diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/resources/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/ui/static/spark-sql-viz.js b/sql/core/src/main/resources/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/ui/static/spark-sql-viz.js
index 2329fd262d..754711bd5a 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/resources/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/ui/static/spark-sql-viz.js
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/resources/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/ui/static/spark-sql-viz.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ var PlanVizConstants = {
   svgMarginY: 16
 };
 
+function shouldRenderPlanViz() {
+  return planVizContainer().selectAll("svg").empty();
+}
+
 function renderPlanViz() {
   var svg = planVizContainer().append("svg");
   var metadata = d3.select("#plan-viz-metadata");
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/ui/ExecutionPage.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/ui/ExecutionPage.scala
index 875086cda2..91360e0e50 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/ui/ExecutionPage.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/ui/ExecutionPage.scala
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ExecutionPage(parent: SQLTab) extends WebUIPage("execution") with Logging
         {metadata}
       </div>
       {planVisualizationResources(request)}
-      <script>$(function() {{ renderPlanViz(); }})</script>
+      <script>$(function() {{ if (shouldRenderPlanViz()) {{ renderPlanViz(); }} }})</script>
     </div>
   }