diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/hierarchy/HierarchyBrowserManager.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/hierarchy/HierarchyBrowserManager.java
index c433f8dafba0..93878359cefe 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/hierarchy/HierarchyBrowserManager.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/hierarchy/HierarchyBrowserManager.java
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.components.State;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.Storage;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader;
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindow;
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowAnchor;
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowId;
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.*;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentManager;
 
 @State(
@@ -51,6 +48,7 @@ public final class HierarchyBrowserManager implements PersistentStateComponent<H
   public HierarchyBrowserManager(final Project project) {
     final ToolWindowManager toolWindowManager=ToolWindowManager.getInstance(project);
     final ToolWindow toolWindow = toolWindowManager.registerToolWindow(ToolWindowId.HIERARCHY, true, ToolWindowAnchor.RIGHT, project);
+    toolWindow.setDefaultContentUiType(ToolWindowContentUiType.COMBO);
     myContentManager = toolWindow.getContentManager();
     toolWindow.setIcon(IconLoader.getIcon("/general/toolWindowHierarchy.png"));
     new ContentManagerWatcher(toolWindow,myContentManager);
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/ToolWindow.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/ToolWindow.java
index 0900fbf65dd5..68b798553f6e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/ToolWindow.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/ToolWindow.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.openapi.wm;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentManager;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ public interface ToolWindow {
   void setAvailable(boolean available, @Nullable Runnable runnable);
 
   void setContentUiType(ToolWindowContentUiType type, @Nullable Runnable runnable);
+  void setDefaultContentUiType(@NotNull ToolWindowContentUiType type);
 
   ToolWindowContentUiType getContentUiType();
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowHeadlessManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowHeadlessManagerImpl.java
index 40044627814f..5907d5afbebc 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowHeadlessManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowHeadlessManagerImpl.java
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ public class ToolWindowHeadlessManagerImpl extends ToolWindowManagerEx {
     public void setContentUiType(ToolWindowContentUiType type, @Nullable Runnable runnable) {
     }
 
+    public void setDefaultContentUiType(@NotNull ToolWindowContentUiType type) {
+    }
+
     public ToolWindowContentUiType getContentUiType() {
       return ToolWindowContentUiType.TABBED;
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowImpl.java
index 6413a29e11f2..86dcfef1789c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowImpl.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.intellij.ui.content.Content;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentFactory;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentManager;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.impl.ContentImpl;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
@@ -167,6 +168,10 @@ public final class ToolWindowImpl implements ToolWindowEx {
     }
   }
 
+  public void setDefaultContentUiType(@NotNull ToolWindowContentUiType type) {
+    myToolWindowManager.setDefaultContentUiType(this, type);
+  }
+
   public ToolWindowContentUiType getContentUiType() {
     ApplicationManager.getApplication().assertIsDispatchThread();
     return myToolWindowManager.getContentUiType(myId);
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowManagerImpl.java
index 3777f072230b..d5a93eb8da0b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/ToolWindowManagerImpl.java
@@ -1572,6 +1572,13 @@ public final class ToolWindowManagerImpl extends ToolWindowManagerEx implements
 
   }
 
+  public void setDefaultContentUiType(ToolWindowImpl toolWindow, ToolWindowContentUiType type) {
+    final WindowInfoImpl info = getInfo(toolWindow.getId());
+    if (info.wasRead()) return;
+    toolWindow.setContentUiType(type, null);
+  }
+
+
   public void doWhenFocusSettlesDown(@NotNull final Runnable runnable) {
     final boolean needsRestart = isIdleQueueEmpty();
     myIdleRequests.add(runnable);
@@ -1695,6 +1702,7 @@ public final class ToolWindowManagerImpl extends ToolWindowManagerEx implements
     };
   }
 
+
   /**
    * This command creates and shows <code>FloatingDecorator</code>.
    */