diff -r ae34e1715e21 -r a8c646b56683 emailuis/nmailui/src/nmsendserviceinterface.cpp
--- a/emailuis/nmailui/src/nmsendserviceinterface.cpp	Thu Aug 05 21:09:09 2010 +0300
+++ b/emailuis/nmailui/src/nmsendserviceinterface.cpp	Mon Aug 23 23:32:31 2010 +0300
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@
                     new NmMailboxSelectionDialog(mUiEngine.mailboxListModel());
             }
 
+            if (!XQServiceUtil::isEmbedded()) {
+                XQServiceUtil::toBackground(false);
+            }
+            
             connect(mSelectionDialog, SIGNAL(selectionDialogClosed(NmId&)),
                     this, SLOT(selectionDialogClosed(NmId&)));
             mSelectionDialog->open();
@@ -400,6 +404,11 @@
     }
 
     if (mStartParam) {
+        // Make sure the NMail application is in the foreground
+        if (!XQServiceUtil::isEmbedded()) {
+            XQServiceUtil::toBackground(false);    
+        }
+        
         mStartParam->setMailboxId(mailboxId);
         mApplication->enterNmUiView(mStartParam);
         mStartParam = NULL; // ownership passed