diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/viewmodel/launch/ContainerVMNode.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/viewmodel/launch/ContainerVMNode.java
index ad92416378e..8db5d4dbab3 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/viewmodel/launch/ContainerVMNode.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/viewmodel/launch/ContainerVMNode.java
@@ -117,10 +117,8 @@ public class ContainerVMNode extends AbstractDMVMNode
     }
 
     public int getDeltaFlags(Object e) {
-        if(e instanceof IStartedDMEvent || e instanceof IExitedDMEvent) {
-            return IModelDelta.CONTENT;
-        } else if(e instanceof IRunControl.IContainerResumedDMEvent || 
-                  e instanceof IRunControl.IContainerSuspendedDMEvent) 
+        if(e instanceof IRunControl.IContainerResumedDMEvent || 
+           e instanceof IRunControl.IContainerSuspendedDMEvent) 
         {
             return IModelDelta.CONTENT;
         } else if (e instanceof GDBControl.GDBExitedEvent || e instanceof InferiorExitedDMEvent) {
@@ -129,6 +127,8 @@ public class ContainerVMNode extends AbstractDMVMNode
             return IModelDelta.EXPAND;
         } else if (e instanceof InferiorStartedDMEvent) {
             return IModelDelta.EXPAND | IModelDelta.SELECT;            
+        } if(e instanceof IStartedDMEvent || e instanceof IExitedDMEvent) {
+            return IModelDelta.CONTENT;
         }
         return IModelDelta.NO_CHANGE;
     }
@@ -138,18 +138,20 @@ public class ContainerVMNode extends AbstractDMVMNode
     	   e instanceof IRunControl.IContainerSuspendedDMEvent) 
     	{
             parentDelta.addNode(createVMContext(((IDMEvent<?>)e).getDMContext()), IModelDelta.CONTENT);
+        } else if (e instanceof GDBControl.GDBExitedEvent || e instanceof InferiorExitedDMEvent) {
+            // Note: we must process the inferior started/exited events before the thread's 
+            // started/exited events otherwise the inferior's handlers would never be called.
+            parentDelta.setFlags(parentDelta.getFlags() |  IModelDelta.CONTENT);
+        } else if (e instanceof GDBStartedEvent) {
+            parentDelta.addNode(createVMContext(((IDMEvent<?>)e).getDMContext()), IModelDelta.EXPAND);
+        } else if (e instanceof InferiorStartedDMEvent) {
+            parentDelta.addNode(createVMContext(((IDMEvent<?>)e).getDMContext()), IModelDelta.EXPAND | IModelDelta.SELECT);
         } else if (e instanceof IStartedDMEvent || e instanceof IExitedDMEvent) {
             IContainerDMContext containerCtx = DMContexts.getAncestorOfType(
                 ((IDMEvent<?>)e).getDMContext(), IContainerDMContext.class);
             if (containerCtx != null) {
                 parentDelta.addNode(createVMContext(containerCtx), IModelDelta.CONTENT);
             }
-        } else if (e instanceof GDBControl.GDBExitedEvent || e instanceof InferiorExitedDMEvent) {
-            parentDelta.setFlags(parentDelta.getFlags() |  IModelDelta.CONTENT);
-        } else if (e instanceof GDBStartedEvent) {
-            parentDelta.addNode(createVMContext(((IDMEvent<?>)e).getDMContext()), IModelDelta.EXPAND);
-        } else if (e instanceof InferiorStartedDMEvent) {
-            parentDelta.addNode(createVMContext(((IDMEvent<?>)e).getDMContext()), IModelDelta.EXPAND | IModelDelta.SELECT);
         }
 
     	requestMonitor.done();
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/viewmodel/launch/LaunchVMProvider.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/viewmodel/launch/LaunchVMProvider.java
index 84e0cd40b09..8b358f3d747 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/viewmodel/launch/LaunchVMProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/viewmodel/launch/LaunchVMProvider.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.ui.viewmodel.AbstractVMAdapter;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.ui.viewmodel.IRootVMNode;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.ui.viewmodel.IVMNode;
 import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.ui.viewmodel.datamodel.AbstractDMVMProvider;
+import org.eclipse.dd.gdb.internal.provisional.service.command.GDBControl.GDBExitedEvent;
+import org.eclipse.dd.gdb.internal.provisional.service.command.GDBControl.GDBStartedEvent;
+import org.eclipse.dd.mi.service.command.MIInferiorProcess.InferiorExitedDMEvent;
+import org.eclipse.dd.mi.service.command.MIInferiorProcess.InferiorStartedDMEvent;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugEvent;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.IDebugEventSetListener;
@@ -133,6 +137,16 @@ public class LaunchVMProvider extends AbstractDMVMProvider
     
     @Override
     protected boolean canSkipHandlingEvent(Object newEvent, Object eventToSkip) {
+        // Never skip the process lifecycle events.
+        if (eventToSkip instanceof InferiorExitedDMEvent || 
+            eventToSkip instanceof InferiorStartedDMEvent ||
+            eventToSkip instanceof GDBStartedEvent ||
+            eventToSkip instanceof GDBExitedEvent) 
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+
         // To optimize view performance when stepping rapidly, skip events that came 
         // before the last suspended events.  However, the debug view can get suspended
         // events for different threads, so make sure to skip only the events if they