diff -Nru budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/changelog budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/changelog
--- budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/changelog	2017-01-02 10:57:32.000000000 +0000
+++ budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/changelog	2017-01-06 19:23:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+budgie-desktop (10.2.9-2ubuntu1) zesty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Bug-fix release (LP: #1653739)
+    - Run nm-applet without indicators to ensure it works on
+      budgie-desktop, flipping Ubuntu's default.
+
+ -- David Mohammed <fossfreedom@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:48:38 +0000
+
 budgie-desktop (10.2.9-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Bug-fix release
diff -Nru budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/patches/series budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/patches/series
--- budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/patches/series	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/patches/series	2017-01-06 19:21:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+show_nm-applet_in_tray.patch
diff -Nru budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/patches/show_nm-applet_in_tray.patch budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/patches/show_nm-applet_in_tray.patch
--- budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/patches/show_nm-applet_in_tray.patch	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ budgie-desktop-10.2.9/debian/patches/show_nm-applet_in_tray.patch	2017-01-06 19:25:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Description: allow nm-applet to be displayed in the system tray
+ On Ubuntu nm-applet defaults to only be shown by appindicators.
+ For budgie-desktop, this needs to be displayed in the system tray since
+ appindicators are not a required dependency.
+Author: David Mohammed <fossfreedom@ubuntu.com>
+Forwarded: not-needed
+Origin: Other
+Index: budgie-desktop-10.2.9/src/session/budgie-desktop-nm-applet.desktop.in
+===================================================================
+--- budgie-desktop-10.2.9/src/session/budgie-desktop-nm-applet.desktop.in
++++ budgie-desktop-10.2.9/src/session/budgie-desktop-nm-applet.desktop.in
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ Name=Network (Budgie Desktop)
+ Comment=Manage your network connections
+ Icon=nm-device-wireless
+-Exec=nm-applet
++Exec=nm-applet --no-indicator
+ TryExec=nm-applet
+ Terminal=false
+ Type=Application