diff --git a/src/gui/infoicons.cpp b/src/gui/infoicons.cpp
index a8191b1d3..2024d1fdb 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoicons.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/infoicons.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ CInfoIcons::CInfoIcons()
 
 	thrTimer	= 0;
 	status		= false;
+	is_painted	= false;
 
 	Init();
 }
@@ -242,11 +243,16 @@ void CInfoIcons::paintIcons(bool first)
 			startx += icon[i].sizeW;
 		}
 	}
+	is_painted = true;
 }
 
 void CInfoIcons::hideIcons()
 {
-	frameBuffer->paintBackgroundBoxRel(x, y, width + OFFSET_SHADOW, height + OFFSET_SHADOW);
+	if (is_painted)
+	{
+		frameBuffer->paintBackgroundBoxRel(x, y, width + OFFSET_SHADOW, height + OFFSET_SHADOW);
+		is_painted = false;
+	}
 }
 
 void* CInfoIcons::TimerProc(void *arg)
diff --git a/src/gui/infoicons.h b/src/gui/infoicons.h
index 849ea57c0..51311ac7f 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoicons.h
+++ b/src/gui/infoicons.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class CInfoIcons
 		pthread_t	thrTimer;
 		int		x, y, width, height, offset;
 		int 		start_i, m_entries, popup;
-		bool		status;
+		bool		status, is_painted;
 		static void	CleanUpProc(void* arg);
 		static void*	TimerProc(void *arg);