--- kdelibs-3.5.1/kdeui/ksystemtray.cpp	2005-10-10 11:06:38.000000000 -0400
+++ kdelibs-3.5.1-patched/kdeui/ksystemtray.cpp	2006-02-18 11:52:01.000000000 -0500
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <kwin.h> 
 #include <kwinmodule.h> 
 #include <qxembed.h> 
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <kiconloader.h>
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
 
 #include <qapplication.h>
 
+extern Time qt_x_time;
+
 class KSystemTrayPrivate
 {
 public:
@@ -63,6 +66,43 @@
     QXEmbed::initialize();
 #endif
     
+    {
+	    XGrabServer (qt_xdisplay());
+	    static Atom selection =  XInternAtom( qt_xdisplay(), "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_S" + QCString().setNum( qt_xscreen()), False );
+    
+	    /* look for the system tray window */
+	    Window tray = XGetSelectionOwner (qt_xdisplay(), selection);
+
+	    if (tray != None)
+	    {
+	    	    /* found it */
+	    	    XSelectInput (qt_xdisplay(), tray, StructureNotifyMask);
+	    }
+
+	    XUngrabServer (qt_xdisplay());
+	    XFlush (qt_xdisplay());
+
+	    if ( tray != None )
+	    {
+		    XEvent ev;
+		    memset(&ev, 0, sizeof( ev ));
+		    static Atom atom = XInternAtom( qt_xdisplay(), "_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_OPCODE", False );
+		    ev.xclient.type = ClientMessage;
+		    ev.xclient.window = tray;
+		    ev.xclient.message_type = atom;
+		    ev.xclient.format = 32;
+		    ev.xclient.data.l[ 0 ] = qt_x_time;
+		    ev.xclient.data.l[ 1 ] = 0; // SYSTEM_TRAY_REQUEST_DOCK
+		    ev.xclient.data.l[ 2 ] = winId();
+		    ev.xclient.data.l[ 3 ] = 0; // unused
+		    ev.xclient.data.l[ 4 ] = 0; // unused
+
+		    XSendEvent( qt_xdisplay(), tray, False, NoEventMask, (XEvent *)&ev );
+		    XSync(qt_xdisplay(), FALSE );
+	    }
+    }
+
+
     d = new KSystemTrayPrivate;
     d->actionCollection = new KActionCollection(this);