diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/popup/AbstractPopup.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/popup/AbstractPopup.java
index 99aaaf31b0eb..5598316ec556 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/popup/AbstractPopup.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/popup/AbstractPopup.java
@@ -706,7 +706,8 @@ public class AbstractPopup implements JBPopup {
 
     myRequestorComponent = owner;
 
-    boolean forcedDialog = (SystemInfo.isMac && !(myOwner instanceof IdeFrame)) || myMayBeParent;
+    boolean forcedDialog = myMayBeParent
+      || (SystemInfo.isMac && !(myOwner instanceof IdeFrame) && (myOwner != null && myOwner.isShowing()));
 
     PopupComponent.Factory factory = getFactory(myForcedHeavyweight || myResizable, forcedDialog);
     myNativePopup = factory.isNativePopup();