diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
index 129486c06..21dc7ce93 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
@@ -2029,8 +2029,21 @@ get_gtk_surface (struct wl_client *client,
   wl_resource_set_implementation (surface->gtk_surface, &meta_wayland_gtk_surface_interface, surface, gtk_surface_destructor);
 }
 
+static void
+set_startup_id (struct wl_client   *client,
+                struct wl_resource *resource,
+                const char         *startup_id)
+{
+  MetaDisplay *display;
+
+  display = meta_get_display ();
+  meta_startup_notification_remove_sequence (display->startup_notification,
+                                             startup_id);
+}
+
 static const struct gtk_shell_interface meta_wayland_gtk_shell_interface = {
-  get_gtk_surface
+  get_gtk_surface,
+  set_startup_id
 };
 
 static void
@@ -2044,7 +2057,7 @@ bind_gtk_shell (struct wl_client *client,
 
   resource = wl_resource_create (client, &gtk_shell_interface, version, id);
 
-  if (version != META_GTK_SHELL_VERSION)
+  if (version < 2)
     {
       wl_resource_post_error (resource,
                               WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
index e75d98752..68135479e 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define META_WL_SEAT_VERSION                5
 #define META_WL_OUTPUT_VERSION              2
 #define META_XSERVER_VERSION                1
-#define META_GTK_SHELL_VERSION              2
+#define META_GTK_SHELL_VERSION              3
 #define META_WL_SUBCOMPOSITOR_VERSION       1
 #define META_ZWP_POINTER_GESTURES_V1_VERSION    1