diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 95336bde..4fe02c2d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4949,6 +4949,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "freya-testing",
  "futures-util",
  "image",
+ "libloading 0.8.9",
  "mimalloc",
  "notify",
  "oneclient_auth",
diff --git a/packages/oneclient_app/Cargo.toml b/packages/oneclient_app/Cargo.toml
index fbf6e0ea..3d0ce73c 100644
--- a/packages/oneclient_app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/oneclient_app/Cargo.toml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ freya-testing.workspace = true
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
 mimalloc = "=0.1.52"
 
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
+libloading = "=0.8.9"
+
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 windows = { version = "=0.62.2", features = [
   "Win32_Foundation",
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ desktop-template = "distribution/linux/org.polyfrost.oneclient.template"
 
 [package.metadata.packager.appimage]
 # desktop entry generated from the deb template above via the linux config
+libs = ["libayatana-appindicator3.so.1"]
 
 [package.metadata.generate-rpm]
 auto-req = "builtin"
diff --git a/packages/oneclient_app/src/main.rs b/packages/oneclient_app/src/main.rs
index f9d5b2c6..b94fff7d 100644
--- a/packages/oneclient_app/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/oneclient_app/src/main.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ fn main() {
 		.with_plugin(freya::metrics::MetricsPlugin::default())
         .with_default_font(theme::DEFAULT_FONT);
 
-    if show_tray_icon {
+    if show_tray_icon && platform::tray::available() {
         launch_config = launch_config.with_tray(platform::tray::build, platform::tray::handle);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/oneclient_app/src/platform.rs b/packages/oneclient_app/src/platform.rs
index 0799df15..e0d25e3d 100644
--- a/packages/oneclient_app/src/platform.rs
+++ b/packages/oneclient_app/src/platform.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@ pub mod tray {
         });
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    pub fn available() -> bool {
+        let loaded = ["libayatana-appindicator3.so.1", "libappindicator3.so.1"]
+            .into_iter()
+            .any(|name| unsafe { libloading::Library::new(name) }.is_ok());
+        if !loaded {
+            tracing::warn!("tray icon disabled, appindicator failed to load");
+        }
+        loaded
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    pub fn available() -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
     pub fn build() -> TrayIcon {
         let live_on_linux = cfg!(target_os = "linux");
         let stop = MenuItem::with_id(STOP_ID, "Stop game", live_on_linux, None);