diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProjectWizard/PyV3ProjectBaseGenerator.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProjectWizard/PyV3ProjectBaseGenerator.kt
index 1999ec4eaadb..a40642da3fd6 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProjectWizard/PyV3ProjectBaseGenerator.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProjectWizard/PyV3ProjectBaseGenerator.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package com.jetbrains.python.newProjectWizard
 
 import com.intellij.facet.ui.ValidationResult
+import com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.AbstractProjectViewPane
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.EDT
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
@@ -51,10 +52,19 @@ abstract class PyV3ProjectBaseGenerator<TYPE_SPECIFIC_SETTINGS : PyV3ProjectType
         }
         throw it
       }
+      // Project view must be expanded (PY-75909) but it can't be unless it contains some files.
+      // Either base settings (which create venv) might generate some or type specific settings (like Django) may.
+      // So we expand it right after SDK generation, but if there are no files yet, we do it again after project generation
+      ensureProjectViewExpanded(project)
       typeSpecificSettings.generateProject(module, baseDir, sdk)
+      ensureProjectViewExpanded(project)
     }
   }
 
+  private suspend fun ensureProjectViewExpanded(project: Project): Unit = withContext(Dispatchers.EDT) {
+    AbstractProjectViewPane.EP.getExtensions(project).firstNotNullOf { pane -> pane.tree }.expandRow(0)
+  }
+
   override fun createPeer(): ProjectGeneratorPeer<PyV3BaseProjectSettings> =
     PyV3GeneratorPeer(baseSettings, typeSpecificUI?.let { Pair(it, typeSpecificSettings) }, allowedInterpreterTypes)