diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 526c8c10..dd0e91b0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ if (Fontconfig_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(abaddon Fontconfig::Fontconfig)
 endif ()
 
+pkg_check_modules(APPINDICATOR QUIET appindicator3-0.1)
+if (APPINDICATOR_FOUND)
+    message("AppIndicator was found")
+    target_compile_definitions(abaddon PRIVATE WITH_APPINDICATOR)
+    target_include_directories(abaddon PUBLIC ${APPINDICATOR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_libraries(abaddon ${APPINDICATOR_LIBRARIES})
+else ()
+    message("AppIndicator not found. Falling back to GTK StatusIcon")
+endif ()
+
 find_package(spdlog REQUIRED)
 target_link_libraries(abaddon spdlog::spdlog)
 
diff --git a/src/abaddon.cpp b/src/abaddon.cpp
index 7f4281d6..d81d6f84 100644
--- a/src/abaddon.cpp
+++ b/src/abaddon.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include "remoteauth/remoteauthdialog.hpp"
 #include "util.hpp"
 
+#ifdef WITH_APPINDICATOR
+#include <libappindicator/app-indicator.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
 
@@ -323,19 +327,29 @@ int Abaddon::StartGTK() {
     ActionReloadCSS();
     AttachCSSMonitor();
 
-    if (m_settings.GetSettings().HideToTray) {
-        m_tray = Gtk::StatusIcon::create("discord");
-        m_tray->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_tray_click));
-        m_tray->signal_popup_menu().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_tray_popup_menu));
-    }
     m_tray_menu = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::Menu>();
+    m_tray_show = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::MenuItem>("Show", false);
     m_tray_exit = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::MenuItem>("Quit", false);
 
-    m_tray_exit->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_tray_menu_click));
+    m_tray_show->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_tray_show));
+    m_tray_exit->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_tray_exit));
 
+    m_tray_menu->append(*m_tray_show);
     m_tray_menu->append(*m_tray_exit);
     m_tray_menu->show_all();
 
+    if (m_settings.GetSettings().HideToTray) {
+        #ifdef WITH_APPINDICATOR
+        m_tray = app_indicator_new("abaddon", "discord", APP_INDICATOR_CATEGORY_APPLICATION_STATUS);
+        app_indicator_set_status(m_tray, APP_INDICATOR_STATUS_ACTIVE);
+        app_indicator_set_menu(m_tray, GTK_MENU(m_tray_menu->gobj()));
+        #else
+        m_tray = Gtk::StatusIcon::create("discord");
+        m_tray->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_tray_show));
+        m_tray->signal_popup_menu().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_tray_popup_menu));
+        #endif
+    }
+
     m_main_window->signal_hide().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_window_hide));
     m_gtk_app->signal_shutdown().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::OnShutdown), false);
 
@@ -1135,17 +1149,19 @@ AudioManager &Abaddon::GetAudio() {
 }
 #endif
 
-void Abaddon::on_tray_click() {
+void Abaddon::on_tray_show() {
     m_main_window->set_visible(!m_main_window->is_visible());
 }
 
-void Abaddon::on_tray_menu_click() {
+void Abaddon::on_tray_exit() {
     m_gtk_app->quit();
 }
 
+#ifndef WITH_APPINDICATOR
 void Abaddon::on_tray_popup_menu(int button, int activate_time) {
     m_tray->popup_menu_at_position(*m_tray_menu, button, activate_time);
 }
+#endif
 
 void Abaddon::on_window_hide() {
     if (!m_settings.GetSettings().HideToTray) {
diff --git a/src/abaddon.hpp b/src/abaddon.hpp
index 6093523f..91f12d66 100644
--- a/src/abaddon.hpp
+++ b/src/abaddon.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #include "notifications/notifications.hpp"
 #include "audio/manager.hpp"
 
+#ifdef WITH_APPINDICATOR
+#include <libappindicator/app-indicator.h>
+#endif
+
 #define APP_TITLE "Abaddon"
 
 class AudioManager;
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ class Abaddon {
     Gtk::Menu *m_user_menu_roles_submenu;
     Gtk::Menu *m_tray_menu;
     Gtk::MenuItem *m_tray_exit;
+    Gtk::MenuItem *m_tray_show;
 
     void on_user_menu_insert_mention();
     void on_user_menu_ban();
@@ -156,10 +161,13 @@ class Abaddon {
     void on_user_menu_copy_id();
     void on_user_menu_open_dm();
     void on_user_menu_remove_recipient();
-    void on_tray_click();
-    void on_tray_popup_menu(int button, int activate_time);
-    void on_tray_menu_click();
+    void on_tray_show();
+    void on_tray_exit();
     void on_window_hide();
+#ifndef WITH_APPINDICATOR
+    void on_tray_popup_menu(int button, int activate_time);
+#endif
+
 
 private:
     SettingsManager m_settings;
@@ -182,7 +190,11 @@ class Abaddon {
     mutable std::mutex m_mutex;
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Application> m_gtk_app;
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::CssProvider> m_css_provider;
+#ifdef WITH_APPINDICATOR
+    AppIndicator* m_tray;
+#else
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::StatusIcon> m_tray;
+#endif
     std::unique_ptr<MainWindow> m_main_window; // wah wah cant create a gtkstylecontext fuck you
 
     Notifications m_notifications;