diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 959524c06..c4438c3cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Current Master
 
+- Fixed bug where if you send a transaction from within MetaMask extension the
+popup notification opens up.
+
 ## 2.12.0 2016-09-14
 
 - Add a QR button to the Account detail screen
diff --git a/app/scripts/background.js b/app/scripts/background.js
index 58228a41a..652acc113 100644
--- a/app/scripts/background.js
+++ b/app/scripts/background.js
@@ -10,31 +10,22 @@ const MetamaskController = require('./metamask-controller')
 const extension = require('./lib/extension')
 
 const STORAGE_KEY = 'metamask-config'
-
+var popupIsOpen = false
 
 const controller = new MetamaskController({
   // User confirmation callbacks:
-  showUnconfirmedMessage,
-  unlockAccountMessage,
-  showUnconfirmedTx,
+  showUnconfirmedMessage: triggerUi,
+  unlockAccountMessage: triggerUi,
+  showUnconfirmedTx: triggerUi,
   // Persistence Methods:
   setData,
   loadData,
 })
 const idStore = controller.idStore
 
-function unlockAccountMessage () {
-  notification.show()
-}
-
-function showUnconfirmedMessage (msgParams, msgId) {
-  notification.show()
+function triggerUi () {
+  if (!popupIsOpen) notification.show()
 }
-
-function showUnconfirmedTx (txParams, txData, onTxDoneCb) {
-  notification.show()
-}
-
 // On first install, open a window to MetaMask website to how-it-works.
 
 extension.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function (details) {
@@ -53,7 +44,8 @@ function connectRemote (remotePort) {
   var portStream = new PortStream(remotePort)
   if (isMetaMaskInternalProcess) {
     // communication with popup
-    setupTrustedCommunication(portStream, 'MetaMask')
+    popupIsOpen = remotePort.name === 'popup'
+    setupTrustedCommunication(portStream, 'MetaMask', remotePort.name)
   } else {
     // communication with page
     var originDomain = urlUtil.parse(remotePort.sender.url).hostname
@@ -95,6 +87,7 @@ function setupControllerConnection (stream) {
     // teardown on disconnect
     eos(stream, () => {
       controller.ethStore.removeListener('update', controller.sendUpdate.bind(controller))
+      popupIsOpen = false
     })
   })
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/conf-tx.js b/ui/app/conf-tx.js
index 99b4bc9f1..f02b6be78 100644
--- a/ui/app/conf-tx.js
+++ b/ui/app/conf-tx.js
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.goHome = function (event) {
 }
 
 function warningIfExists (warning) {
-  if (warning) {
+  if (warning &&
+      // Do not display user rejections on this screen:
+     warning.indexOf('User denied transaction signature') === -1) {
     return h('span.error', { style: { margin: 'auto' } }, warning)
   }
 }