diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlButtons.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlButtons.C
index 9453659548..0e381f8247 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlButtons.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlButtons.C
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 #include "ButtonControllerBase.h"
 #include "ViewBase.h"
 
+ControlButtons::ControlButtons()
+	: is_closing_(false)
+{}
+
+
 void ControlButtons::ApplyButton()
 {
 	apply();
@@ -30,7 +35,9 @@ void ControlButtons::ApplyButton()
 
 void ControlButtons::OKButton()
 {
+	is_closing_ = true;
 	apply();
+	is_closing_ = false;
 	hide();
 	bc().ok();
 }
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlButtons.h b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlButtons.h
index c252bcd7e9..25547338eb 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlButtons.h
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlButtons.h
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ class ButtonControllerBase;
  */
 class ControlButtons : public DialogBase
 {
-public: // methods
+public:
 	///
-	ControlButtons() {}
+	ControlButtons();
 	///
 	virtual ~ControlButtons() {}
 
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public: // methods
 	virtual ButtonControllerBase & bc() = 0;
 
 protected:
+	/** When Applying it's useful to know whether the dialog is about
+	    to close or not (no point refreshing the display for example). */
+	bool isClosing() const { return is_closing_; }
+
 	/// Get changed parameters and Dispatch them to the kernel.
 	virtual void apply() = 0;
 	/// Disconnect signals and hide View.
@@ -75,6 +79,11 @@ protected:
 	    instantiated in a daughter class that creates the actual instance
 	    of the View. */
 	virtual ViewBase & view() = 0;
+
+private:
+	///
+	bool is_closing_;
+	
 };
 
 #endif // CONTROLBUTTONS_H
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInset.h b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInset.h
index fa16d78123..c1dce1f940 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInset.h
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlInset.h
@@ -195,11 +195,13 @@ void ControlInset<Inset, Params>::apply()
 	else
 		applyParamsNoInset();
 
-	*params_ = getParams(string());
-	inset_ = 0;
-	ih_.disconnect();
+	if (!isClosing()) {
+		*params_ = getParams(string());
+		inset_ = 0;
+		ih_.disconnect();
 
-	view().update();
+		view().update();
+	}
 }