diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/newconnection/RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionPage.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/newconnection/RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionPage.java
index f3c49bebbc6..5ede7bda0ca 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/newconnection/RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionPage.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/newconnection/RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionPage.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * Contributors: 
  * Uwe Stieber (Wind River) - initial API and implementation.
  * Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [186779] Fix IRSESystemType.getAdapter()
+ * Uwe Stieber      (Wind River) - [209193] RSE new connection wizard shows empty categories if typing something into the filter
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.ui.wizards.newconnection;
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ public class RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionPage extends WizardPage {
 	 * 
 	 * @return The list of system types the page is restricted to or <code>null</code>.
 	 */
-	protected IRSESystemType[] getRestrictToSystemTypes() {
+	public IRSESystemType[] getRestrictToSystemTypes() {
 		return restrictedSystemTypes;
 	}
 
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/registries/RSEWizardSelectionTreePatternFilter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/registries/RSEWizardSelectionTreePatternFilter.java
index a671dd2935e..bde48fdbe76 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/registries/RSEWizardSelectionTreePatternFilter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/registries/RSEWizardSelectionTreePatternFilter.java
@@ -7,16 +7,91 @@
  * 
  * Contributors: 
  * Uwe Stieber (Wind River) - initial API and implementation.
+ * Uwe Stieber (Wind River) - [209193] RSE new connection wizard shows empty categories if typing something into the filter
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.rse.ui.wizards.registries;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerFilter;
+import org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardPage;
+import org.eclipse.rse.core.IRSESystemType;
+import org.eclipse.rse.ui.RSESystemTypeAdapter;
+import org.eclipse.rse.ui.wizards.newconnection.RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionPage;
+import org.eclipse.rse.ui.wizards.newconnection.RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionTreeElement;
 import org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.PatternFilter;
 
 /**
  * Standard RSE wizard selection tree pattern filter.
  */
 public class RSEWizardSelectionTreePatternFilter extends PatternFilter {
+	private final WizardPage parentPage;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.<br>
+	 * Creates a new pattern filter instance which is not associated
+	 * with a parent wizard page.
+	 */
+	public RSEWizardSelectionTreePatternFilter() {
+		this(null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.<br>
+	 * Creates a new pattern filter instance with the passed in
+	 * wizard page associated as parent.
+	 * 
+	 * @param page The parent wizard page or <code>null</code>.
+	 */
+	public RSEWizardSelectionTreePatternFilter(WizardPage page) {
+		parentPage = page;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the associated parent wizard parent.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The parent wizard page or <code>null</code> if none.
+	 */
+	protected WizardPage getParentWizardPage() {
+		return parentPage;
+	}
+	
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.PatternFilter#isElementVisible(org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer, java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	public boolean isElementVisible(Viewer viewer, Object element) {
+		// If the element is a new connection wizard selection tree element,
+		// we have to check if the associated system type is enabled and/or
+		// if the system type itself may filter it out from the visible elements.
+		if (element instanceof RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionTreeElement) {
+			// A system type must be associated with such tree element, otherwise it is filtered out
+			IRSESystemType systemType = ((RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionTreeElement)element).getSystemType();
+			if (systemType == null) return false;
+			
+			// if the page is restricted to a set of system types, check on them first
+			WizardPage wizardPage = getParentWizardPage();
+			if (wizardPage instanceof RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionPage) {
+				IRSESystemType[] restricted = ((RSENewConnectionWizardSelectionPage)wizardPage).getRestrictToSystemTypes();
+				if (restricted != null && restricted.length > 0) {
+					if (!Arrays.asList(restricted).contains(systemType)) return false;
+				}
+			}
+			
+			// First, adapt the system type to a viewer filter and pass on the select request
+			// to the viewer filter adapter if available
+			ViewerFilter filter = (ViewerFilter)(systemType.getAdapter(ViewerFilter.class));
+			// We don't know what the parent of the passed in element is.
+			// So, we can pass on only null here.
+			if (filter != null && !filter.select(viewer, null, element)) return false;
+
+			// Second, double check if the system type passed the viewer filter but is disabled.
+			RSESystemTypeAdapter adapter = (RSESystemTypeAdapter)(systemType.getAdapter(RSESystemTypeAdapter.class));
+			if (adapter != null && !adapter.isEnabled(systemType)) return false;
+		}
+		
+		return super.isElementVisible(viewer, element);
+	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.PatternFilter#isElementSelectable(java.lang.Object)