diff --git a/server/Makefile b/server/Makefile
index 7677a07e..c2398182 100644
--- a/server/Makefile
+++ b/server/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ CFLAGS+=-DWITH_APPINDICATOR
 CFLAGS+=`pkg-config --cflags appindicator3-0.1`
 LDFLAGS+=`pkg-config --libs appindicator3-0.1`
 SOURCES+=telega-appindicator.c
+else ifeq ($(shell pkg-config --exists ayatana-appindicator3-0.1 && echo yes), yes)
+CFLAGS+=-DWITH_APPINDICATOR
+CFLAGS+=-DWITH_AYATANA_APPINDICATOR
+CFLAGS+=`pkg-config --cflags ayatana-appindicator3-0.1`
+LDFLAGS+=`pkg-config --libs ayatana-appindicator3-0.1`
+SOURCES+=telega-appindicator.c
 endif
 
 ifdef WITH_VOIP
diff --git a/server/telega-appindicator.c b/server/telega-appindicator.c
index c96dec4c..4602306d 100644
--- a/server/telega-appindicator.c
+++ b/server/telega-appindicator.c
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
+#ifdef WITH_AYATANA_APPINDICATOR
+#include <libayatana-appindicator/app-indicator.h>
+#else
 #include <libappindicator/app-indicator.h>
+#endif
 
 extern void telega_output_json(const char* otype, const char* json);
 
diff --git a/telega-modes.el b/telega-modes.el
index 45b82265..0ae5b55c 100644
--- a/telega-modes.el
+++ b/telega-modes.el
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ If MESSAGES-P is non-nil then use number of messages with mentions."
 ;; Global minor mode to display =telega= status in system tray.  This
 ;; mode requires appindicator support in the =telega-server=.  To add
 ;; appindicator support to =telega-server=, please install
-;; =libappindicator3-dev= system package and rebuild =telega-server=
+;; =libappindicator3-dev= or =libayatana-appindicator3-dev=
+;; system package and rebuild =telega-server=
 ;; with {{{kbd(M-x telega-server-build RET}}}.
 ;;
 ;; Screenshot of system tray with enabled =telega= appindicator: