diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Logging/LogArea.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Logging/LogArea.cs
index 2ad220dddd..08ed8669ef 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Logging/LogArea.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Logging/LogArea.cs
@@ -39,5 +39,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Logging
         /// The log event comes from Win32Platform.
         /// </summary>
         public const string Win32Platform = nameof(Win32Platform);
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The log event comes from Win32Platform.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string X11Platform = nameof(X11Platform);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusHelper.cs b/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusHelper.cs
index 7996a94dd0..4e23711ed4 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusHelper.cs
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
 
         public static Connection TryInitialize(string dbusAddress = null)
         {
-            if (Connection != null)
-                return Connection;
+            return Connection ?? TryGetConnection(dbusAddress);
+        }
+        
+        public static Connection TryGetConnection(string dbusAddress = null)
+        { 
             var oldContext = SynchronizationContext.Current;
             try
             {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusMenuExporter.cs b/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusMenuExporter.cs
index b5e35db969..932b876088 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusMenuExporter.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.FreeDesktop/DBusMenuExporter.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Platform;
 using Avalonia.FreeDesktop.DBusMenu;
 using Avalonia.Input;
+using Avalonia.Platform;
 using Avalonia.Threading;
 using Tmds.DBus;
 #pragma warning disable 1998
@@ -16,15 +17,23 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
 {
     public class DBusMenuExporter
     {
-        public static ITopLevelNativeMenuExporter TryCreate(IntPtr xid)
+        public static ITopLevelNativeMenuExporter TryCreateTopLevelNativeMenu(IntPtr xid)
         {
             if (DBusHelper.Connection == null)
                 return null;
 
             return new DBusMenuExporterImpl(DBusHelper.Connection, xid);
         }
+        
+        public static INativeMenuExporter TryCreateDetachedNativeMenu(ObjectPath path, Connection currentConection)
+        {
+            return new DBusMenuExporterImpl(currentConection, path);
+        }
+
+        public static ObjectPath GenerateDBusMenuObjPath => "/net/avaloniaui/dbusmenu/"
+                                                           + Guid.NewGuid().ToString().Replace("-", "");
 
-        class DBusMenuExporterImpl : ITopLevelNativeMenuExporter, IDBusMenu, IDisposable
+        private class DBusMenuExporterImpl : ITopLevelNativeMenuExporter, IDBusMenu, IDisposable
         {
             private readonly Connection _dbus;
             private readonly uint _xid;
@@ -37,30 +46,48 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
             private readonly HashSet<NativeMenu> _menus = new HashSet<NativeMenu>();
             private bool _resetQueued;
             private int _nextId = 1;
+            private bool AppMenu = true;
             public DBusMenuExporterImpl(Connection dbus, IntPtr xid)
             {
                 _dbus = dbus;
                 _xid = (uint)xid.ToInt32();
-                ObjectPath = new ObjectPath("/net/avaloniaui/dbusmenu/"
-                                            + Guid.NewGuid().ToString().Replace("-", ""));
+                ObjectPath = GenerateDBusMenuObjPath;
                 SetNativeMenu(new NativeMenu());
                 Init();
             }
 
+            public DBusMenuExporterImpl(Connection dbus, ObjectPath path)
+            {
+                _dbus = dbus;
+                AppMenu = false;
+                ObjectPath = path;
+                SetNativeMenu(new NativeMenu());
+                Init();
+            }
+            
             async void Init()
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    await _dbus.RegisterObjectAsync(this);
-                    _registar = DBusHelper.Connection.CreateProxy<IRegistrar>(
-                        "com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar",
-                        "/com/canonical/AppMenu/Registrar");
-                    if (!_disposed)
-                        await _registar.RegisterWindowAsync(_xid, ObjectPath);
+                    if (AppMenu)
+                    {
+                        await _dbus.RegisterObjectAsync(this);
+                        _registar = DBusHelper.Connection.CreateProxy<IRegistrar>(
+                            "com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar",
+                            "/com/canonical/AppMenu/Registrar");
+                        if (!_disposed)
+                            await _registar.RegisterWindowAsync(_xid, ObjectPath);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        await _dbus.RegisterObjectAsync(this);
+                    }
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine(e);
+                    Logging.Logger.TryGet(Logging.LogEventLevel.Error, Logging.LogArea.X11Platform)
+                        ?.Log(this, e.Message);
+
                     // It's not really important if this code succeeds,
                     // and it's not important to know if it succeeds
                     // since even if we register the window it's not guaranteed that
@@ -248,17 +275,24 @@ namespace Avalonia.FreeDesktop
                         if (item.ToggleType != NativeMenuItemToggleType.None)
                             return item.IsChecked ? 1 : 0;
                     }
-
+                    
                     if (name == "icon-data")
                     {
                         if (item.Icon != null)
                         {
-                            var ms = new MemoryStream();
-                            item.Icon.Save(ms);
-                            return ms.ToArray();
+                            var loader = AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetService<IPlatformIconLoader>();
+
+                            if (loader != null)
+                            {
+                                var icon = loader.LoadIcon(item.Icon.PlatformImpl.Item);
+
+                                using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+                                icon.Save(ms);
+                                return ms.ToArray();
+                            }
                         }
                     }
-
+                    
                     if (name == "children-display")
                         return menu != null ? "submenu" : null;
                 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.X11/X11TrayIconImpl.cs b/src/Avalonia.X11/X11TrayIconImpl.cs
index 8909a4604b..99a850dabb 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.X11/X11TrayIconImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.X11/X11TrayIconImpl.cs
@@ -1,33 +1,374 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Reactive.Disposables;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Platform;
+using Avalonia.FreeDesktop;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
+using Tmds.DBus;
+
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo(Tmds.DBus.Connection.DynamicAssemblyName)]
 
 namespace Avalonia.X11
 {
-    class X11TrayIconImpl : ITrayIconImpl
+    internal class X11TrayIconImpl : ITrayIconImpl
     {
-        public INativeMenuExporter MenuExporter => null;
+        
+        private static int s_trayIconInstanceId = 0;
+        private static int GetTID() => s_trayIconInstanceId++;
+        private ObjectPath _dbusmenuPath;
+        private StatusNotifierItemDbusObj _statusNotifierItemDbusObj;
+        private Connection con;
+        private DbusPixmap _icon;
+        
+        private IStatusNotifierWatcher _statusNotifierWatcher;
 
+        private string _sysTrayServiceName;
+        private string _tooltipText;
+        private bool _isActive;
+        private bool _isDisposed;
+        private readonly bool _ctorFinished;
+        
+        public INativeMenuExporter MenuExporter { get; }
         public Action OnClicked { get; set; }
+        
+        public X11TrayIconImpl()
+        {
+            con = DBusHelper.TryGetConnection();
+            _dbusmenuPath = DBusMenuExporter.GenerateDBusMenuObjPath;
+            MenuExporter = DBusMenuExporter.TryCreateDetachedNativeMenu(_dbusmenuPath, con);
+            CreateTrayIcon();
+            _ctorFinished = true;
+        }
+        
+        public async void CreateTrayIcon()
+        {
+            _statusNotifierWatcher = con.CreateProxy<IStatusNotifierWatcher>("org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher",
+                "/StatusNotifierWatcher");
+
+            var pid = Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id;
+            var tid = GetTID();
+
+            _sysTrayServiceName = $"org.kde.StatusNotifierItem-{pid}-{tid}";
+            _statusNotifierItemDbusObj = new StatusNotifierItemDbusObj(_dbusmenuPath);
+
+            await con.RegisterObjectAsync(_statusNotifierItemDbusObj);
+
+            await con.RegisterServiceAsync(_sysTrayServiceName);
+
+            await _statusNotifierWatcher.RegisterStatusNotifierItemAsync(_sysTrayServiceName);
+
+            _statusNotifierItemDbusObj.SetTitleAndTooltip(_tooltipText);
+            _statusNotifierItemDbusObj.SetIcon(_icon);
+
+            _statusNotifierItemDbusObj.ActivationDelegate = () =>
+            {
+                OnClicked?.Invoke();
+            };
+
+            _isActive = true;
+        }
+
+        public async void DestroyTrayIcon()
+        {
+            con.UnregisterObject(_statusNotifierItemDbusObj);
+            await con.UnregisterServiceAsync(_sysTrayServiceName);
+            _isActive = false;
+        }
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            
+            _isDisposed = true;
+            DestroyTrayIcon();
+            con.Dispose();
         }
 
         public void SetIcon(IWindowIconImpl icon)
         {
-            
-        }
+            if (con == null || _isDisposed) return;
+            if (!(icon is X11IconData x11icon)) return;
+
+            var w = (int)x11icon.Data[0];
+            var h = (int)x11icon.Data[1];
+
+            var rx = x11icon.Data.AsSpan(2);
+            var pixLength = w * h;
+
+            var pixByteArrayCounter = 0;
+            var pixByteArray = new byte[w * h * 4];
 
+            for (var i = 0; i < pixLength; i++)
+            {
+                var u = rx[i].ToUInt32();
+                pixByteArray[pixByteArrayCounter++] = (byte)((u & 0xFF000000) >> 24);
+                pixByteArray[pixByteArrayCounter++] = (byte)((u & 0xFF0000) >> 16);
+                pixByteArray[pixByteArrayCounter++] = (byte)((u & 0xFF00) >> 8);
+                pixByteArray[pixByteArrayCounter++] = (byte)(u & 0xFF);
+            }
+
+            _icon = new DbusPixmap(w, h, pixByteArray);
+            _statusNotifierItemDbusObj.SetIcon(_icon);
+        }
+        
         public void SetIsVisible(bool visible)
         {
-            
+            if (con == null || _isDisposed || !_ctorFinished) return;
+
+            if (visible & !_isActive)
+            {
+                DestroyTrayIcon();
+                CreateTrayIcon();
+            }
+            else if (!visible & _isActive)
+            {
+                DestroyTrayIcon();
+            }
         }
 
         public void SetToolTipText(string text)
         {
-            
+            if (con == null || _isDisposed) return;
+            _tooltipText = text;
+            _statusNotifierItemDbusObj?.SetTitleAndTooltip(_tooltipText);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// DBus Object used for setting system tray icons.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Useful guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20210818173850/https://www.notmart.org/misc/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritem.html
+    /// </remarks>
+    internal class StatusNotifierItemDbusObj : IStatusNotifierItem
+    {
+        private readonly StatusNotifierItemProperties _backingProperties;
+        private event Action<PropertyChanges> OnPropertyChange;
+        public event Action OnTitleChanged;
+        public event Action OnIconChanged;
+        public event Action OnAttentionIconChanged;
+        public event Action OnOverlayIconChanged;
+        public event Action OnTooltipChanged;
+        public Action<INativeMenuExporter> SetNativeMenuExporter { get; set; }
+        public Action<string> NewStatusAsync { get; set; }
+        public Action ActivationDelegate { get; set; }
+        public ObjectPath ObjectPath { get; }
+
+        public StatusNotifierItemDbusObj(ObjectPath dbusmenuPath)
+        {
+            ObjectPath = new ObjectPath($"/StatusNotifierItem");
+
+            _backingProperties = new StatusNotifierItemProperties
+            {
+                Menu = dbusmenuPath, // Needs a dbus menu somehow
+                ToolTip = new ToolTip("")
+            };
+
+            InvalidateAll();
+        }
+
+        public async Task ContextMenuAsync(int X, int Y)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public async Task ActivateAsync(int X, int Y)
+        {
+            ActivationDelegate?.Invoke();
+        }
+
+        public async Task SecondaryActivateAsync(int X, int Y)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public async Task ScrollAsync(int Delta, string Orientation)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void InvalidateAll()
+        {
+            OnTitleChanged?.Invoke();
+            OnIconChanged?.Invoke();
+            OnOverlayIconChanged?.Invoke();
+            OnAttentionIconChanged?.Invoke();
+            OnTooltipChanged?.Invoke();
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IDisposable> WatchNewTitleAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null)
+        {
+            OnTitleChanged += handler;
+            return Disposable.Create(() => OnTitleChanged -= handler);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IDisposable> WatchNewIconAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null)
+        {
+            OnIconChanged += handler;
+            return Disposable.Create(() => OnIconChanged -= handler);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IDisposable> WatchNewAttentionIconAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null)
+        {
+            OnAttentionIconChanged += handler;
+            return Disposable.Create(() => OnAttentionIconChanged -= handler);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IDisposable> WatchNewOverlayIconAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null)
+        {
+            OnOverlayIconChanged += handler;
+            return Disposable.Create(() => OnOverlayIconChanged -= handler);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IDisposable> WatchNewToolTipAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null)
+        {
+            OnTooltipChanged += handler;
+            return Disposable.Create(() => OnTooltipChanged -= handler);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IDisposable> WatchNewStatusAsync(Action<string> handler, Action<Exception> onError = null)
+        {
+            NewStatusAsync += handler;
+            return Disposable.Create(() => NewStatusAsync -= handler);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<object> GetAsync(string prop)
+        {
+            if (prop.Contains("Menu"))
+            {
+                return _backingProperties.Menu;
+            }
+
+            return default;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<StatusNotifierItemProperties> GetAllAsync()
+        {
+            return _backingProperties;
+        }
+
+        public Task SetAsync(string prop, object val) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+        public async Task<IDisposable> WatchPropertiesAsync(Action<PropertyChanges> handler)
+        {
+            OnPropertyChange += handler;
+            return Disposable.Create(() => OnPropertyChange -= handler);
+        }
+
+        public void SetIcon(DbusPixmap dbusPixmap)
+        {
+            _backingProperties.IconPixmap = new[] { dbusPixmap };
+            InvalidateAll();
+        }
+
+        public void SetTitleAndTooltip(string text)
+        {
+            _backingProperties.Id = text;
+            _backingProperties.Category = "ApplicationStatus";
+            _backingProperties.Status = text;
+            _backingProperties.Title = text;
+            _backingProperties.ToolTip = new ToolTip(text);
+
+            InvalidateAll();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [DBusInterface("org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher")]
+    internal interface IStatusNotifierWatcher : IDBusObject
+    {
+        Task RegisterStatusNotifierItemAsync(string Service);
+        Task RegisterStatusNotifierHostAsync(string Service);
+    }
+
+    [DBusInterface("org.kde.StatusNotifierItem")]
+    internal interface IStatusNotifierItem : IDBusObject
+    {
+        Task ContextMenuAsync(int X, int Y);
+        Task ActivateAsync(int X, int Y);
+        Task SecondaryActivateAsync(int X, int Y);
+        Task ScrollAsync(int Delta, string Orientation);
+        Task<IDisposable> WatchNewTitleAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null);
+        Task<IDisposable> WatchNewIconAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null);
+        Task<IDisposable> WatchNewAttentionIconAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null);
+        Task<IDisposable> WatchNewOverlayIconAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null);
+        Task<IDisposable> WatchNewToolTipAsync(Action handler, Action<Exception> onError = null);
+        Task<IDisposable> WatchNewStatusAsync(Action<string> handler, Action<Exception> onError = null);
+        Task<object> GetAsync(string prop);
+        Task<StatusNotifierItemProperties> GetAllAsync();
+        Task SetAsync(string prop, object val);
+        Task<IDisposable> WatchPropertiesAsync(Action<PropertyChanges> handler);
+    }
+
+    [Dictionary]
+    internal class StatusNotifierItemProperties
+    {
+        public string Category;
+
+        public string Id;
+
+        public string Title;
+
+        public string Status;
+
+        public int WindowId;
+
+        public string IconThemePath;
+
+        public ObjectPath Menu;
+
+        public bool ItemIsMenu;
+
+        public string IconName;
+
+        public DbusPixmap[] IconPixmap;
+
+        public string OverlayIconName;
+
+        public DbusPixmap[] OverlayIconPixmap;
+
+        public string AttentionIconName;
+
+        public DbusPixmap[] AttentionIconPixmap;
+
+        public string AttentionMovieName;
+
+        public ToolTip ToolTip;
+    }
+
+    internal struct ToolTip
+    {
+        public readonly string First;
+        public readonly DbusPixmap[] Second;
+        public readonly string Third;
+        public readonly string Fourth;
+
+        private static readonly DbusPixmap[] s_blank =
+        {
+            new DbusPixmap(0, 0, new byte[] { }), new DbusPixmap(0, 0, new byte[] { })
+        };
+
+        public ToolTip(string message) : this("", s_blank, message, "")
+        {
+        }
+
+        public ToolTip(string first, DbusPixmap[] second, string third, string fourth)
+        {
+            First = first;
+            Second = second;
+            Third = third;
+            Fourth = fourth;
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal readonly struct DbusPixmap
+    {
+        public readonly int Width;
+        public readonly int Height;
+        public readonly byte[] Data;
+
+        public DbusPixmap(int width, int height, byte[] data)
+        {
+            Width = width;
+            Height = height;
+            Data = data;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs b/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
index f0d2d5ca8a..e39be6fc04 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.X11
             if(_popup)
                 PopupPositioner = new ManagedPopupPositioner(new ManagedPopupPositionerPopupImplHelper(popupParent, MoveResize));
             if (platform.Options.UseDBusMenu)
-                NativeMenuExporter = DBusMenuExporter.TryCreate(_handle);
+                NativeMenuExporter = DBusMenuExporter.TryCreateTopLevelNativeMenu(_handle);
             NativeControlHost = new X11NativeControlHost(_platform, this);
             DispatcherTimer.Run(() =>
             {