diff --git a/pyblish_qml/control.py b/pyblish_qml/control.py
index 3b2782e0..d84fb256 100644
--- a/pyblish_qml/control.py
+++ b/pyblish_qml/control.py
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ def getPluginActions(self, index):
             if action["on"] == "notProcessed" and item.processed:
                 actions.remove(action)
 
-        # Discard empty groups
+        # Discard empty categories, separators
+        remaining_actions = list()
         index = 0
         try:
             action = actions[index]
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ def getPluginActions(self, index):
 
                 isempty = False
 
-                if action["__type__"] == "category":
+                if action["__type__"] in ("category", "separator"):
                     try:
                         next_ = actions[index + 1]
                         if next_["__type__"] != "action":
@@ -402,12 +403,12 @@ def getPluginActions(self, index):
                     except IndexError:
                         isempty = True
 
-                    if isempty:
-                        actions.pop(index)
+                if not isempty:
+                    remaining_actions.append(action)
 
                 index += 1
 
-        return actions
+        return remaining_actions
 
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot(str)
     def runPluginAction(self, action):
diff --git a/pyblish_qml/version.py b/pyblish_qml/version.py
index 5dfb869a..fb828024 100644
--- a/pyblish_qml/version.py
+++ b/pyblish_qml/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 VERSION_MINOR = 8
-VERSION_PATCH = 4
+VERSION_PATCH = 5
 
 version_info = (VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR, VERSION_PATCH)
 version = '%i.%i.%i' % version_info