HUD crashes compiz when used in phpstorm

Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

unity:
  Installed: 5.8.0-0ubuntu2
compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4

What happens:
- install sun-java6 required to run PhpStorm
- start PhpStorm
- press alt to bring up HUD
> desktop flashes
> all windows jump to first workspace
- put focus on PhpStorm window again
- press alt to bring up HUD
- HUD shows as expected
- type "view"
> only options are returned as if HUD was brought up when focused on the desktop

What should happen:
- compiz should not crash
- if the application is not supported for use with the HUD make it visually clear...

Addidtional info:

It just happened again unexpectedly when using phpstorm, this time a crash report showed up with this error:
compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in unity::hud::HudIconTextureSource::ColorForIcon()

syslog entry:

Apr 2 19:51:30 nimlap kernel: [16458.030410] show_signal_msg: 42 callbacks suppressed
Apr 2 19:51:30 nimlap kernel: [16458.030414] compiz[1973]: segfault at 70081d000042 ip 00007faac3d9dfb3 sp 00007fffd529e550 error 4 in libunityshell.so[7faac3ca5000+2e3000]
Apr 2 19:51:31 nimlap gnome-session[1905]: WARNING: Application 'compiz.desktop' killed by signal
Apr 2 19:51:31 nimlap gnome-session[1905]: WARNING: App 'compiz.desktop' respawning too quickly
Apr 2 19:51:31 nimlap gnome-session[1905]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry....