diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index fb3623e55..27c2b7ccd 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
             if (haveClickedSummaryItem && !summarySourceIsMainNotificationSource && canShowSummaryBoxPointer && !requestedNotificationStackIsEmpty)
                 this._showSummaryBoxPointer();
         } else if (this._summaryBoxPointerState == State.SHOWN) {
-            if (!haveClickedSummaryItem || !canShowSummaryBoxPointer || wrongSummaryBoxPointer || mustHideTray) {
+            if (!haveClickedSummaryItem || !canShowSummaryBoxPointer || wrongSummaryBoxPointer || !hasNotifications) {
                 this._hideSummaryBoxPointer();
                 if (wrongSummaryBoxPointer)
                     this._showSummaryBoxPointer();