--- old/src/windows/classes/sun/awt/windows/WToolkit.java	2014-06-10 18:31:24.063208800 +0400
+++ new/src/windows/classes/sun/awt/windows/WToolkit.java	2014-06-10 18:31:23.472133700 +0400
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
+import sun.awt.AppContext;
 import sun.awt.AWTAutoShutdown;
 import sun.awt.AWTPermissions;
 import sun.awt.LightweightFrame;
@@ -938,12 +939,16 @@
         final Map<String, Object> props = getWProps();
         updateXPStyleEnabled(props.get(XPSTYLE_THEME_ACTIVE));
 
-        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                updateProperties(props);
-            }
-        });
+        if (AppContext.getAppContext() == null) {
+            // We cannot post the update to any EventQueue. Listeners will
+            // be called on EDTs by DesktopPropertyChangeSupport
+            updateProperties(props);
+        } else {
+            // Cannot update on Toolkit thread.
+            // DesktopPropertyChangeSupport will call listeners on Toolkit
+            // thread if it has AppContext (standalone mode)
+            EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> updateProperties(props));
+        }
     }
 
     private synchronized void updateProperties(final Map<String, Object> props) {