diff -r 3bf53096ec0a javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/ListViewSkin.java
--- a/javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/ListViewSkin.java	Thu Mar 07 14:04:37 2013 -0800
+++ b/javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/ListViewSkin.java	Sat Mar 09 14:11:13 2013 +0100
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@
     @Override protected void updateRowCount() {
         if (flow == null) return;
         
-        updatePlaceholderRegionVisibility();
-        
         int oldCount = itemCount;
         int newCount = listViewItems == null ? 0 : listViewItems.size();
         
@@ -227,6 +225,7 @@
         
         flow.setCellCount(newCount);
         
+        updatePlaceholderRegionVisibility();
         if (newCount != oldCount) {
             needCellsRebuilt = true;
         } else {