diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index 62411e72c56..0ebcca588bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ bool FolderNode::showInSimpleTree() const
 
 bool FolderNode::showWhenEmpty() const
 {
-    return false;
+    return m_showWhenEmpty;
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -904,6 +904,11 @@ void FolderNode::handleSubTreeChanged(FolderNode *node)
         parent->handleSubTreeChanged(node);
 }
 
+void FolderNode::setShowWhenEmpty(bool showWhenEmpty)
+{
+    m_showWhenEmpty = showWhenEmpty;
+}
+
 ContainerNode::ContainerNode(Project *project)
     : FolderNode(project->projectDirectory()), m_project(project)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
index 0d1e703e0b9..7d7d022299d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
@@ -281,8 +281,10 @@ public:
 
     // determines if node will be shown in the flat view, by default folder and projects aren't shown
     virtual bool showInSimpleTree() const;
+
     // determines if node will always be shown when hiding empty directories
-    virtual bool showWhenEmpty() const;
+    bool showWhenEmpty() const;
+    void setShowWhenEmpty(bool showWhenEmpty);
 
     void addNode(std::unique_ptr<Node> &&node);
     std::unique_ptr<Node> takeNode(Node *node);
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ private:
     QString m_displayName;
     QString m_addFileFilter;
     mutable QIcon m_icon;
+    bool m_showWhenEmpty = false;
 };
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT VirtualFolderNode : public FolderNode
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
index cc9888ca6ac..ae9d8c7d619 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
@@ -489,11 +489,6 @@ bool ResourceTopLevelNode::showInSimpleTree() const
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ResourceTopLevelNode::showWhenEmpty() const
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 ResourceFolderNode::ResourceFolderNode(const QString &prefix, const QString &lang, ResourceTopLevelNode *parent)
     : FolderNode(FileName(parent->filePath()).appendPath(prefix)),
       // TOOD Why add existing directory doesn't work
@@ -501,7 +496,7 @@ ResourceFolderNode::ResourceFolderNode(const QString &prefix, const QString &lan
       m_prefix(prefix),
       m_lang(lang)
 {
-
+    setShowWhenEmpty(true);
 }
 
 ResourceFolderNode::~ResourceFolderNode() = default;
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.h
index f732c6ae522..089f9170f76 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public:
 
     AddNewInformation addNewInformation(const QStringList &files, Node *context) const override;
     bool showInSimpleTree() const override;
-    bool showWhenEmpty() const override;
     bool removeNonExistingFiles();
 
     QString contents() const { return m_contents; }