diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/notifications/notificationsToasts.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/notifications/notificationsToasts.ts
index 6132c599e14d96ee4926c8f6e86f338bb428494b..8d0974b77291c7d02bb0203a15537b475b04fb2e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/notifications/notificationsToasts.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/notifications/notificationsToasts.ts
@@ -210,16 +210,23 @@ export class NotificationsToasts extends Themable {
 		disposables.push(addDisposableListener(notificationToastContainer, EventType.MOUSE_OUT, () => isMouseOverToast = false));
 
 		// Install Timers
-		let timeoutHandle: any;
+		let purgeTimeoutHandle: any;
+		let pendingPurgeTimeoutHandle: any;
 		const hideAfterTimeout = () => {
-			timeoutHandle = setTimeout(() => {
+			purgeTimeoutHandle = setTimeout(() => {
 				if (
 					item.sticky ||					// never hide sticky notifications
 					notificationList.hasFocus() ||	// never hide notifications with focus
 					isMouseOverToast ||				// never hide notifications under mouse
 					!this.windowHasFocus			// never hide when window has no focus
 				) {
-					hideAfterTimeout();
+					// If the notification should not be hidden yet for the reasons outlined
+					// above, we delay an additional check by at least PURGE_TIMEOUT so that
+					// if the condition changes to hide the notification, the timeout will
+					// be at least PURGE_TIMEOUT (+ the time it took to change the state)
+					pendingPurgeTimeoutHandle = setTimeout(() => {
+						hideAfterTimeout();
+					}, NotificationsToasts.PURGE_TIMEOUT[item.severity]);
 				} else {
 					this.removeToast(item);
 				}
@@ -228,7 +235,8 @@ export class NotificationsToasts extends Themable {
 
 		hideAfterTimeout();
 
-		disposables.push(toDisposable(() => clearTimeout(timeoutHandle)));
+		disposables.push(toDisposable(() => clearTimeout(purgeTimeoutHandle)));
+		disposables.push(toDisposable(() => clearTimeout(pendingPurgeTimeoutHandle)));
 	}
 
 	private removeToast(item: INotificationViewItem): void {