diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index 617c40f..1ec9fe9 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ dnl ***********************************
 dnl *** Check for required packages ***
 dnl ***********************************
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBWNCK], [libwnck-3.0], [wnck_minimum_version])
-XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([CLUTTER], [clutter-1.0], [clutter_minimum_version])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([CLUTTER_COGL], [clutter-cogl-1.0], [clutter_minimum_version])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GTK], [gtk+-3.0], [gtk_minimum_version])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GLIB], [glib-2.0], [glib_minimum_version])
@@ -220,6 +219,24 @@ XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([DBUS_GLIB], [dbus-glib-1], [dbus_glib_minimum_version], [
 	GLIB_GENMARSHAL=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=glib_genmarshal glib-2.0`
 	AC_SUBST(GLIB_GENMARSHAL)])
 
+dnl **********************************************
+dnl *** Check for Clutter and its backend: GDK ***
+dnl **********************************************
+BACKENDS="x11"
+
+XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([CLUTTER], [clutter-1.0], [clutter_minimum_version], [
+	XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([CLUTTER_GDK], [clutter-gdk-1.0], [clutter_minimum_version],
+	[ac_clutter_gdk=yes], [ac_clutter_gdk=no])]
+)
+
+HAVE_BACKEND_GDK=""
+AM_CONDITIONAL([XFDASHBOARD_BUILD_WITH_BACKEND_GDK], [test x"$ac_clutter_gdk" = x"yes"])
+if test "x$ac_clutter_gdk" = xyes; then
+	BACKENDS="$BACKENDS gdk"
+	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_BACKEND_GDK], [1], [Define if GDK backend is available])
+fi
+AC_SUBST(HAVE_BACKEND_GDK)
+
 dnl ***********************************
 dnl *** Check for debugging support ***
 dnl ***********************************
@@ -334,6 +351,7 @@ echo "  glib-genmarshal:  $GLIB_GENMARSHAL"
 echo "  glib-mkenums:     $GLIB_MKENUMS"
 echo
 echo "Features enabled:"
+echo "  Backends:         $BACKENDS"
 echo "  XComposite:       $enabled_x11_extension_composite"
 echo "  XDamage:          $enabled_x11_extension_damage"
 echo "  Xinerama:         $enabled_x11_extension_xinerama"
diff --git a/libxfdashboard/Makefile.am b/libxfdashboard/Makefile.am
index 6100dde..9f43a60 100644
--- a/libxfdashboard/Makefile.am
+++ b/libxfdashboard/Makefile.am
@@ -250,15 +250,24 @@ libxfdashboard_la_LIBADD += \
 	$(XINERAMA_LIBS)
 endif
 
+if XFDASHBOARD_BUILD_WITH_BACKEND_GDK
 gdk_headers = \
 	gdk/window-tracker-backend-gdk.h
 
+libxfdashboard_la_headers += $(gdk_headers)
+
 gdk_sources = \
 	gdk/window-tracker-backend-gdk.c
 
-libxfdashboard_la_headers += $(gdk_headers)
 libxfdashboard_la_SOURCES += $(gdk_sources)
 
+libxfdashboard_la_CFLAGS += \
+	$(CLUTTER_GDK_CFLAGS)
+
+libxfdashboard_la_LIBADD += \
+	$(CLUTTER_GDK_LIBS)
+endif
+
 libxfdashboard_la_includedir = \
 	$(includedir)/xfdashboard/libxfdashboard
 
diff --git a/libxfdashboard/window-tracker-backend.c b/libxfdashboard/window-tracker-backend.c
index 824b15e..647c0fd 100644
--- a/libxfdashboard/window-tracker-backend.c
+++ b/libxfdashboard/window-tracker-backend.c
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 #include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
 #include <libxfdashboard/x11/window-tracker-backend-x11.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_BACKEND_GDK
 #include <libxfdashboard/gdk/window-tracker-backend-gdk.h>
+#endif
 #include <libxfdashboard/application.h>
 #include <libxfdashboard/marshal.h>
 #include <libxfdashboard/compat.h>
@@ -63,9 +65,11 @@ static XfdashboardWindowTrackerBackendMap	_xfdashboard_window_tracker_backend_ma
 #ifdef CLUTTER_WINDOWING_X11
 												{ "x11", CLUTTER_WINDOWING_X11, xfdashboard_window_tracker_backend_x11_new },
 #endif
-#ifdef CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK
+#ifdef HAVE_BACKEND_GDK
+#ifdef   CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK
 												{ "gdk", CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK, xfdashboard_window_tracker_backend_gdk_new },
-#endif
+#endif   /* CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK */
+#endif /* HAVE_BACKEND_GDK */
 												{ NULL, NULL, NULL }
 											};