diff --git a/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/diagnostic/logging/LogsFragment.java b/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/diagnostic/logging/LogsFragment.java
index 14ff46d2dd25..ae9f4d7e85f2 100644
--- a/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/diagnostic/logging/LogsFragment.java
+++ b/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/diagnostic/logging/LogsFragment.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class LogsFragment<T extends RunConfigurationBase<?>> extends NestedGroup
   private final ListTableModel<LogFileOptions> myModel;
 
   public LogsFragment() {
-    super("log.monitor", DiagnosticBundle.message("log.monitor.fragment.name"), DiagnosticBundle.message("log.monitor.fragment.group"), t -> false);
+    super("log.monitor", DiagnosticBundle.message("log.monitor.fragment.name"), DiagnosticBundle.message("log.monitor.fragment.group"), t -> !t.getLogFiles().isEmpty());
 
     ColumnInfo<LogFileOptions, String> TAB_NAME = new TabNameColumnInfo();
     ColumnInfo<LogFileOptions, String> FILE = new FileColumnInfo();
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/NestedGroupFragment.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/NestedGroupFragment.java
index 09373dfd64a7..64032010537a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/NestedGroupFragment.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/NestedGroupFragment.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.SettingsEditorListener;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.NotNullLazyValue;
+import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ public abstract class NestedGroupFragment<S extends FragmentedSettings> extends
     updateVisibility();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isInitiallyVisible(S s) {
+    return super.isInitiallyVisible(s) || ContainerUtil.exists(getChildren(), fragment -> fragment.isInitiallyVisible(s));
+  }
+
   private void updateVisibility() {
     myGroupComponent.setVisible(isSelected());
   }