diff --git a/gtk/gtkapplication-wayland.c b/gtk/gtkapplication-wayland.c
index 42a6e029c7..510d22656c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkapplication-wayland.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkapplication-wayland.c
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ gtk_application_impl_wayland_before_emit (GtkApplicationImpl *impl,
 {
   const char *startup_notification_id = NULL;
 
-  g_variant_lookup (platform_data, "desktop-startup-id", "&s", &startup_notification_id);
+  g_variant_lookup (platform_data, "activation-token", "&s", &startup_notification_id);
+  if (!startup_notification_id)
+    g_variant_lookup (platform_data, "desktop-startup-id", "&s", &startup_notification_id);
 
   gdk_wayland_display_set_startup_notification_id (gdk_display_get_default (), startup_notification_id);
 }
diff --git a/gtk/gtkapplication.c b/gtk/gtkapplication.c
index 0088a8d45d..d8dfd5c2d1 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkapplication.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkapplication.c
@@ -323,8 +323,12 @@ gtk_application_add_platform_data (GApplication    *application,
 
       startup_id = gdk_display_get_startup_notification_id (display);
       if (startup_id && g_utf8_validate (startup_id, -1, NULL))
-        g_variant_builder_add (builder, "{sv}", "desktop-startup-id",
-                               g_variant_new_string (startup_id));
+        {
+          g_variant_builder_add (builder, "{sv}", "activation-token",
+                                 g_variant_new_string (startup_id));
+          g_variant_builder_add (builder, "{sv}", "desktop-startup-id",
+                                 g_variant_new_string (startup_id));
+        }
     }
 }