diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/viewers/AsynchronousViewer.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/viewers/AsynchronousViewer.java
index 33c69d1d545..b96eb68c737 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/viewers/AsynchronousViewer.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/viewers/AsynchronousViewer.java
@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@ protected Widget doFindInputItem(Object element) {
 	protected void doUpdateItem(Widget item, Object element, boolean fullMap) {
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void refresh() {
+		refresh(getRoot());
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void internalRefresh(Object element) {
 		// get the nodes in the model