
+func isHidden(nodePath string) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(nodePath, "/_")
+}