diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeNode.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeNode.java
index a154adbc794d..7c01f74ac33d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeNode.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeNode.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTreeNode<T> extends PresentableNodeDescriptor impl
 
 
   public boolean isAlwaysShowPlus() {
-    return false;
+    return true;
   }
 
   public boolean isAlwaysExpand() {