diff --git a/libxfce4panel/xfce-arrow-button.c b/libxfce4panel/xfce-arrow-button.c
index 36d8b293..f09013dd 100644
--- a/libxfce4panel/xfce-arrow-button.c
+++ b/libxfce4panel/xfce-arrow-button.c
@@ -474,16 +474,16 @@ xfce_arrow_button_blinking_timeout (gpointer user_data)
 {
   XfceArrowButton *button = XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON (user_data);
 
-  GtkStateFlags    flags = gtk_widget_get_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (button));
+  GtkStyleContext *context = gtk_widget_get_style_context (GTK_WIDGET (button));
 
-  if ((flags & GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE) == GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE
+  if (gtk_style_context_has_class (context, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_SUGGESTED_ACTION)
     || button->priv->blinking_timeout_id == 0)
     {
-      gtk_widget_unset_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (button), GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE);
+      gtk_style_context_remove_class (context, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_SUGGESTED_ACTION);
     }
   else
     {
-      gtk_widget_set_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (button), GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE, FALSE);
+      gtk_style_context_add_class (context, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_SUGGESTED_ACTION);
     }
 
   return (button->priv->blinking_counter++ < MAX_BLINKING_COUNT);
@@ -496,7 +496,12 @@ xfce_arrow_button_blinking_timeout_destroyed (gpointer user_data)
 {
   XfceArrowButton *button = XFCE_ARROW_BUTTON (user_data);
 
-  gtk_widget_unset_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (button), GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE);
+  GtkStyleContext *context = gtk_widget_get_style_context (GTK_WIDGET (button));
+
+  if (gtk_style_context_has_class (context, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_SUGGESTED_ACTION))
+    {
+      gtk_style_context_remove_class (context, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_SUGGESTED_ACTION);
+    }
 
   button->priv->blinking_timeout_id = 0;
   button->priv->blinking_counter = 0;