diff --git a/gtk/main.c b/gtk/main.c
index fc689a5b6..22eeef4a2 100644
--- a/gtk/main.c
+++ b/gtk/main.c
@@ -1560,7 +1560,8 @@ static void linphone_gtk_init_status_icon(void) {
 	GtkWidget *menu = create_icon_menu();
 	LinphoneStatusIconParams *params = linphone_status_icon_params_new();
 	linphone_status_icon_params_set_menu(params, menu);
-	linphone_status_icon_params_set_title(params, _("Linphone - a video internet phone"));
+	linphone_status_icon_params_set_title(params, _("Linphone"));
+	linphone_status_icon_params_set_description(params, _("A video internet phone"));
 	linphone_status_icon_params_set_on_click_cb(params, handle_icon_click, NULL);
 	g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(menu));
 	
diff --git a/gtk/status_icon.c b/gtk/status_icon.c
index daf00203d..c652653a3 100644
--- a/gtk/status_icon.c
+++ b/gtk/status_icon.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static const _LinphoneStatusIconDesc *_linphone_status_icon_impls[];
 
 struct _LinphoneStatusIconParams {
 	char *title;
+	char *desc;
 	GtkWidget *menu;
 	LinphoneStatusIconOnClickCallback on_click_cb;
 	void *user_data;
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ void linphone_status_icon_params_set_title(LinphoneStatusIconParams *obj, const
 	else obj->title = NULL;
 }
 
+void linphone_status_icon_params_set_description(LinphoneStatusIconParams *obj, const char *desc) {
+	if(obj->desc) g_free(obj->desc);
+	if(desc) obj->desc = g_strdup(desc);
+	else obj->desc = NULL;
+}
+
 void linphone_status_icon_params_set_menu(LinphoneStatusIconParams *obj, GtkWidget *menu) {
 	if(obj->menu) g_object_unref(obj->menu);
 	if(menu) obj->menu = g_object_ref(menu);
@@ -273,7 +280,9 @@ static void _linphone_status_icon_impl_gtk_init(LinphoneStatusIcon *si) {
 static void _linphone_status_icon_impl_gtk_start(LinphoneStatusIcon *si) {
 	GtkStatusIcon *icon = GTK_STATUS_ICON(si->data);
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,20,2)
-	gtk_status_icon_set_name(icon, si->params->title);
+	char *name = g_strdup_printf("%s - %s", si->params->title, si->params->desc);
+	gtk_status_icon_set_name(icon, name);
+	g_free(name);
 #endif
 	gtk_status_icon_set_visible(icon,TRUE);
 }
@@ -404,7 +413,7 @@ static void _linphone_status_icon_impl_sn_menu_called_cb(BcStatusNotifier *sn, i
 static void _linphone_status_icon_impl_sn_start(LinphoneStatusIcon *si) {
 	BcStatusNotifier *sn = (BcStatusNotifier *)si->data;
 	BcStatusNotifierParams *params;
-	BcStatusNotifierToolTip *tooltip = bc_status_notifier_tool_tip_new("linphone", "Linphone", NULL);
+	BcStatusNotifierToolTip *tooltip = bc_status_notifier_tool_tip_new("linphone", si->params->title, si->params->desc);
 	BcStatusNotifierSignalsVTable vtable = {NULL};
 	
 	vtable.activate_called_cb = _linphone_status_icon_impl_sn_activated_cb;
@@ -414,7 +423,7 @@ static void _linphone_status_icon_impl_sn_start(LinphoneStatusIcon *si) {
 	bc_status_notifier_params_set_dbus_prefix(params, "org.kde");
 	bc_status_notifier_params_set_category(params, BcStatusNotifierCategoryCommunications);
 	bc_status_notifier_params_set_id(params, "linphone");
-	bc_status_notifier_params_set_title(params, "Linphone");
+	bc_status_notifier_params_set_title(params, si->params->title);
 	bc_status_notifier_params_set_icon_name(params, "linphone");
 	bc_status_notifier_params_set_tool_tip(params, tooltip);
 	bc_status_notifier_params_set_vtable(params, &vtable, si);
diff --git a/gtk/status_icon.h b/gtk/status_icon.h
index de0dd9951..07d7a34a4 100644
--- a/gtk/status_icon.h
+++ b/gtk/status_icon.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ LinphoneStatusIconParams *linphone_status_icon_params_ref(LinphoneStatusIconPara
 void linphone_status_icon_params_unref(LinphoneStatusIconParams *obj);
 
 void linphone_status_icon_params_set_title(LinphoneStatusIconParams *obj, const char *title);
+void linphone_status_icon_params_set_description(LinphoneStatusIconParams *obj, const char *desc);
 void linphone_status_icon_params_set_menu(LinphoneStatusIconParams *obj, GtkWidget *menu);
 void linphone_status_icon_params_set_on_click_cb(LinphoneStatusIconParams* obj, LinphoneStatusIconOnClickCallback cb, void *user_data);