diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18efe70935..71af793052 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ yarn-error.log*
 *.seed
 *.pid.lock
 
+# VS Code settings
+.vscode/settings.json
+
 # Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
 lib-cov
 
diff --git a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/KanbanView.svelte b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/KanbanView.svelte
index 9cc9dd5dbc..197eaf6f15 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/KanbanView.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/KanbanView.svelte
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     statusStates: TypeState[],
     priorityStates: TypeState[]
   ) {
-    if (!showEmptyGroups) return states
+    if (!showEmptyGroups && states.length > 0) return states
     if (groupBy === IssuesGrouping.Status) return statusStates
     if (groupBy === IssuesGrouping.Priority) return priorityStates
     return []