diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DesignerTools/Scripts/orchard-designertools-shapetracing.js b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DesignerTools/Scripts/orchard-designertools-shapetracing.js
index 44b470867..b12dd051a 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DesignerTools/Scripts/orchard-designertools-shapetracing.js
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DesignerTools/Scripts/orchard-designertools-shapetracing.js
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ jQuery(function ($) {
             event.stopPropagation();
         });
 
+        // open the root node (Model)
+        openExpando(shapeTracingMetaContent.find('.expando-glyph-container:first'))
+
         defaultTab = displayTabModel;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DesignerTools/Views/ShapeTracingTemplates.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DesignerTools/Views/ShapeTracingTemplates.cshtml
index 3e37d8f7b..07db9ec6d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DesignerTools/Views/ShapeTracingTemplates.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.DesignerTools/Views/ShapeTracingTemplates.cshtml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <div class="name">${name}</div>
         <div class="value">${value}</div>
         {{if children}}
-            <ul>
+            <ul style="display:none">
                 {{tmpl(children) "#shape-tracing-tabs-model-node-template"}}
             </ul>
         {{/if}}