diff --git a/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js b/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
index 5ed47a106c..eaa2f206f7 100644
--- a/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
+++ b/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
 		if (counter > 0)
 		{
 			$topmenu_info_notifications.addClass('egwpopup_notify');
-			$topmenu_info_notifications.append($popup_note);
+			if (jQuery('#egw_fw_topmenu:visible').length == 0) $topmenu_info_notifications.append($popup_note);
 			$popup_note.text(egw.lang('You have %1 unread notifications', counter));
 			setTimeout(function (){$popup_note.remove();}, 4000);
 		}