diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notificationwidget.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notificationwidget.js
index 26158b9..7a4df82 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notificationwidget.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notificationwidget.js
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
                 title: "Dead kernel",
                 buttons : {
                     "Restart": function () {
-                        IPython.save_widget.update_document_title();
-                        that.set_message("Restarting kernel",500);
+                        $([IPython.events]).trigger('status_restarting.Kernel');
                         IPython.notebook.start_kernel();
                         $(this).dialog('close');
                     },