diff --git a/plugins/tasklist/tasklist-widget.c b/plugins/tasklist/tasklist-widget.c
index 74119d1a..c5611f97 100644
--- a/plugins/tasklist/tasklist-widget.c
+++ b/plugins/tasklist/tasklist-widget.c
@@ -2440,6 +2440,18 @@ xfce_tasklist_wireframe_update (XfceTasklist      *tasklist,
 #endif
 
 
+gboolean get_suggested_action_state(GtkWidget* button){
+ GtkStyleContext *context=gtk_widget_get_style_context(GTK_WIDGET(button));
+ return gtk_style_context_has_class(context,GTK_STYLE_CLASS_SUGGESTED_ACTION);
+}
+
+void set_suggested_action_state(GtkWidget* button, gboolean active){
+ GtkStyleContext *context=gtk_widget_get_style_context(GTK_WIDGET(button));
+ if(active)
+  gtk_style_context_add_class(context,GTK_STYLE_CLASS_SUGGESTED_ACTION);
+ else
+  gtk_style_context_remove_class(context,GTK_STYLE_CLASS_SUGGESTED_ACTION);
+}
 
 /**
  * Tasklist Buttons
@@ -2477,7 +2489,7 @@ xfce_tasklist_button_visible (XfceTasklistChild *child,
               ? wnck_window_is_in_viewport (child->window, active_ws)
               : wnck_window_is_on_workspace (child->window, active_ws)))
       || (tasklist->all_blinking
-          && xfce_arrow_button_get_blinking (XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON (child->button))))
+          && get_suggested_action_state(XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON (child->button))))
     {
       return (!tasklist->only_minimized
               || wnck_window_is_minimized (child->window));
@@ -2800,11 +2812,11 @@ xfce_tasklist_button_state_changed (WnckWindow        *window,
               g_hash_table_lookup_extended (child->tasklist->class_groups,
                                             child->class_group,
                                             NULL, (gpointer *) &group_child);
-              xfce_arrow_button_set_blinking (XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON (group_child->button), blink);
-            }
+              set_suggested_action_state(XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON(group_child->button), blink);
+	    }
           /* otherwise just let the window button blink */
           else
-            xfce_arrow_button_set_blinking (XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON (child->button), blink);
+            set_suggested_action_state(XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON(child->button), blink);
 
           if (child->tasklist->all_blinking
               && !xfce_tasklist_button_visible (child, active_ws))
@@ -3191,7 +3203,7 @@ xfce_tasklist_button_activate (XfceTasklistChild *child,
       if ((child->tasklist->all_workspaces
           && !wnck_window_is_pinned (child->window))
           || (child->tasklist->all_blinking
-              && xfce_arrow_button_get_blinking (XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON (child->button))))
+              && get_suggested_action_state(XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON (child->button))))
         {
           workspace = wnck_window_get_workspace (child->window);