diff --git a/cubiomes-viewer.pro b/cubiomes-viewer.pro
index fddf446..da1e74c 100644
--- a/cubiomes-viewer.pro
+++ b/cubiomes-viewer.pro
@@ -236,4 +236,8 @@ with_network: {
     HEADERS += src/updater.h
 }
 
-
+# enable dbus features with: qmake CONFIG+=with_dbus
+with_dbus: {
+    QT += dbus
+    DEFINES += "WITH_DBUS=1"
+}
diff --git a/etc/com.github.cubitect.cubiomes-viewer.metainfo.xml b/etc/com.github.cubitect.cubiomes-viewer.metainfo.xml
index adaf895..4d284b3 100644
--- a/etc/com.github.cubitect.cubiomes-viewer.metainfo.xml
+++ b/etc/com.github.cubitect.cubiomes-viewer.metainfo.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
       <description>
         <p>Changes:</p>
         <ul>
-          <li>Added progress indication via app icon</li>
-          <li>Tweaked app icon</li>
-          <li>Tweaked sceenshots</li>
+          <li>Fixed search progress not loading properly when stopped on a negative seed</li>
+          <li>Tweaked app icon and screenshots</li>
           <li>Tweaked default layout</li>
         </ul>
       </description>
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index b8224e0..07ae833 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ bool SearchConfig::read(const QString& line)
     if (sscanf(p, "#Search:   %d", &searchtype) == 1)       return true;
     if (line.startsWith("#List64:   "))                     { slist64path = line.mid(11).trimmed(); return true; }
     if (sscanf(p, "#Threads:  %d", &threads) == 1)          return true;
-    if (sscanf(p, "#Progress: %" PRId64, &startseed) == 1)  return true;
+    if (sscanf(p, "#Progress: %" PRIu64, &startseed) == 1)  return true;
     if (sscanf(p, "#ResStop:  %d", &tmp) == 1)              { stoponres = tmp; return true; }
     if (sscanf(p, "#SMin:     %" PRIu64, &smin) == 1)       return true;
     if (sscanf(p, "#SMax:     %" PRIu64, &smax) == 1)       return true;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a90e2b8..8c68fed 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "world.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QFontDatabase>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
     else
     {
+        QGuiApplication::setDesktopFileName("com.github.cubitect.cubiomes-viewer");
         QApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseStyleSheetPropagationInWidgetStyles, false);
 
         QApplication app(argc, argv);
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 7ce16af..a5618e1 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QFontDatabase>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+
+#if WITH_DBUS
+#include <QDBusMessage>
+#include <QDBusConnection>
+#endif
 
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QString sessionpath, QString resultspath, QWidget *parent)
@@ -694,11 +700,29 @@ void MainWindow::setBiomeColorRc(QString rc)
 
 void MainWindow::setProgressIndication(double value)
 {
-    int v = (int) floor(100 * value);
+    int v = (int) floor(10000 * value);
     if (v == progval)
         return;
     progval = v;
 
+#if WITH_DBUS
+    auto message = QDBusMessage::createSignal("/", "com.canonical.Unity.LauncherEntry", "Update");
+    QVariantMap properties;
+    if (value >= 0 && value <= 1)
+    {
+        properties.insert("progress-visible", true);
+        properties.insert("progress", value);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        properties.insert("progress-visible", false);
+        properties.insert("progress", 0);
+    }
+    message << QString("application://%1.desktop").arg(QGuiApplication::desktopFileName()) << properties;
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(message);
+#endif
+
+#if 0
     QPixmap pixmap(":/icons/logo.png");
 
     if (value >= 0 && value <= 1)
@@ -706,7 +730,7 @@ void MainWindow::setProgressIndication(double value)
         QPainter painter(&pixmap);
         QRect view = painter.viewport();
 
-        QString txt = QString::asprintf("%2d", progval);
+        QString txt = QString::asprintf("%2d", progval / 100);
         QFont f = font();
         f.setPixelSize(48);
 
@@ -728,6 +752,7 @@ void MainWindow::setProgressIndication(double value)
     }
 
     setWindowIcon(QIcon(pixmap));
+#endif
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_comboBoxMC_currentIndexChanged(int)