diff --git a/platform/icons/src/ide/hectorNo.png b/platform/icons/src/ide/hectorNo.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d364814ed37
Binary files /dev/null and b/platform/icons/src/ide/hectorNo.png differ
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/TogglePopupHintsPanel.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/TogglePopupHintsPanel.java
index 5dc9f6bbdee7..ae5b8ea15d8f 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/TogglePopupHintsPanel.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/TogglePopupHintsPanel.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager;
 import com.intellij.ui.UIBundle;
 import com.intellij.ui.awt.RelativePoint;
 import com.intellij.util.Consumer;
-import com.intellij.util.ui.EmptyIcon;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 public class TogglePopupHintsPanel implements StatusBarWidget, StatusBarWidget.IconPresentation {
   private static final Icon INSPECTIONS_ICON = IconLoader.getIcon("/ide/hectorOn.png");
   private static final Icon INSPECTIONS_OFF_ICON = IconLoader.getIcon("/ide/hectorOff.png");
-  private static final Icon EMPTY_ICON = new EmptyIcon(INSPECTIONS_ICON.getIconWidth(), INSPECTIONS_ICON.getIconHeight());
+  private static final Icon EMPTY_ICON = IconLoader.getIcon("/ide/hectorNo.png");
 
   private Icon myCurrentIcon;
   private String myToolTipText;
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/notification/Notification.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/notification/Notification.java
index d29f3bc14029..f8e4827da41a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/notification/Notification.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/notification/Notification.java
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ public class Notification {
   public void setBalloon(@Nullable final Balloon balloon) {
     if (balloon != null) {
       myBalloonRef = new WeakReference<Balloon>(balloon);
+    } else {
+      myBalloonRef = null;
     }
   }
+
+  @Nullable
+  public Balloon getBalloon() {
+    return myBalloonRef == null ? null : myBalloonRef.get();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/NotificationsManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/NotificationsManagerImpl.java
index f7f4f6bbbcf3..15506dab5db8 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/NotificationsManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/NotificationsManagerImpl.java
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ package com.intellij.notification.impl;
 
 import com.intellij.notification.*;
 import com.intellij.notification.impl.ui.NotificationsUtil;
-import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ApplicationComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
-import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.Balloon;
-import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.BalloonBuilder;
-import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopupFactory;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.WindowManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeFrameImpl;
 import com.intellij.ui.BalloonLayout;
@@ -193,6 +189,13 @@ public class NotificationsManagerImpl extends NotificationsManager implements No
     }
 
     final Balloon balloon = builder.createBalloon();
+    balloon.addListener(new JBPopupAdapter() {
+      @Override
+      public void onClosed(LightweightWindowEvent event) {
+        notification.setBalloon(null);
+      }
+    });
+
     notification.setBalloon(balloon);
 
     final Runnable show = new Runnable() {
@@ -209,13 +212,6 @@ public class NotificationsManagerImpl extends NotificationsManager implements No
         if (window instanceof IdeFrameImpl) {
           final BalloonLayout balloonLayout = ((IdeFrameImpl)window).getBalloonLayout();
           balloonLayout.add(balloon);
-          if (project != null) {
-            Disposer.register(project, new Disposable() {
-              public void dispose() {
-                balloon.hide();
-              }
-            });
-          }
         }
       }
     };
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/ProjectNotificationsComponent.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/ProjectNotificationsComponent.java
index 2b9270b43267..2f3e2062cac5 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/ProjectNotificationsComponent.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/ProjectNotificationsComponent.java
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ProjectComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.Balloon;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 /**
  * @author spleaner
  */
@@ -58,6 +61,11 @@ public class ProjectNotificationsComponent implements Notifications, ProjectComp
   }
 
   public void projectClosed() {
+    final Collection<Notification> collection = NotificationsManagerImpl.getNotificationsManagerImpl().getByType(null, myProject);
+    for (final Notification notification : collection) {
+      final Balloon balloon = notification.getBalloon();
+      if (balloon != null) balloon.hide();
+    }
   }
 
   private static boolean isDummyEnvironment() {