diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
index 54a6084ca00..92469104989 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
@@ -475,12 +475,14 @@ void QmlProfilerTraceView::profilerDataModelStateChanged()
 {
     switch (d->m_modelManager->state()) {
         case QmlProfilerDataState::Empty:
+            d->m_mainView->hide();
             emit enableToolbar(false);
         break;
         case QmlProfilerDataState::AcquiringData: break;
         case QmlProfilerDataState::ProcessingData: break;
         case QmlProfilerDataState::Done:
             emit enableToolbar(true);
+            d->m_mainView->show();
         break;
     default:
         break;