diff --git a/plugins/junit_rt/src/com/intellij/junit4/SMTestSender.java b/plugins/junit_rt/src/com/intellij/junit4/SMTestSender.java
index 84e117b153de..4f1baebfb7c3 100644
--- a/plugins/junit_rt/src/com/intellij/junit4/SMTestSender.java
+++ b/plugins/junit_rt/src/com/intellij/junit4/SMTestSender.java
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ class SMTestSender extends RunListener {
   }
 
   public synchronized void testIgnored(Description description) throws Exception {
+    testStarted(description);
     prepareIgnoreMessage(description, true);
+    testFinished(description);
   }
 
   private static void prepareIgnoreMessage(Description description, boolean commentMessage) {