--- a/dropbox.in
+++ b/dropbox.in
@@ -1268,6 +1268,10 @@
             console_print(u"Dropbox is already running!")
         return
 
+    # fix indicator on non-pure Unity environments
+    if 'Unity' in os.environ.get("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", '').split(":"):
+        os.environ["XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP"] = "Unity"
+
     console_print(u"Starting Dropbox...", linebreak=False)
     console_flush()
     if not start_dropbox():