diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/e4/compatibility/ModeledFolderLayout.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/e4/compatibility/ModeledFolderLayout.java
index f22acee..f0c4eae 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/e4/compatibility/ModeledFolderLayout.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/e4/compatibility/ModeledFolderLayout.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2011 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 				layout.partService,
 				layout.createReferences);
 		if (viewModel != null) {
+			// adding a non-placeholder to this folder, make sure the folder
+			// will be rendered
+			folderModel.setToBeRendered(true);
 			folderModel.getChildren().add(viewModel);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/e4/compatibility/ModeledPageLayout.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/e4/compatibility/ModeledPageLayout.java
index de82f7f..0214ced 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/e4/compatibility/ModeledPageLayout.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/e4/compatibility/ModeledPageLayout.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 	public IFolderLayout createFolder(String folderId, int relationship,
 			float ratio, String refId) {
 		MPartStack stack = insertStack(folderId, relationship, ratio, refId,
-				true);
+				false);
 		return new ModeledFolderLayout(this, application, stack);
 	}