diff -up gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.1/plugins/xrandr/gsd-xrandr-manager.c.iconleak gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.1/plugins/xrandr/gsd-xrandr-manager.c
--- gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.1/plugins/xrandr/gsd-xrandr-manager.c.iconleak	2009-11-12 08:56:48.161916233 -0500
+++ gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.1/plugins/xrandr/gsd-xrandr-manager.c	2009-11-12 08:54:15.374916024 -0500
@@ -1792,6 +1792,7 @@ status_icon_stop (GsdXrandrManager *mana
                         priv->status_icon, G_CALLBACK (status_icon_activate_cb), manager);
                 g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (
                         priv->status_icon, G_CALLBACK (status_icon_popup_menu_cb), manager);
+                gtk_status_icon_set_visible (priv->status_icon, FALSE);
                 g_object_unref (priv->status_icon);
                 priv->status_icon = NULL;
         }