diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/plugin.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/plugin.xml
index f01dee13ba8..5cdde0e680b 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -1031,6 +1031,10 @@
       <contextViewBinding
             contextId="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.debugging"
             viewId="org.eclipse.debug.ui.ModuleView"/>
+     <contextViewBinding
+           contextId="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.debugging"
+           viewId="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.debuggerConsoleView"
+           autoClose="false"/>
    </extension>
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.editors.annotationTypes">
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbCliConsoleManager.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbCliConsoleManager.java
index ae0604cdbb0..3fb62987399 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbCliConsoleManager.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbCliConsoleManager.java
@@ -207,8 +207,13 @@ public class GdbCliConsoleManager implements ILaunchesListener2 {
 			}
 			
 			addConsole(console);
+			
+// No need to open the view manually as it is associated with the Debug view
+// and is handled through the automatic view management system.
+// It will be opened by the platform.
+// See http://eclip.se/509897 
 			// Make sure the Debugger Console view is visible but do not force it to the top
-			getDebuggerConsoleManager().openConsoleView();
+			// getDebuggerConsoleManager().openConsoleView();
 		}
 	}