diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
index 93a249d74d6902056773285df620888d03405be7..da14841aa4ecf0e44f6c4c88fc89635f4e9e0cae 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
@@ -1041,6 +1041,8 @@ var FormUtil = new function() {
 					var sectionSetting = sectionsSettings[option.label];
 					if (sectionSetting !== undefined) {
 						shown = sectionSetting === 'shown';
+					} else if (option.showByDefault) {
+						shown = true;
 					} else {
 						shown = ! profile.hideSectionsByDefault;
 					}
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
index 6971e177f35525bc29782b9fedb58b5ba7adfce0..8dc28bc09362dce793ceaedeba834d19d4e45120 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
@@ -905,7 +905,8 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 		hideShowOptionsModel.push({
 			forceToShow : this._sampleFormModel.mode === FormMode.CREATE && (sampleTypeDefinitionsExtension && sampleTypeDefinitionsExtension["FORCE_TO_SHOW_PARENTS_SECTION"]),
 			label : "Parents",
-			section : "#sample-parents"
+			section : "#sample-parents",
+			showByDefault : true
 		});
 		
 		var requiredParents = [];
@@ -941,7 +942,8 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 	this._createChildrenSection = function(hideShowOptionsModel, sampleTypeDefinitionsExtension, sampleTypeCode) {
 		hideShowOptionsModel.push({
 			label : "Children",
-			section : "#sample-children"
+			section : "#sample-children",
+			showByDefault : true
 		});
 
 		var _this = this;