diff --git a/lib/solaar/ui/__init__.py b/lib/solaar/ui/__init__.py
index d182bc0d..f19e8a5f 100644
--- a/lib/solaar/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/solaar/ui/__init__.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ from . import notify, main_window
 from . import icons
 # for some reason, set_icon_name does not always work on windows
 Gtk.Window.set_default_icon_name(main_window.NAME.lower())
-Gtk.Window.set_default_icon_from_file(icons.icon_file(main_window.NAME.lower()))
+Gtk.Window.set_default_icon_from_file(icons.icon_file(main_window.NAME.lower(), 32))
diff --git a/lib/solaar/ui/icons.py b/lib/solaar/ui/icons.py
index fd47cecc..76ea7d30 100644
--- a/lib/solaar/ui/icons.py
+++ b/lib/solaar/ui/icons.py
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Gtk.IconSize.LARGE = Gtk.icon_size_register('large', _LARGE_SIZE, _LARGE_SIZE)
 # print ("dnd", int(Gtk.IconSize.DND), Gtk.icon_size_lookup(Gtk.IconSize.DND))
 # print ("dialog", int(Gtk.IconSize.DIALOG), Gtk.icon_size_lookup(Gtk.IconSize.DIALOG))
 
-APP_ICON = ('solaar-init', 'solaar', 'solaar-fail')
+TRAY_INIT = 'solaar-tray-init'
+TRAY_OKAY = 'solaar-tray'
+TRAY_ATTENTION = 'solaar-tray-attention'
 
 
 def _look_for_application_icons():
@@ -44,8 +46,8 @@ def _look_for_application_icons():
 		location = _path.join(location, 'icons')
 		if _log.isEnabledFor(_DEBUG):
 			_log.debug("looking for icons in %s", location)
-		solaar_png = _path.join(location, APP_ICON[0] + '.png')
-		if _path.exists(solaar_png):
+
+		if _path.exists(_path.join(location, TRAY_ATTENTION + '.png')):
 			yield location
 
 	del _environ
@@ -181,9 +183,10 @@ def device_icon_name(name, kind=None):
 
 
 def icon_file(name, size=_LARGE_SIZE):
-	# _log.debug("looking for file of icon %s at size %s", name, size)
 	if _default_theme.has_icon(name):
 		theme_icon = _default_theme.lookup_icon(name, size, 0)
 		file_name = theme_icon.get_filename()
-		# _log.debug("icon %s => %s : %s", name, theme_icon, file_name)
+ 		_log.debug("icon %s(%d) => %s", name, size, file_name)
 		return file_name
+
+	_log.warn("icon %s(%d) not found in current theme", name, size)
diff --git a/lib/solaar/ui/status_icon.py b/lib/solaar/ui/status_icon.py
index 6e777e5c..2033c562 100644
--- a/lib/solaar/ui/status_icon.py
+++ b/lib/solaar/ui/status_icon.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from logging import getLogger, DEBUG as _DEBUG
 _log = getLogger('solaar.ui.tray')
 del getLogger
 
-from gi.repository import Gtk
+from gi.repository import Gtk, GLib
 
 from solaar import NAME
 from . import action as _action, icons as _icons
@@ -40,22 +40,30 @@ def _create_common(icon, menu_activate_callback):
 
 
 try:
-	from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as AppIndicator
+	from gi.repository import AppIndicator3
 
 	_log.debug("using AppIndicator3")
 
 	# def _scroll(ind, delta, direction):
-	# 	print ("scroll", ind, delta, direction)
+	# 	if _log.isEnabledFor(_DEBUG):
+	# 		_log.debug("scroll delta %s direction %s", delta, direction)
 
 	def create(activate_callback, menu_activate_callback):
 		assert activate_callback
 		assert menu_activate_callback
 
-		ind = AppIndicator.Indicator.new('indicator-solaar', _icons.APP_ICON[0], AppIndicator.IndicatorCategory.HARDWARE)
-		ind.set_status(AppIndicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
+		ind = AppIndicator3.Indicator.new(
+						'indicator-solaar',
+						_icons.TRAY_INIT,
+						AppIndicator3.IndicatorCategory.HARDWARE)
+		ind.set_status(AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
+		ind.set_label(NAME, NAME)
 
-		theme_paths = Gtk.IconTheme.get_default().get_search_path()
-		ind.set_icon_theme_path(':'.join(theme_paths))
+		# theme_paths = Gtk.IconTheme.get_default().get_search_path()
+		# ind.set_icon_theme_path(':'.join(theme_paths))
+
+		# ind.set_icon(_icons.TRAY_INIT)
+		ind.set_attention_icon(_icons.TRAY_ATTENTION)
 
 		_create_common(ind, menu_activate_callback)
 		ind.set_menu(ind._menu)
@@ -66,15 +74,20 @@ try:
 
 
 	# def destroy(ind):
-	# 	ind.set_status(AppIndicator.IndicatorStatus.PASSIVE)
+	# 	ind.set_status(AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.PASSIVE)
 
 
 	def _update_icon(ind, icon_name, tooltip):
-		#ind.set_icon(icon_name)
-		ind.set_icon_full(icon_name, tooltip)
-		# _log.debug("set icon %s => %s %s %s", icon_name, ind.get_icon(), ind.get_title(), ind.get_status())
+		icon_file = _icons.icon_file(icon_name, 32)
+		ind.set_icon(icon_file)
+		# ind.set_icon_full(icon_name, tooltip)
 
 
+	def attention(ind):
+		if ind.get_status != AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ATTENTION:
+			ind.set_status(AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ATTENTION)
+			GLib.timeout_add(10 * 1000, ind.set_status, AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
+
 except ImportError:
 
 	_log.debug("using StatusIcon")
@@ -83,7 +96,7 @@ except ImportError:
 		assert activate_callback
 		assert menu_activate_callback
 
-		icon = Gtk.StatusIcon.new_from_icon_name(_icons.APP_ICON[0])
+		icon = Gtk.StatusIcon.new_from_icon_name(_icons.TRAY_INIT)
 		icon.set_name(NAME)
 		icon.set_tooltip_text(NAME)
 		icon.connect('activate', activate_callback)
@@ -105,6 +118,25 @@ except ImportError:
 		icon.set_from_icon_name(icon_name)
 		icon.set_tooltip_markup(tooltip)
 
+
+	_icon_after_attention = None
+
+	def _blink(icon, count):
+		global _icon_after_attention
+		if count % 2:
+			icon.set_from_icon_name(_icons.TRAY_ATTENTION)
+		else:
+			icon.set_from_icon_name(_icon_after_attention)
+
+		if count > 0:
+			GLib.timeout_add(1000, _blink, icon, count - 1)
+
+	def attention(icon):
+		global _icon_after_attention
+		if _icon_after_attention is None:
+			_icon_after_attention = icon.get_icon_name()
+			GLib.idle_add(_blink, icon, 9)
+
 #
 #
 #
@@ -135,7 +167,7 @@ def _generate_tooltip_lines(devices_info):
 
 def _generate_icon_name(icon):
 	if not icon._devices_info:
-		return _icons.APP_ICON[-1]
+		return _icons.TRAY_INIT
 
 	battery_status = None
 	battery_level = 1000
@@ -149,14 +181,14 @@ def _generate_icon_name(icon):
 			battery_level = level
 
 	if battery_status is None:
-		return _icons.APP_ICON[1]
+		return _icons.TRAY_OKAY
 
 	assert battery_level < 1000
 	charging = battery_status.get(_status.BATTERY_CHARGING)
 	icon_name = _icons.battery(battery_level, charging)
 	if icon_name and 'missing' in icon_name:
 		icon_name = None
-	return icon_name or _icons.APP_ICON[1]
+	return icon_name or _icons.TRAY_OKAY
 
 #
 #
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