--- a/src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/macosx/LWCToolkit.java	Wed Mar 28 19:04:15 2012 +0400
+++ b/src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/macosx/LWCToolkit.java	Wed Mar 28 19:08:32 2012 +0400
@@ -656,6 +656,14 @@
         return ((mods & (InputEvent.META_MASK | InputEvent.CTRL_MASK)) == 0);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether popup is allowed to be shown above the task bar.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean canPopupOverlapTaskBar() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // Extends PeerEvent because we want to pass long an ObjC mediator object and because we want these events to be posted early
     // Typically, rather than relying on the notifier to call notifyAll(), we use the mediator to stop the runloop
     public static class CPeerEvent extends PeerEvent {

--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JPopupMenu.java	Wed Mar 28 19:04:15 2012 +0400
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JPopupMenu.java	Wed Mar 28 19:08:32 2012 +0400
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 import javax.swing.plaf.ComponentUI;
 import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboPopup;
 import javax.swing.event.*;
+
+import sun.awt.SunToolkit;
 import sun.security.util.SecurityConstants;
 
 import java.applet.Applet;
@@ -346,6 +348,7 @@
         long popupBottomY = (long)popupLocation.y + (long)popupSize.height;
         int scrWidth = scrBounds.width;
         int scrHeight = scrBounds.height;
+
         if (!canPopupOverlapTaskBar()) {
             // Insets include the task bar. Take them into account.
             Insets scrInsets = toolkit.getScreenInsets(gc);
@@ -403,25 +406,19 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks that there are enough security permissions
-     * to make popup "always on top", which allows to show it above the task bar.
+     * Returns whether popup is allowed to be shown above the task bar.
      */
     static boolean canPopupOverlapTaskBar() {
         boolean result = true;
-        try {
-            SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
-            if (sm != null) {
-                sm.checkPermission(
-                    SecurityConstants.AWT.SET_WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP_PERMISSION);
-            }
-        } catch (SecurityException se) {
-            // There is no permission to show popups over the task bar
-            result = false;
+
+        Toolkit tk = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
+        if (tk instanceof SunToolkit) {
+            result = ((SunToolkit)tk).canPopupOverlapTaskBar();
         }
+
         return result;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Factory method which creates the <code>JMenuItem</code> for
      * <code>Actions</code> added to the <code>JPopupMenu</code>.

--- a/src/share/classes/sun/awt/SunToolkit.java	Wed Mar 28 19:04:15 2012 +0400
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/awt/SunToolkit.java	Wed Mar 28 19:08:32 2012 +0400
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
+
+import sun.security.util.SecurityConstants;
 import sun.util.logging.PlatformLogger;
 import sun.misc.SoftCache;
 import sun.font.FontDesignMetrics;
@@ -1094,6 +1096,26 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns whether popup is allowed to be shown above the task bar.
+     * This is a default implementation of this method, which checks
+     * corresponding security permission.
+     */
+    public boolean canPopupOverlapTaskBar() {
+        boolean result = true;
+        try {
+            SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
+            if (sm != null) {
+                sm.checkPermission(
+                        SecurityConstants.AWT.SET_WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP_PERMISSION);
+            }
+        } catch (SecurityException se) {
+            // There is no permission to show popups over the task bar
+            result = false;
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns a new input method window, with behavior as specified in
      * {@link java.awt.im.spi.InputMethodContext#createInputMethodWindow}.
      * If the inputContext is not null, the window should return it from its