diff -r 0aa5fbdfbc30 -r 3d340a0166ff uifw/AvKon/src/AknPreviewPopUp.cpp
--- a/uifw/AvKon/src/AknPreviewPopUp.cpp	Tue Apr 27 16:55:05 2010 +0300
+++ b/uifw/AvKon/src/AknPreviewPopUp.cpp	Tue May 11 16:27:42 2010 +0300
@@ -218,8 +218,12 @@
         return; 
         }
 
+    // Skip disappear transition if the popup is either permanent, fixed or
+    // faded. Fading status is checked because there can't be two parallel
+    // effects applied to the same window.
     TBool useTfx = !( iFlags & CAknPreviewPopUpController::EPermanentMode 
-            || iFlags & CAknPreviewPopUpController::EFixedMode );
+            || iFlags & CAknPreviewPopUpController::EFixedMode ) 
+                    && !Window().IsFaded();
     
     if ( useTfx && GfxTransEffect::IsRegistered( this ) )
         {