diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/views/registers/RegistersViewer.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/views/registers/RegistersViewer.java
index de3e6aa2c30..2caef1b8324 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/views/registers/RegistersViewer.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/views/registers/RegistersViewer.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class RegistersViewer extends TreeViewer
 			}
 			setNewItem( null );
 		}
+		expandToLevel( 2 );
 	}
 
 	/**