diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 30957c8..6b6623c 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package() {
   install -D -m755 genffcom "$pkgdir/usr/bin/genffcom"
   install -D -m755 temptoanim "$pkgdir/usr/bin/temptoanim"
   install -D -m755 transparent_window.py "$pkgdir/usr/share/silentcast/transparent_window.py"
+  install -D -m755 unity_indicator.py "$pkgdir/usr/share/silentcast/unity_indicator.py"
   install -D -m755 silentcast.desktop "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/silentcast.desktop"
   install -D -m755 localREADME.md "$pkgdir/usr/share/doc/silentcast/README.md"
   install -m755 *png "$pkgdir/usr/share/doc/silentcast"
diff --git a/genffcom b/genffcom
index e615618..f912ac4 100755
--- a/genffcom
+++ b/genffcom
@@ -205,7 +205,12 @@ Click the stop icon in the Notification Area" \
 [ "$?" -ne "0" ] && exit 1 #Cancel was clicked
 
 ffmpeg -f x11grab -s '$w'x'$h' -r '$fps' -i :0.0+'$x','$y' -c:v ffvhuff -an -y temp.mkv & ffmpegPID=$!
-yad --notification --image="stop" --text="'$1'"
+if [[ "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" == "Unity"  ]]; then
+        echo "Unity detected, switching indicators..."
+	python /usr/share/silentcast/unity_indicator.py
+else
+    yad --notification --image="stop" --text="'$1'"
+fi
 kill $ffmpegPID' > ffcom
 
 # End of file
diff --git a/install b/install
index b8eb8eb..18a65ea 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ install -D -m755 silentcast /usr/bin/silentcast
 install -D -m755 genffcom /usr/bin/genffcom
 install -D -m755 temptoanim /usr/bin/temptoanim
 install -D -m755 transparent_window.py /usr/share/silentcast/transparent_window.py
+install -D -m755 unity_indicator.py /usr/share/silentcast/unity_indicator.py
 install -D -m755 silentcast.desktop /usr/share/applications/silentcast.desktop
 install -D -m755 localREADME.md /usr/share/doc/silentcast/README.md
 install -m755 *png /usr/share/doc/silentcast
diff --git a/unity_indicator.py b/unity_indicator.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..83b018c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unity_indicator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+from gi.repository import Gtk
+from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as appindicator
+
+class IndicatorSilentcast:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.indicator = appindicator.Indicator.new ("silentcast", "/usr/share/doc/silentcast/gnome-stop.png", appindicator.IndicatorCategory.APPLICATION_STATUS)
+        self.indicator.set_status (appindicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
+        
+        self.menu = Gtk.Menu()
+        
+        doneItem = Gtk.MenuItem("Done")
+        doneItem.connect("activate", self.finishRecording)
+        doneItem.show()
+        self.menu.append(doneItem)
+        
+        self.menu.show()
+        self.indicator.set_menu(self.menu)
+        
+    def finishRecording(self, widget):
+            Gtk.main_quit()
+            
+def main():
+    Gtk.main()
+    exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    indicator = IndicatorSilentcast()
+    main()
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