diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/AppIcon.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/AppIcon.java
index 7b642e821418..11454b838895 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/AppIcon.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/AppIcon.java
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ public abstract class AppIcon {
         myAppListener = new ApplicationActivationListener() {
           @Override
           public void applicationActivated(@NotNull IdeFrame ideFrame) {
-            hideProgress(ideFrame.getProject(), myCurrentProcessId);
+            if (Registry.is("ide.appIcon.progress")) {
+              _hideProgress(ideFrame, myCurrentProcessId);
+            }
             _setOkBadge(ideFrame, false);
             _setTextBadge(ideFrame, null);
           }