diff --git a/src/layersPopover.js b/src/layersPopover.js
index 905d90d659e20572e5ea0cc39d0a6deebcba859f..8dbbf88c2a09e4e2bfc662416fbaaaaff4391f78 100644
--- a/src/layersPopover.js
+++ b/src/layersPopover.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export class LayersPopover extends Gtk.PopoverMenu {
         this._layersSectionBox.visible = this._mapView.shapeLayerStore.n_items > 0;
         this._mapView.shapeLayerStore.connect('items-changed', (model) => {
             this._layersSectionBox.visible = model.n_items > 0;
+            this._layersListBox.visible = model.n_items > 0;
         });
 
         // for now let's disable the map type swithery, as we only have street