diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/bbb-deskshare-applet-0.9.0.jar b/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/bbb-deskshare-applet-0.9.0.jar
index 1d4a06a90e..508975f164 100644
Binary files a/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/bbb-deskshare-applet-0.9.0.jar and b/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/bbb-deskshare-applet-0.9.0.jar differ
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/bbb-deskshare-applet-unsigned-0.9.0.jar b/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/bbb-deskshare-applet-unsigned-0.9.0.jar
index 5df4384975..d27cf1103b 100755
Binary files a/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/bbb-deskshare-applet-unsigned-0.9.0.jar and b/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/bbb-deskshare-applet-unsigned-0.9.0.jar differ
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/lib/bbb_deskshare.js b/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/lib/bbb_deskshare.js
index 1728c46bc8..a9b88a21c3 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/lib/bbb_deskshare.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-client/resources/prod/lib/bbb_deskshare.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ if (!window.console.log) window.console.log = function () { };
 
 function startApplet(IP, roomNumber, fullScreen, useSVC2)
 {
+    var deskshareElement = document.getElementById("deskshare");
+    if (deskshareElement == null) {
+
         console.log("Starting deskshare applet.");
         var div = document.createElement("div");
         div.id = "deskshare";
@@ -20,15 +23,40 @@ function startApplet(IP, roomNumber, fullScreen, useSVC2)
                         "<param name=\"permissions\" value=\"all-permissions\"/>" +
                 "</applet>";
         document.body.appendChild(div);
+    } else {
+      console.log("Deskshare applet element already exists.");
+      var div = document.getElementById("deskshare");
+      if (div.parentNode) {
+        // Just rewrite the applet tag to kick off the applet. We don't remove the applet tag
+        // when desktop sharing is stopped to prevent Firefox (38.0.5) from asking for user permissions
+        // again resulting in the page reloading. (ralam june 17, 2015)
+        // https://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/issues/detail?id=1953
+        div.innerHTML =
+                "<applet code=\"org.bigbluebutton.deskshare.client.DeskShareApplet.class\"" +
+                        "id=\"DeskShareApplet\" width=\"100\" height=\"10\" archive=\"bbb-deskshare-applet-0.9.0.jar\">" +
+                        "<param name=\"ROOM\" value=\"" + roomNumber  + "\"/>" +
+                        "<param name=\"IP\" value=\"" + IP + "\"/>" +
+                        "<param name=\"PORT\" value=\"9123\"/>" +
+                        "<param name=\"SCALE\" value=\"0.8\"/>" +
+                        "<param name=\"FULL_SCREEN\" value=\"" + fullScreen + "\"/>" +
+                        "<param name=\"SVC2\" value=\"" + useSVC2 + "\"/>" +
+                        "<param name=\"JavaVersion\" value=\"1.7.0_51\"/>" +
+                        "<param name=\"permissions\" value=\"all-permissions\"/>" +
+                "</applet>";
+      }
+    }
 }
 
+
 function removeFrame () {
         var div = document.getElementById("deskshare");
         if (div.parentNode) {
           // Need to set the innerHTML otherwise the applet will restart in IE.
           // see https://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/issues/detail?id=1776
-          div.innerHTML = "";
-          div.parentNode.removeChild(div);
+          // Do NOT remove the applet tag as it makes Firefox (38.0.5) prompt for
+          // permissions again resulting in the page reloading. (ralam june 17, 2015)
+ //         div.innerHTML = "";
+//          div.parentNode.removeChild(div);
         }
 }
 
@@ -142,4 +170,4 @@ function checkJavaVersion(minJavaVersion) {
       }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/deskshare/view/components/DesktopPublishWindow.mxml b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/deskshare/view/components/DesktopPublishWindow.mxml
index 7fcaf670f2..5b04b24e57 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/deskshare/view/components/DesktopPublishWindow.mxml
+++ b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/deskshare/view/components/DesktopPublishWindow.mxml
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ with BigBlueButton; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 			[Bindable] private var baseIndex:int;
 			[Bindable] private var dsOptions:DeskshareOptions;
 			
+      private var calledStopApplet:Boolean = false;
+      
 			private function init():void {
 				dsOptions = new DeskshareOptions();
 				baseIndex = dsOptions.baseTabIndex;
@@ -332,15 +334,24 @@ with BigBlueButton; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 				closeWindow();
 			}
 
-			private function closeWindow():void {			
-				ExternalInterface.call("stopApplet");	
-				dispatchEvent(new ShareWindowEvent(ShareWindowEvent.CLOSE));				
-			}		
-			
-			private function restartJava():void {
-				ExternalInterface.call("stopApplet");
-				shareScreen(sharingFullScreen);
-			}
+      private function callStopApplet():void {
+        if (!calledStopApplet) {
+          calledStopApplet = true;
+          trace("Calling stopApplet in callStopApplet()");
+          ExternalInterface.call("stopApplet");
+        }
+      }
+      private function closeWindow():void {		
+        trace("Calling stopApplet in closeWindow()");
+        callStopApplet();
+        dispatchEvent(new ShareWindowEvent(ShareWindowEvent.CLOSE));				
+      }		
+      
+      private function restartJava():void {
+        trace("Calling stopApplet in restartJava()");
+        callStopApplet();
+        shareScreen(sharingFullScreen);
+      }
 			
 			private function handleDeskshareAppletLaunchedEvent(e:DeskshareAppletLaunchedEvent):void {
 				if (javaTimer && javaTimer.running) {
diff --git a/deskshare/applet/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/deskshare/client/DeskShareApplet.java b/deskshare/applet/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/deskshare/client/DeskShareApplet.java
index ce83360aec..cb5f0abd74 100755
--- a/deskshare/applet/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/deskshare/client/DeskShareApplet.java
+++ b/deskshare/applet/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/deskshare/client/DeskShareApplet.java
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ public class DeskShareApplet extends JApplet implements ClientListener {
 	}
 	
 	public void onClientStop(ExitCode reason) {
-		// determine if client is disconnected _PTS_272_
+	  client.stop();
+	  
+		/*
 		if ( ExitCode.CONNECTION_TO_DESKSHARE_SERVER_DROPPED == reason ){
 			JFrame pframe = new JFrame("Desktop Sharing Disconneted");
 			if ( null != pframe ){
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ public class DeskShareApplet extends JApplet implements ClientListener {
 		}else{
 			client.stop();
 		}	
+		*/
 	}
 	
 }