diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkapplaunchcontext-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkapplaunchcontext-wayland.c
index b69cc31fce..f18c13e6b4 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkapplaunchcontext-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkapplaunchcontext-wayland.c
@@ -35,7 +35,20 @@ gdk_wayland_app_launch_context_get_startup_notify_id (GAppLaunchContext *context
                                                       GAppInfo          *info,
                                                       GList             *files)
 {
-  return NULL;
+  GdkWaylandDisplay *display;
+  gchar *id = NULL;
+
+  g_object_get (context, "display", &display, NULL);
+
+  if (display->gtk_shell_version >= 3)
+    {
+      id = g_uuid_string_random ();
+      gtk_shell1_notify_launch (display->gtk_shell, id);
+    }
+
+  g_object_unref (display);
+
+  return id;
 }
 
 static void