diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitRepositoryImpl.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitRepositoryImpl.java
index b6e05731a9d1..89041eed257d 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package git4idea.repo;
 
 import com.intellij.dvcs.repo.RepositoryImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.AbstractVcs;
@@ -206,12 +207,19 @@ public class GitRepositoryImpl extends RepositoryImpl implements GitRepository {
   }
 
   // previous info can be null before the first update
-  private static void notifyListeners(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @Nullable GitRepoInfo previousInfo, @NotNull GitRepoInfo info) {
+  private static void notifyListeners(@NotNull final GitRepository repository, @Nullable GitRepoInfo previousInfo, @NotNull GitRepoInfo info) {
     if (Disposer.isDisposed(repository.getProject())) {
       return;
     }
     if (!info.equals(previousInfo)) {
-      repository.getProject().getMessageBus().syncPublisher(GIT_REPO_CHANGE).repositoryChanged(repository);
+      ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread(new Runnable() {
+        public void run() {
+          Project project = repository.getProject();
+          if (!project.isDisposed()) {
+            project.getMessageBus().syncPublisher(GIT_REPO_CHANGE).repositoryChanged(repository);
+          }
+        }
+      });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/repo/HgRepositoryImpl.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/repo/HgRepositoryImpl.java
index 69a6f32bc18a..9246480463e4 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/repo/HgRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/repo/HgRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.zmlx.hg4idea.repo;
 
 import com.intellij.dvcs.repo.RepositoryImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Condition;
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ public class HgRepositoryImpl extends RepositoryImpl implements HgRepository {
     HgRepoInfo currentInfo = readRepoInfo();
     // update only if something changed!!!   if update every time - new log will be refreshed every time, too.
     // Then blinking and do not work properly;
-    Project project = getProject();
+    final Project project = getProject();
     if (!project.isDisposed() && !currentInfo.equals(myInfo)) {
       myInfo = currentInfo;
       HgCommandResult branchCommandResult = new HgBranchesCommand(project, getRoot()).collectBranches();
@@ -224,9 +225,14 @@ public class HgRepositoryImpl extends RepositoryImpl implements HgRepository {
       else {
         myOpenedBranches = HgBranchesCommand.collectNames(branchCommandResult);
       }
-      if (!project.isDisposed()) {
-        project.getMessageBus().syncPublisher(HgVcs.STATUS_TOPIC).update(project, getRoot());
-      }
+
+      ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread(new Runnable() {
+        public void run() {
+          if (!project.isDisposed()) {
+            project.getMessageBus().syncPublisher(HgVcs.STATUS_TOPIC).update(project, getRoot());
+          }
+        }
+      });
     }
   }