diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/actions/NotificationTestAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/actions/NotificationTestAction.java
index a1e9e584c843..a8a6054a8898 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/actions/NotificationTestAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/actions/NotificationTestAction.java
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ public class NotificationTestAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
       "You can<br> close this very<p> very very very long notification by clicking <a href=\"close\">this link</a>. Long long long long. It should be long. Very long. Too long. And even longer.",
       type, listener);
 
-    messageBus.syncPublisher(Notifications.TOPIC).notify(notification);
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread(new Runnable() {
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        //DebugUtil.sleep(1000);
+        messageBus.syncPublisher(Notifications.TOPIC).notify(notification);
+      }
+    });
+
   }
 }