diff -r 80149ccfcb2d -r b21e248eb4c7 pidgin/gtkconv.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Thu Feb 19 11:28:01 2009 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Thu Feb 19 11:29:08 2009 +0000
@@ -1976,6 +1976,9 @@
 	win      = gtkconv->win;
 	curconv = gtk_notebook_get_current_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(win->notebook));
 
+	/* clear any tooltips */
+	pidgin_tooltip_destroy();
+
 	/* If CTRL was held down... */
 	if (event->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
 		switch (event->keyval) {