diff --git a/plugins/android/resources/messages/AndroidBundle.properties b/plugins/android/resources/messages/AndroidBundle.properties
index c1f8b531a595..7fb3b09dbece 100644
--- a/plugins/android/resources/messages/AndroidBundle.properties
+++ b/plugins/android/resources/messages/AndroidBundle.properties
@@ -395,4 +395,7 @@ android.lint.inspections.wrong.view.cast=Mismatched view type
 android.lint.inspections.unknown.id.in.layout=Reference to an id that is not in the current layout
 android.lint.inspections.unknown.id=Reference to an unknown id
 android.lint.inspections.suspicious.import='import android.R' statement
-android.debug.sessions.will.be.closed=Following debug sessions will be closed\:\n
\ No newline at end of file
+android.debug.sessions.will.be.closed=Following debug sessions will be closed\:\n{0}
+android.launch.ddms.title=DDMS tool
+android.launch.ddms.already.launched.error=DDMS is already launched
+android.disable.adb.service.title=Disable ADB service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/android/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 5caa679be7c1..412b23c86ccf 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/android/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
       <add-to-group group-id="AndroidToolsGroup" anchor="last"/>
     </action>
     <action id="Android.EnableDdms" class="org.jetbrains.android.actions.AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction">
+      <add-to-group group-id="AndroidToolsGroup" anchor="last"/>
+    </action>
+    <action id="Android.RunDdms" class="org.jetbrains.android.actions.AndroidRunDdmsAction">
       <add-to-group group-id="AndroidToolsGroup" anchor="first"/>
     </action>
     <!--<action id="GotoAndroidResourceDefinition" class="org.jetbrains.android.actions.GotoResourceAction">
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidConnectDebuggerAction.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidConnectDebuggerAction.java
index 248f241bf5ad..59953140d929 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidConnectDebuggerAction.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidConnectDebuggerAction.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.PlatformDataKeys;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import org.jetbrains.android.facet.AndroidFacet;
 import org.jetbrains.android.sdk.AndroidSdkUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * @author Eugene.Kudelevsky
@@ -36,9 +38,13 @@ public class AndroidConnectDebuggerAction extends AnAction {
     final Project project = e.getData(PlatformDataKeys.PROJECT);
     assert project != null;
 
-    final AndroidDebugBridge debugBridge = AndroidSdkUtils.getDebugBridge(project);
-
-    if (!AndroidSdkUtils.activateDdmsIfNecessary(project, debugBridge)) {
+    if (!AndroidSdkUtils.activateDdmsIfNecessary(project, new Computable<AndroidDebugBridge>() {
+      @Nullable
+      @Override
+      public AndroidDebugBridge compute() {
+        return AndroidSdkUtils.getDebugBridge(project);
+      }
+    })) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.java
index 81bfb45ed867..e59079727774 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.PlatformDataKeys;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ToggleAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
 import org.jetbrains.android.facet.AndroidFacet;
@@ -67,32 +68,45 @@ public class AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction extends ToggleAction {
   @Override
   public void setSelected(AnActionEvent e, boolean state) {
     Project project = e.getData(PlatformDataKeys.PROJECT);
-    setAdbServiceEnabled(project, state);
+    if (state) {
+      setAdbServiceEnabled(project, true);
+    }
+    else {
+      disableAdbService(project);
+    }
   }
 
-  public static boolean setAdbServiceEnabled(Project project, boolean state) {
+  public static boolean disableAdbService(Project project) {
     ApplicationManager.getApplication().assertIsDispatchThread();
 
-    if (!state && !closeAndroidDebugSessions(project)) {
+    if (!askForClosingDebugSessions(project)) {
       return false;
     }
+    setAdbServiceEnabled(project, false);
+    return true;
+  }
 
+  public static void setAdbServiceEnabled(Project project, boolean state) {
     boolean oldState = isAdbServiceEnabled();
     PropertiesComponent.getInstance().setValue(ENABLE_ADB_SERVICE_PROPERTY_NAME, Boolean.toString(state));
     if (oldState != state) {
       AndroidSdkUtils.restartDdmlib(project);
     }
-    return true;
   }
 
-  private static boolean closeAndroidDebugSessions(@NotNull Project project) {
+  private static boolean askForClosingDebugSessions(@NotNull Project project) {
     final List<Pair<ProcessHandler, RunContentDescriptor>> pairs = new ArrayList<Pair<ProcessHandler, RunContentDescriptor>>();
-    final ProcessHandler[] processes = ExecutionManager.getInstance(project).getRunningProcesses();
 
-    for (ProcessHandler process : processes) {
-      final RunContentDescriptor descriptor = process.getUserData(AndroidDebugRunner.ANDROID_PROCESS_HANDLER);
-      if (descriptor != null) {
-        pairs.add(Pair.create(process, descriptor));
+    for (Project p : ProjectManager.getInstance().getOpenProjects()) {
+      final ProcessHandler[] processes = ExecutionManager.getInstance(p).getRunningProcesses();
+
+      for (ProcessHandler process : processes) {
+        if (!process.isProcessTerminated()) {
+          final RunContentDescriptor descriptor = process.getUserData(AndroidDebugRunner.ANDROID_PROCESS_HANDLER);
+          if (descriptor != null) {
+            pairs.add(Pair.create(process, descriptor));
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -109,8 +123,8 @@ public class AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction extends ToggleAction {
       s.append(pair.getSecond().getDisplayName());
     }
 
-    final int r = Messages.showYesNoDialog(AndroidBundle.message("android.debug.sessions.will.be.closed") + s,
-                                           AndroidBundle.message("android.activate.adb.service.title"), Messages.getQuestionIcon());
+    final int r = Messages.showYesNoDialog(project, AndroidBundle.message("android.debug.sessions.will.be.closed", s),
+                                           AndroidBundle.message("android.disable.adb.service.title"), Messages.getQuestionIcon());
     return r == Messages.YES;
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidRunDdmsAction.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidRunDdmsAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5dd68313c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/actions/AndroidRunDdmsAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package org.jetbrains.android.actions;
+
+import com.intellij.CommonBundle;
+import com.intellij.execution.ExecutionException;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.GeneralCommandLine;
+import com.intellij.execution.process.OSProcessHandler;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
+import org.jetbrains.android.util.AndroidBundle;
+import org.jetbrains.android.util.AndroidCommonUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * @author Eugene.Kudelevsky
+ */
+public class AndroidRunDdmsAction extends AndroidRunSdkToolAction {
+  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#org.jetbrains.android.actions.AndroidRunDdmsAction");
+  private static volatile OSProcessHandler ourProcessHandler;
+
+  public AndroidRunDdmsAction() {
+    super(AndroidBundle.message("android.launch.ddms.title"));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void doRunTool(@NotNull final Project project, @NotNull final String sdkPath) {
+    if (getDdmsProcessHandler() != null) {
+      Messages.showErrorDialog(project, AndroidBundle.message("android.launch.ddms.already.launched.error"), CommonBundle.getErrorTitle());
+      return;
+    }
+    final boolean adbServiceEnabled = AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.isAdbServiceEnabled();
+    if (adbServiceEnabled && !AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.disableAdbService(project)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final String toolPath = sdkPath + File.separator + AndroidCommonUtils.toolPath(getDdmsCmdName());
+    final GeneralCommandLine commandLine = new GeneralCommandLine();
+    commandLine.setExePath(toolPath);
+    LOG.info(commandLine.getCommandLineString());
+
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread(new Runnable() {
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        doLaunchDdms(commandLine, project, adbServiceEnabled);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  private static void doLaunchDdms(GeneralCommandLine commandLine, final Project project, final boolean adbServiceWasEnabled) {
+    try {
+      ourProcessHandler = new OSProcessHandler(commandLine.createProcess(), "");
+      ourProcessHandler.startNotify();
+      ourProcessHandler.waitFor();
+    }
+    catch (ExecutionException e) {
+      LOG.info(e);
+    }
+    finally {
+      ourProcessHandler = null;
+
+      if (adbServiceWasEnabled) {
+        ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+          @Override
+          public void run() {
+            AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.setAdbServiceEnabled(project, true);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Nullable
+  public static OSProcessHandler getDdmsProcessHandler() {
+    return ourProcessHandler;
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  private static String getDdmsCmdName() {
+    return SystemInfo.isWindows ? "ddms.bat" : "ddms";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/run/AndroidRunConfigurationBase.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/run/AndroidRunConfigurationBase.java
index 30139c7fac40..ebbd5611ce23 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/run/AndroidRunConfigurationBase.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/run/AndroidRunConfigurationBase.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.android.run;
 
+import com.android.ddmlib.AndroidDebugBridge;
 import com.android.ddmlib.Log;
 import com.android.sdklib.internal.avd.AvdInfo;
 import com.android.sdklib.internal.avd.AvdManager;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.roots.OrderEntry;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ClasspathEditor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ModulesConfigurator;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.DefaultJDOMExternalizer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.InvalidDataException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.WriteExternalException;
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ public abstract class AndroidRunConfigurationBase extends ModuleBasedConfigurati
     if (module == null) {
       throw new ExecutionException("Module is not found");
     }
-    AndroidFacet facet = AndroidFacet.getInstance(module);
+    final AndroidFacet facet = AndroidFacet.getInstance(module);
     if (facet == null) {
       throw new ExecutionException(AndroidBundle.message("no.facet.error", module.getName()));
     }
@@ -196,16 +198,21 @@ public abstract class AndroidRunConfigurationBase extends ModuleBasedConfigurati
       return null;
     }
 
-    if (platform.getSdkData().getDebugBridge(getProject()) == null) return null;
-
     boolean debug = DefaultDebugExecutor.EXECUTOR_ID.equals(executor.getId());
     if (debug) {
-      if (!AndroidSdkUtils.activateDdmsIfNecessary(facet.getModule().getProject(),
-                                                   facet.getDebugBridge())) {
+      if (!AndroidSdkUtils.activateDdmsIfNecessary(facet.getModule().getProject(), new Computable<AndroidDebugBridge>() {
+        @Nullable
+        @Override
+        public AndroidDebugBridge compute() {
+          return facet.getDebugBridge();
+        }
+      })) {
         return null;
       }
     }
 
+    if (platform.getSdkData().getDebugBridge(getProject()) == null) return null;
+
     String aPackage = getPackageName(facet);
     if (aPackage == null) return null;
 
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidSdkUtils.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidSdkUtils.java
index e7e7932ba1e3..3c3ce9d73cd1 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidSdkUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidSdkUtils.java
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@ import com.android.sdklib.IAndroidTarget;
 import com.android.sdklib.ISdkLog;
 import com.android.sdklib.SdkConstants;
 import com.intellij.CommonBundle;
+import com.intellij.execution.process.OSProcessHandler;
+import com.intellij.execution.process.OSProcessManager;
 import com.intellij.facet.ProjectFacetManager;
 import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.impl.SdkConfigurationUtil;
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.roots.OrderRootType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.libraries.ui.OrderRoot;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ProjectSettingsService;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.JarFileSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem;
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindow;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowManager;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.HashSet;
 import org.jetbrains.android.actions.AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction;
+import org.jetbrains.android.actions.AndroidRunDdmsAction;
 import org.jetbrains.android.facet.AndroidFacet;
 import org.jetbrains.android.facet.AndroidRootUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.android.logcat.AndroidLogcatToolWindowFactory;
@@ -464,23 +469,48 @@ public class AndroidSdkUtils {
     return null;
   }
 
-  public static boolean activateDdmsIfNecessary(@NotNull Project project, @Nullable AndroidDebugBridge bridge) {
+  public static boolean activateDdmsIfNecessary(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull Computable<AndroidDebugBridge> bridgeProvider) {
     if (AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.isAdbServiceEnabled()) {
+      final AndroidDebugBridge bridge = bridgeProvider.compute();
       if (bridge != null && isDdmsCorrupted(bridge)) {
         LOG.info("DDMLIB is corrupted and will be restarted");
         restartDdmlib(project);
       }
     }
     else {
+      final OSProcessHandler ddmsProcessHandler = AndroidRunDdmsAction.getDdmsProcessHandler();
+      if (ddmsProcessHandler != null) {
+        final int r = Messages
+          .showYesNoDialog(project, "DDMS will be closed to activate ADB service. Continue?", "ADB activation", Messages.getQuestionIcon());
+
+        if (r != Messages.YES) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        final Runnable destroyingRunnable = new Runnable() {
+          @Override
+          public void run() {
+            if (!ddmsProcessHandler.isProcessTerminated()) {
+              OSProcessManager.getInstance().killProcessTree(ddmsProcessHandler.getProcess());
+              ddmsProcessHandler.waitFor();
+            }
+          }
+        };
+        if (!ProgressManager.getInstance().runProcessWithProgressSynchronously(destroyingRunnable, "Closing DDMS", true, project)) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.setAdbServiceEnabled(project, true);
+        return true;
+      }
+
       int result = Messages.showYesNoDialog(project, AndroidBundle.message("android.ddms.disabled.error"),
                                             AndroidBundle.message("android.ddms.disabled.dialog.title"),
                                             Messages.getQuestionIcon());
       if (result != 0) {
         return false;
       }
-      if (!AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.setAdbServiceEnabled(project, true)) {
-        return false;
-      }
+      AndroidEnableAdbServiceAction.setAdbServiceEnabled(project, true);
     }
     return true;
   }