diff --git a/helpers/DATA/indicator-applet/indicator-applet-scroll-arrows.patch b/helpers/DATA/indicator-applet/indicator-applet-scroll-arrows.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..38850063803270ca0e73482d9b72b00a516bde41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/DATA/indicator-applet/indicator-applet-scroll-arrows.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-applet/+bug/965953
+
+diff --git indicator-applet/src/applet-main.c indicator-applet/src/applet-main.c
+--- indicator-applet/src/applet-main.c
++++ indicator-applet/src/applet-main.c
+@@ -362,6 +362,21 @@ accessible_desc_update (IndicatorObject 
+   return;
+ }
+ 
++static gboolean
++do_menu_reposition(gpointer menu)
++{
++  gtk_widget_set_size_request(menu, -1, -1);
++  g_timeout_add(20, (GSourceFunc) gtk_menu_reposition, (gpointer) menu);
++  return 0;
++}
++
++static void
++on_menuitem_show (GtkMenuItem *menuitem, gpointer menu)
++{
++  gtk_widget_set_size_request(menu, -1, 500);
++  g_idle_add((GSourceFunc) do_menu_reposition, (gpointer) menu);
++}
++
+ static void
+ entry_added (IndicatorObject * io, IndicatorObjectEntry * entry, GtkWidget * menubar)
+ {
+@@ -435,6 +450,7 @@ entry_added (IndicatorObject * io, Indic
+ 
+   if (entry->menu != NULL) {
+     gtk_menu_item_set_submenu(GTK_MENU_ITEM(menuitem), GTK_WIDGET(entry->menu));
++    g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(menuitem), "activate", G_CALLBACK(on_menuitem_show), entry->menu);
+   }
+ 
+   place_in_menu(menubar, menuitem, io, entry);
diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-panel b/helpers/make-gnome-panel
index 82675c9412599d213c5b36deac161089949ea5d9..58c12c4fd4d521bfad18fbdc2f33d4f69c759331 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-panel
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-panel
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=5
+VERSION=6
 
 . ./config
 
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ pack-index=30
 pack-type=start
 toplevel-id=panel
 
+[Object notification-area]
+object-iid=NotificationAreaAppletFactory::NotificationArea
+pack-index=30
+pack-type=end
+toplevel-id=panel
+
 [Object indicators]
 object-iid=IndicatorAppletFactory::IndicatorApplet
 toplevel-id=panel
diff --git a/helpers/make-indicator-applet b/helpers/make-indicator-applet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fbae43e104acb1f5785c7f54c7d5d2e949423b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/make-indicator-applet
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2012  Rubén Rodríguez <ruben@trisquel.info>
+#
+#    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+#
+
+VERSION=1
+
+. ./config
+
+patch -p1 < $DATA/indicator-applet-scroll-arrows.patch
+
+changelog "Fixes LP 965953"
+
+compile
+