diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/StatusText.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/StatusText.java
index 60f8c5c6cbc1..479b968d4317 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/StatusText.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/StatusText.java
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ public abstract class StatusText {
   }
 
   public void paint(Component owner, Graphics g) {
-    if (!isStatusVisible() || owner != myOwner) return;
+    boolean wrongComponent = owner != myOwner && owner != null && owner.getParent() != myOwner;
+    if (!isStatusVisible() || wrongComponent) return;
 
     Rectangle b = getTextComponentBound();
     myComponent.setBounds(0, 0, b.width, b.height);