diff -r 16d8024aca5e -r f7ac710697a9 src/hbcore/gui/hbtoolbarextension.cpp
--- a/src/hbcore/gui/hbtoolbarextension.cpp	Mon Apr 19 14:02:13 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbcore/gui/hbtoolbarextension.cpp	Mon May 03 12:48:33 2010 +0300
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
         mColsPortrait(3),
         mColsLandscape(4),
         lazyInitDone(false),
+        orientationConnectDone(false),
         //
         mExtendedButton(0),
         mToolBar(0)
@@ -147,7 +148,6 @@
     int column (0);
     int row(0);
     initialiseContent();
-
     if (!mDefaultContentWidget)
         return;
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
             if ( row >= maxRow ) {
                 qWarning() << "Too many items in extension!";
             }
-            HbToolButtonPrivate::d_ptr(button)->setBackgroundVisible(false);
+            HbToolButtonPrivate::d_ptr(button)->setExtensionBackgroundVisible(true);
             mLayout->addItem( button, row, column );
             ++j;
         }
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@
             HbToolBarExtensionPrivate::d_ptr(q)->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight);
         }
     }
+    q->repolish();
     doLayout();
 }
 
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@
  */
 HbToolBarExtension::~HbToolBarExtension()
 {
+    disconnect();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -484,7 +486,13 @@
 {
     Q_D(HbToolBarExtension);
     if (change == QGraphicsItem::ItemVisibleHasChanged) {
-        if (value.toBool() == true) {
+        if (value.toBool()) {
+            HbMainWindow* w(mainWindow());
+            if(w && !d->orientationConnectDone) {
+                QObject::connect(w,SIGNAL(orientationChanged(Qt::Orientation)),
+                                 this, SLOT(_q_orientationChanged()));
+                d->orientationConnectDone = true;
+            }
             d->placeToolBarExtension();
         }
     }