diff --git a/gnome-extra/synapse/metadata.xml b/gnome-extra/synapse/metadata.xml
index 215e77c55c304..6bc83c1f16194 100644
--- a/gnome-extra/synapse/metadata.xml
+++ b/gnome-extra/synapse/metadata.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 <name>Gentoo Desktop Miscellaneous Project</name>
 </maintainer>
 <use>
+<flag name="indicator">Build support for application indicators using <pkg>dev-libs/libappindicator</pkg></flag>
 <flag name="plugins">Build support for plugins using <pkg>net-libs/rest</pkg></flag>
 </use>
 <upstream>
diff --git a/gnome-extra/synapse/synapse-0.2.99.4.ebuild b/gnome-extra/synapse/synapse-0.2.99.4.ebuild
index 2340f03e46097..4916165ada375 100644
--- a/gnome-extra/synapse/synapse-0.2.99.4.ebuild
+++ b/gnome-extra/synapse/synapse-0.2.99.4.ebuild
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SRC_URI="https://launchpad.net/synapse-project/0.3/${PV}/+download/${P}.tar.xz"
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-IUSE="nls plugins"
+IUSE="indicator nls plugins"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	>=dev-libs/glib-2.28.0:2
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	x11-libs/libnotify
 	x11-libs/pango
 	x11-themes/adwaita-icon-theme
+	indicator? ( dev-libs/libappindicator:3 )
 	nls? ( virtual/libintl )
 	plugins? ( >=net-libs/rest-0.7 )
 "
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 
 src_configure() {
 	econf \
-		$(use_enable plugins librest yes) \
+		$(use_enable indicator) \
 		$(use_enable nls) \
-		--disable-zeitgeist \
-		--enable-indicator=no
+		$(use_enable plugins librest yes) \
+		--disable-zeitgeist
 }