diff --git a/js/db_operations.js b/js/db_operations.js
index 915c53766..7b7e0e342 100644
--- a/js/db_operations.js
+++ b/js/db_operations.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("#copy_db_form.ajax").live('submit', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strCopyingDatabase']);
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strCopyingDatabase']);
 
         var $form = $(this);
         
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             else {
                 $('#topmenucontainer').after(data.error);
             }
+            
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }) // end $.get
     }) // end copy database
 
diff --git a/js/db_search.js b/js/db_search.js
index 84a3dd868..48b354d46 100644
--- a/js/db_search.js
+++ b/js/db_search.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("#db_search_form.ajax").live('submit', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strSearching']);
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strSearching']);
         // jQuery object to reuse
         $form = $(this);
 
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 // error message (zero rows)
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").html(response['message']);
             }
+
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
+
         })
     })
 }, 'top.frame_content'); // end $(document).ready()
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index dbdc646fc..b6c9da2a4 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -1233,9 +1233,9 @@ function PMA_ajaxShowMessage(message, timeout) {
             $('<span id="loading" class="ajax_notification"></span>')
             .appendTo("#loading_parent")
             .html(msg)
-            .slideDown('medium')
+            .fadeIn('medium')
             .delay(to)
-            .slideUp('medium', function(){
+            .fadeOut('medium', function(){
                 $(this)
                 .html("") //Clear the message
                 .hide();
@@ -1248,14 +1248,16 @@ function PMA_ajaxShowMessage(message, timeout) {
         $("#loading")
         .clearQueue()
         .html(msg)
-        .slideDown('medium')
+        .fadeIn('medium')
         .delay(to)
-        .slideUp('medium', function() {
+        .fadeOut('medium', function() {
             $(this)
             .html("")
             .hide();
         })
     }
+	
+	return $("#loading");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1389,7 +1391,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         var button_options_error = {};
         button_options_error[PMA_messages['strOK']] = function() {$(this).dialog('close').remove();}
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
         if (! $form.find('input:hidden').is('#ajax_request_hidden')) {
             $form.append('<input type="hidden" id="ajax_request_hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
         }
@@ -1418,7 +1420,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     open: PMA_verifyTypeOfAllColumns,
                     buttons : button_options
                 }); // end dialog options
-            }
+            }            
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }) // end $.get()
 
         // empty table name and number of columns from the minimal form
@@ -1546,7 +1551,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
          */
         var $form = $("#create_table_form");
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
         if (! $form.find('input:hidden').is('#ajax_request_hidden')) {
             $form.append('<input type="hidden" id="ajax_request_hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
         }
@@ -1562,6 +1567,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $("#create_table_div").html(data);
             }
             PMA_verifyTypeOfAllColumns();
+            
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }) //end $.post()
 
     }) // end create table form (add fields)
@@ -1744,7 +1753,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
          */
         var this_value = $(this).val();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
         $(the_form).append('<input type="hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
 
         $.post($(the_form).attr('action'), $(the_form).serialize() + '&change_pw='+ this_value, function(data) {
@@ -1753,6 +1762,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $("#change_password_dialog").hide().remove();
                 $("#edit_user_dialog").dialog("close").remove();
                 $('#change_password_anchor.dialog_active').removeClass('dialog_active').addClass('ajax');
+            
+                msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                    $(this).hide();
+                });
             }
             else {
                 PMA_ajaxShowMessage(data.error);
diff --git a/js/server_privileges.js b/js/server_privileges.js
index 7b30ccf2e..d6c51cbe4 100644
--- a/js/server_privileges.js
+++ b/js/server_privileges.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         /**
          * @var button_options  Object containing options for jQueryUI dialog buttons
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 buttons: button_options
             }); //dialog options end
             displayPasswordGenerateButton();
+            
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }); // end $.get()
 
     });//end of Add New User AJAX event handler
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         $(this).parents('tr').addClass('current_row');
 
@@ -333,6 +337,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 buttons: button_options
             }); //dialog options end
             displayPasswordGenerateButton();
+            
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }) // end $.get()
     })
 
@@ -418,7 +426,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         /**
          * @var button_options  Object containing options for jQueryUI dialog buttons
@@ -433,6 +441,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 width : 500,
                 buttons: button_options
             });
+            
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
+
         }) //end $.get
     }) //end export privileges
 
@@ -447,7 +460,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("#initials_table.ajax").find("a").live('click', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         $.get($(this).attr('href'), {'ajax_request' : true}, function(data) {
             // This form is not on screen when first entering Privileges
@@ -457,6 +470,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             $("#initials_table")
              .after(data).show("medium")
              .siblings("h2").not(":first").remove();
+
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }) // end $.get
     })// end of the paginate users table
 
diff --git a/js/sql.js b/js/sql.js
index 5b0fc083a..5b8081e3b 100644
--- a/js/sql.js
+++ b/js/sql.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         $('.error').remove();
 
         $form = $(this);
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         if (! $form.find('input:hidden').is('#ajax_request_hidden')) {
             $form.append('<input type="hidden" id="ajax_request_hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     PMA_init_slider();
                 }
             }
+
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }) // end $.post()
     }) // end SQL Query submit
 
@@ -321,7 +325,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         /**
          * @var $the_form    Object referring to the form element that paginates the results table
@@ -334,6 +338,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             $("#sqlqueryresults").html(data);
             $("#sqlqueryresults").trigger('appendAnchor');
             PMA_init_slider();
+            
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }) // end $.post()
     })// end Paginate results table
 
@@ -349,12 +357,16 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         if ($(this).hasClass('ajax')) {
             event.preventDefault();
 
-            PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+            var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
             $.post($the_form.attr('action'), $the_form.serialize() + '&ajax_request=true', function(data) {
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").html(data);
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").trigger('appendAnchor');
                 PMA_init_slider();
+            
+                msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                    $(this).hide();
+                });
             }) // end $.post()
         } else {
             $the_form.submit();
@@ -371,7 +383,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("#table_results.ajax").find("a[title=Sort]").live('click', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         $anchor = $(this);
 
@@ -379,6 +391,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             $("#sqlqueryresults")
              .html(data)
              .trigger('appendAnchor');
+
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
         }) // end $.get()
     })//end Sort results table
 
diff --git a/js/tbl_select.js b/js/tbl_select.js
index 47457edf1..88acefff5 100644
--- a/js/tbl_select.js
+++ b/js/tbl_select.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
         // empty previous search results while we are waiting for new results
         $("#sqlqueryresults").empty();
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strSearching']);
+        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strSearching']);
 
 	    // add this hidden field just once 
 	    if (! $search_form.find('input:hidden').is('#ajax_request_hidden')) {
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 // error message (zero rows)
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").html(response['message']);
             }
-        })
+            
+            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
+                $(this).hide();
+            });
+        }) // end $.post()
     })
 }, 'top.frame_content'); // end $(document).ready()