diff --git a/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleStatusIcon.cs b/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
index 0349c355..496f4eaf 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using System;
 
 using Gtk;
 #if HAVE_APP_INDICATOR
-using AppIndicator;
+using AppIndicator3;
 #endif
 
 namespace SparkleShare {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         private MenuItem state_item;
 
         #if HAVE_APP_INDICATOR
-        private ApplicationIndicator indicator;
+        private Indicator indicator;
         #else
         private StatusIcon status_icon;
         #endif
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         public SparkleStatusIcon ()
         {
             #if HAVE_APP_INDICATOR
-            this.indicator = new ApplicationIndicator ("sparkleshare", "sparkleshare", Category.ApplicationStatus);
+            this.indicator = new Indicator ("sparkleshare", "sparkleshare", (int) IndicatorCategory.ApplicationStatus);
             this.indicator.IconName = "process-syncing-idle";
-            this.indicator.Status   = Status.Active;
+            this.indicator.Status   = (int) IndicatorStatus.Active;
             #else
 			this.status_icon          = new StatusIcon ();
             this.status_icon.IconName = "sparkleshare";
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 
                     #if HAVE_APP_INDICATOR
                     // Force update of the status icon
-                    this.indicator.Status = Status.Attention;
-                    this.indicator.Status = Status.Active;
+                    this.indicator.Status = (int) IndicatorStatus.Attention;
+                    this.indicator.Status = (int) IndicatorStatus.Active;
                     #endif
                 });
             };
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0aace324..1ab4704d 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -90,21 +90,19 @@ if test "$OSNAME" = "Linux" ; then
 	fi
 	AC_SUBST(NOTIFY_SHARP_LIBS)
 
-	APPINDICATOR_REQUIRED=0.0.7
+	APPINDICATOR_REQUIRED=0.1
 
 	if test x$enable_appindicator = xauto ; then
-			PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([appindicator-sharp-0.1 >= $APPINDICATOR_REQUIRED],
+			PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([appindicator3-sharp-0.1 >= $APPINDICATOR_REQUIRED],
 							 enable_appindicator="yes",
 							 enable_appindicator="no")
 	fi
 
-        enable_appindicator="no"
-
 	if test x$enable_appindicator = xyes ; then
-			PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([appindicator-sharp-0.1 >= $APPINDICATOR_REQUIRED],,
-							 AC_MSG_ERROR([appindicator-sharp-0.1 is not installed]))
+			PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([appindicator3-sharp-0.1 >= $APPINDICATOR_REQUIRED],,
+							 AC_MSG_ERROR([appindicator3-sharp-0.1 is not installed]))
 			PKG_CHECK_MODULES(APP_INDICATOR,
-							appindicator-sharp-0.1 >= $APPINDICATOR_REQUIRED)
+							appindicator3-sharp-0.1 >= $APPINDICATOR_REQUIRED)
 			AC_SUBST(APP_INDICATOR_CFLAGS)
 			AC_SUBST(APP_INDICATOR_LIBS)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_APP_INDICATOR, 1, [Have AppIndicator])