=== modified file 'src/app-indicator.c'
--- src/app-indicator.c	2020-04-08 18:39:30 +0000
+++ src/app-indicator.c	2020-07-03 10:12:45 +0000
@@ -213,6 +213,38 @@
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (AppIndicator, app_indicator, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 static void
+check_is_host_registered (AppIndicator *self)
+{
+	GVariant *variant;
+	gboolean is_host_registered;
+
+	variant = g_dbus_proxy_get_cached_property (self->priv->watcher_proxy,
+	                                            "IsStatusNotifierHostRegistered");
+
+	is_host_registered = FALSE;
+	if (variant != NULL) {
+		is_host_registered = g_variant_get_boolean (variant);
+		g_variant_unref (variant);
+	}
+
+	if (!is_host_registered) {
+		start_fallback_timer (self, FALSE);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	check_connect (self);
+}
+
+static void
+watcher_properties_changed_cb (GDBusProxy   *proxy,
+                               GVariant     *changed_properties,
+                               GStrv         invalidated_properties,
+                               AppIndicator *self)
+{
+	check_is_host_registered (self);
+}
+
+static void
 watcher_ready_cb (GObject      *source_object,
                   GAsyncResult *res,
                   gpointer      user_data)
@@ -230,7 +262,12 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	check_connect (self);
+	g_signal_connect (self->priv->watcher_proxy,
+	                  "g-properties-changed",
+	                  G_CALLBACK (watcher_properties_changed_cb),
+	                  self);
+
+	check_is_host_registered (self);
 	g_object_unref (self);
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +280,6 @@
 	AppIndicator *self = (AppIndicator *) user_data;
 
 	g_dbus_proxy_new (self->priv->connection,
-	                  G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_LOAD_PROPERTIES |
 	                  G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_CONNECT_SIGNALS,
 	                  watcher_interface_info,
 	                  NOTIFICATION_WATCHER_DBUS_ADDR,