diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/impl/BackgroundableProcessIndicator.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/impl/BackgroundableProcessIndicator.java
index de9cc6a9ec74..cfb2a0da9433 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/impl/BackgroundableProcessIndicator.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/impl/BackgroundableProcessIndicator.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public class BackgroundableProcessIndicator extends ProgressWindow {
     final Project nonDefaultProject = project == null || project.isDisposed() ? null : project.isDefault() ? null : project;
     final IdeFrame frame = ((WindowManagerEx)WindowManager.getInstance()).findFrameFor(nonDefaultProject);
     myStatusBar = (StatusBarEx)frame.getStatusBar();
+    myBackgrounded = option.shouldStartInBackground();
     if (option.shouldStartInBackground()) {
       doBackground();
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/util/ProgressWindow.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/util/ProgressWindow.java
index fe6101c8df18..ca415349d488 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/util/ProgressWindow.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/util/ProgressWindow.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class ProgressWindow extends BlockingProgressIndicator implements Disposa
   private boolean myStoppedAlready = false;
   protected final FocusTrackback myFocusTrackback;
   private boolean myStarted      = false;
-  private boolean myBackgrounded = false;
+  protected boolean myBackgrounded = false;
   private boolean myWasShown;
   private String myProcessId = "<unknown>";
   @Nullable private volatile Runnable myBackgroundHandler;