diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/treeStructure/Tree.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/treeStructure/Tree.java
index 00d496e01421..3166079e4c99 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/treeStructure/Tree.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/treeStructure/Tree.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class Tree extends JTree implements ComponentWithEmptyText, ComponentWith
 
   private Dimension myHoldSize;
   private final MySelectionModel mySelectionModel = new MySelectionModel();
-  private boolean myHorizontalAutoScrolling = false;
+  private boolean myHorizontalAutoScrolling = true;
 
   public Tree() {
     initTree_();