diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
index d20010c70a61..f06544fecc75 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ in
         pkgs.xfce.thunar_volman
         pkgs.xfce.gvfs
         pkgs.xfce.xfce4_appfinder
-        pkgs.xfce.tumbler
+        pkgs.xfce.tumbler       # found via dbus
+        pkgs.xfce.xfce4notifyd  # found via dbus
       ]
       ++ optional config.powerManagement.enable pkgs.xfce.xfce4_power_manager;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-notifyd.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-notifyd.nix
index 5873ef9cd68e..ace7aa7a2c77 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-notifyd.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-notifyd.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   p_name  = "xfce4-notifyd";
   ver_maj = "0.2";
-  ver_min = "3";
+  ver_min = "4";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://xfce/src/apps/${p_name}/${ver_maj}/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0fx6z89rxs6ypb8bb6l1pg8fdbxn995fgs413sbhnaxjkm6gch6x";
+    sha256 = "1l6fpfk0fkizdx7vwbyjdyzzj5i2ng8pf7r8j49nv0cnjhpxczlc";
   };
   name = "${p_name}-${ver_maj}.${ver_min}";