diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/ProgressManager.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/ProgressManager.java
index 605878e9a0b..542dd60b1fb 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/ProgressManager.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/progress/ProgressManager.java
@@ -971,8 +971,9 @@ public void run(boolean fork, boolean cancelable, IRunnableWithProgress runnable
 			// Backward compatible code.
 			final ProgressMonitorJobsDialog dialog = new ProgressMonitorJobsDialog(
 					ProgressManagerUtil.getDefaultParent());
-			if (shouldRunInBackground()) {
-				dialog.setOpenOnRun(false);
+			dialog.setOpenOnRun(false);
+			if (!shouldRunInBackground()) {
+				scheduleProgressMonitorJob(dialog);
 			}
 			dialog.run(fork, cancelable, runnable);
 			return;