diff --git a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/subscriptions/status_notifier_item.rs b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/subscriptions/status_notifier_item.rs
index 0bc01d5d..fc98cb89 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/subscriptions/status_notifier_item.rs
+++ b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/subscriptions/status_notifier_item.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,15 @@ impl StatusNotifierItem {
             format!("status-notifier-item-layout-{}", &self.name),
             async move {
                 let initial = futures::stream::once(get_layout(menu_proxy.clone()));
-                let layout_updated_stream = menu_proxy.receive_layout_updated().await.unwrap();
-                let updates = layout_updated_stream.then(move |_| get_layout(menu_proxy.clone()));
+
+                let layout_updated = menu_proxy.receive_layout_updated().await.unwrap();
+                let props_updated = menu_proxy.receive_items_properties_updated().await.unwrap();
+
+                // Merge both streams - any update triggers a layout refetch
+                let updates =
+                    futures::stream_select!(layout_updated.map(|_| ()), props_updated.map(|_| ()))
+                        .then(move |()| get_layout(menu_proxy.clone()));
+
                 initial.chain(updates)
             }
             .flatten_stream(),
@@ -283,4 +290,11 @@ pub trait DBusMenu {
 
     #[zbus(signal)]
     fn layout_updated(&self, revision: u32, parent: i32) -> zbus::Result<()>;
+
+    #[zbus(signal)]
+    fn items_properties_updated(
+        &self,
+        updated_props: Vec<(i32, std::collections::HashMap<String, zvariant::OwnedValue>)>,
+        removed_props: Vec<(i32, Vec<String>)>,
+    ) -> zbus::Result<()>;
 }