diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PackageElementNode.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PackageElementNode.java
index 2f14a68dffab..f75b59d6b224 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PackageElementNode.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PackageElementNode.java
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ public class PackageElementNode extends ProjectViewNode<PackageElement> {
 
   @Override
   public boolean isAlwaysShowPlus() {
-    return true;
+    for (final VirtualFile dir : getVirtualFiles()) {
+      if (dir.getChildren().length > 0) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+
   }
 }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PsiDirectoryNode.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PsiDirectoryNode.java
index 0c5dacdb9096..0ec62f821496 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PsiDirectoryNode.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PsiDirectoryNode.java
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ public class PsiDirectoryNode extends BasePsiNode<PsiDirectory> implements Navig
 
   @Override
   public boolean isAlwaysShowPlus() {
-    return true;
+    final VirtualFile file = getVirtualFile();
+    return file == null || file.getChildren().length > 0;
   }
 }