diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/callStackView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/callStackView.ts
index 97836b9a964103214155455d86cce593161a5343..bc5758380cd1f9a8d3ea49c5db71d758dbb883e3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/callStackView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/callStackView.ts
@@ -608,6 +608,10 @@ class CallStackDataSource implements IAsyncDataSource<IDebugModel, CallStackItem
 		} else if (isDebugSession(element)) {
 			const childSessions = this.debugService.getModel().getSessions().filter(s => s.parentSession === element);
 			const threads: CallStackItem[] = element.getAllThreads();
+			if (threads.length === 1 && childSessions.length === 0) {
+				// Do not show thread when there is only one to be compact.
+				return this.getThreadChildren(<Thread>threads[0]);
+			}
 
 			return Promise.resolve(threads.concat(childSessions));
 		} else {