diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 640f8b0e..4b9f497f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- changed {popup_init} to only emit code once during a request (TGKnIght, boots)
 - fix handling of block-methods of registered objects (El Hombre Gris,
   messju)
 
diff --git a/libs/plugins/function.popup_init.php b/libs/plugins/function.popup_init.php
index 93cb4545..a2206e0f 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/function.popup_init.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/function.popup_init.php
@@ -21,20 +21,24 @@
  */
 function smarty_function_popup_init($params, &$smarty)
 {
-    $zindex = 1000;
+    static $already_init;
     
-    if (!empty($params['zindex'])) {
-        $zindex = $params['zindex'];
-    }
-    
-    if (!empty($params['src'])) {
-        return '<div id="overDiv" style="position:absolute; visibility:hidden; z-index:'.$zindex.';"></div>' . "\n"
-         . '<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="'.$params['src'].'"></script>' . "\n";
-    } else {
-        $smarty->trigger_error("popup_init: missing src parameter");
+    if (!$already_init) {
+        $zindex = 1000;
+        
+        if (!empty($params['zindex'])) {
+            $zindex = $params['zindex'];
+        }
+        
+        if (!empty($params['src'])) {
+            return '<div id="overDiv" style="position:absolute; visibility:hidden; z-index:'.$zindex.';"></div>' . "\n"
+             . '<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="'.$params['src'].'"></script>' . "\n";
+        } else {
+            $smarty->trigger_error("popup_init: missing src parameter");
+        }
     }
 }
 
 /* vim: set expandtab: */
 
-?>
+?>
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