diff --git a/python/src/META-INF/python-core-common.xml b/python/src/META-INF/python-core-common.xml
index dfa9b095b42b..70c34379eeb4 100644
--- a/python/src/META-INF/python-core-common.xml
+++ b/python/src/META-INF/python-core-common.xml
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@
       serviceImplementation="com.jetbrains.python.run.PythonInterpreterTargetEnvironmentFactory$Available$Default"/>
 
     <registryKey key="python.new.run.config" defaultValue="true" description="Python Run configurations new UI"/>
+    <applicationService serviceInterface="com.intellij.toolWindow.DefaultToolWindowLayoutProvider"
+                        serviceImplementation="com.jetbrains.python.ui.PyCommToolWindowLayoutProvider"
+                        overrides="true"/>
   </extensions>
 
   <extensionPoints>
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/ui/PyCommToolWindowLayoutProvider.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/ui/PyCommToolWindowLayoutProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..55b0c939e8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/ui/PyCommToolWindowLayoutProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.jetbrains.python.ui
+
+import com.intellij.toolWindow.DefaultToolWindowLayoutBuilder
+import com.intellij.toolWindow.IntellijPlatformDefaultToolWindowLayoutProvider
+
+open class PyCommToolWindowLayoutProvider : IntellijPlatformDefaultToolWindowLayoutProvider() {
+  override fun configureBottomVisibleOnLargeStripe(builder: DefaultToolWindowLayoutBuilder) {
+    super.configureBottomVisibleOnLargeStripe(builder)
+    builder.add("Python Packages", 0.1f)
+    builder.add("Python Console", 0.1f)
+  }
+}
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