diff --git a/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContext.scala b/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContext.scala
index 117cb59fb61c9..b1ad0d42ec8a6 100644
--- a/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContext.scala
+++ b/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContext.scala
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ class StreamingContext private[streaming] (
     validate()
     sparkContext.setCallSite(DStream.getCreationSite())
     scheduler.start()
+    uiTab.foreach(_.attach())
     state = Started
   }
 
diff --git a/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/ui/StreamingTab.scala b/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/ui/StreamingTab.scala
index e4039639adbad..f307b54bb9630 100644
--- a/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/ui/StreamingTab.scala
+++ b/streaming/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/ui/StreamingTab.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ private[spark] class StreamingTab(val ssc: StreamingContext)
   ssc.sc.addSparkListener(listener)
   attachPage(new StreamingPage(this))
   attachPage(new BatchPage(this))
-  parent.attachTab(this)
+
+  def attach() {
+    getSparkUI(ssc).attachTab(this)
+  }
 
   def detach() {
     getSparkUI(ssc).detachTab(this)