diff --git a/js/ui/environment.js b/js/ui/environment.js
index 20b546844..692bc0e68 100644
--- a/js/ui/environment.js
+++ b/js/ui/environment.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ imports.gi.versions.Gtk = '3.0';
 imports.gi.versions.TelepathyGLib = '0.12';
 imports.gi.versions.TelepathyLogger = '0.2';
 
-const { Clutter, GLib, Meta, Shell, St } = imports.gi;
+const { Clutter, GLib, GObject, Meta, Shell, St } = imports.gi;
 const Gettext = imports.gettext;
 
 // We can't import shell JS modules yet, because they may have
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ function init() {
     window.ngettext = Gettext.ngettext;
     window.N_ = s => s;
 
+    GObject.gtypeNameBasedOnJSPath = true;
+
     // Miscellaneous monkeypatching
     _patchContainerClass(St.BoxLayout);
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 33ae12d3c..a66f8d732 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ eds_req = '>= 3.17.2'
 gcr_req = '>= 3.7.5'
 gio_req = '>= 2.56.0'
 gi_req = '>= 1.49.1'
-gjs_req = '>= 1.57.3'
+gjs_req = '>= 1.63.2'
 gtk_req = '>= 3.15.0'
 mutter_req = '>= 3.35.1'
 polkit_req = '>= 0.100'