diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index a9c6fcd4f7..6970cb783a 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -837,6 +837,8 @@ MainWindow::_HandlePackagesChanged(const BMessage* message)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	bool isFeaturedTabEnabled = fListTabs->TabAt(TAB_PROMINENT_PACKAGES)->IsEnabled();
+
 	HDTRACE("window processing %" B_PRIi32 " package changes", packageEvents.CountEvents());
 
 	// Transfer the package change events into package *info* change events so
@@ -850,6 +852,11 @@ MainWindow::_HandlePackagesChanged(const BMessage* message)
 		const PackageInfoRef packageInfo = fModel.PackageForName(packageEvent.PackageName());
 
 		if (packageInfo.IsSet()) {
+			if (!isFeaturedTabEnabled && !PackageUtils::IsProminent(packageInfo)) {
+				fListTabs->TabAt(TAB_PROMINENT_PACKAGES)->SetEnabled(true);
+				isFeaturedTabEnabled = true;
+			}
+
 			const PackageInfoChangeEvent packageInfoEvent(packageInfo, packageEvent.Changes());
 			packageInfoEvents.push_back(packageInfoEvent);
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TabView.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TabView.cpp
index 64fd6ce8cd..dc4fb5c0e5 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TabView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TabView.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,14 @@ BTab::Deselect()
 void
 BTab::SetEnabled(bool enable)
 {
+	if (fView == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	if (fEnabled == enable)
+		return;
+
 	fEnabled = enable;
+	fTabView->Invalidate();
 }