diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/model/org/eclipse/rse/model/SystemRegistry.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/model/org/eclipse/rse/model/SystemRegistry.java
index 994b49d0dde..b7024710cc7 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/model/org/eclipse/rse/model/SystemRegistry.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/model/org/eclipse/rse/model/SystemRegistry.java
@@ -2326,7 +2326,15 @@ public class SystemRegistry implements ISystemRegistryUI, ISystemModelChangeEven
 			SystemResourceChangeEvent event = new SystemResourceChangeEvent(conn, eventType, reg);
 			//event.setPosition(pool.getConnectionPosition(conn));
 			//event.setPosition(getConnectionPositionInView(conn));
-			event.setRelativePrevious(getPreviousHost(conn));
+			IHost previous = getPreviousHost(conn);
+			if (previous != null)
+			{
+				event.setRelativePrevious(previous);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				event.setType(ISystemResourceChangeEvents.EVENT_ADD);
+			}
 			fireEvent(event);
 			fireModelChangeEvent(SYSTEM_RESOURCE_ADDED, SYSTEM_RESOURCETYPE_CONNECTION, conn, null);