diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/widget/StatusBarWidgetsManager.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/widget/StatusBarWidgetsManager.kt
index ff4f197858ce..ff7197ed851b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/widget/StatusBarWidgetsManager.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/widget/StatusBarWidgetsManager.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.status.widget
 import com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException
 import com.intellij.ide.lightEdit.LightEdit
 import com.intellij.ide.lightEdit.LightEditCompatible
+import com.intellij.ide.plugins.cl.PluginAwareClassLoader
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.EDT
@@ -31,7 +32,10 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.wm.WindowManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.status.ChildStatusBarWidget
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.status.IdeStatusBarImpl
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.status.createComponentByWidgetPresentation
+import com.intellij.platform.util.coroutines.attachAsChildTo
 import com.intellij.platform.util.coroutines.childScope
+import com.intellij.util.application
+import com.intellij.util.asSafely
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
@@ -266,9 +270,18 @@ private fun createWidget(
   }
 
   val widgetScope = parentScope.childScope("${factory.id}-widget")
+  tryAttachWidgetScopeToPlugin(factory, widgetScope)
+
   return WidgetPresentationWrapper(id = factory.id, factory = factory, dataContext = dataContext, scope = widgetScope)
 }
 
+private fun tryAttachWidgetScopeToPlugin(factory: StatusBarWidgetFactory, widgetScope: CoroutineScope) {
+  val pluginScope = factory.javaClass.classLoader.asSafely<PluginAwareClassLoader>()?.pluginCoroutineScope
+  if (pluginScope != null) {
+    widgetScope.attachAsChildTo(pluginScope)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Wrapper for V2 status bar widgets (those using WidgetPresentationFactory).
  * Implements ChildStatusBarWidget to support child status bars in detached windows.