--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ a/src/main.cpp
@@ -65,12 +65,22 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
 
 	QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
-	if (!QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable())
-	{
+	bool systray_available = QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable();
+	if( !systray_available ) {
+	    for( int i=0; i<20 && !systray_available; i++ ) {
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0))
+		QThread::sleep(3);
+#else
+		::sleep(3);
+#endif
+		systray_available = QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable();
+	    }
+	    if( !systray_available ) {
 		QMessageBox::critical(0, ki18n("Systray"),
 		                      ki18n("I couldn't detect any system tray "
 								   "on this system."));
 		return 1;
+	    }
 	}
 	QApplication::setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);