diff --git a/gtk/transmission-gtk.desktop.in b/gtk/transmission-gtk.desktop.in
index 0148fa127..3123dc5d1 100644
--- a/gtk/transmission-gtk.desktop.in
+++ b/gtk/transmission-gtk.desktop.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Icon=transmission
 Terminal=false
 TryExec=transmission-gtk
 Type=Application
+StartupNotify=true
 MimeType=application/x-bittorrent;x-scheme-handler/magnet;
 Categories=Network;FileTransfer;P2P;GTK;
 X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=transmission