--- old/src/share/classes/sun/awt/SunToolkit.java	2014-04-01 14:21:47.000000000 +0400
+++ new/src/share/classes/sun/awt/SunToolkit.java	2014-04-01 14:21:47.000000000 +0400
@@ -1070,6 +1070,13 @@
     public static EventQueue getSystemEventQueueImplPP(AppContext appContext) {
         EventQueue theEventQueue =
             (EventQueue)appContext.get(AppContext.EVENT_QUEUE_KEY);
+        // Sometimes EventQueue stored in AppContext may be null, (e.g. for the
+        // static fields of an applet after refresh of the webpage). Let's use
+        // the EventQueue from the default AppContext in this case.
+        if (theEventQueue == null) {
+            theEventQueue = (EventQueue)(AppContext.getAppContext()).get(
+                AppContext.EVENT_QUEUE_KEY);
+        }
         return theEventQueue;
     }