diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index efcb469f1d..f70527ab08 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@ if build_tests
     'system_monitor_service',
     'taskbar_widget',
     'time_format',
+    'tray_identifier',
     'triad_workspace_backend',
     'ui_tree_reconciler',
     'wayland_toplevels_identity',
diff --git a/src/dbus/tray/tray_service.cpp b/src/dbus/tray/tray_service.cpp
index 3fcc5452b7..b14426ea47 100644
--- a/src/dbus/tray/tray_service.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/tray/tray_service.cpp
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ void TrayService::refreshItemMetadata(const std::string& itemId) {
           next.statusNotifierTitle = std::move(statusNotifierTitle);
           next.statusNotifierDescription = std::move(statusNotifierDescription);
           next.status = get_item_property_string_from(properties, "Status", cur.status);
-          next.needsAttention = (next.status == "NeedsAttention");
+          next.needsAttention = (StringUtils::toLower(next.status) == "needsattention");
 
           if (next.itemName == "chrome_status_icon_1" && !next.statusNotifierTitle.empty()) {
             next.itemName = next.itemName + "::" + next.statusNotifierTitle;
diff --git a/src/shell/bar/widgets/tray_widget.cpp b/src/shell/bar/widgets/tray_widget.cpp
index 1c04268d12..292994480d 100644
--- a/src/shell/bar/widgets/tray_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/shell/bar/widgets/tray_widget.cpp
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ void TrayWidget::rebuild(Renderer& renderer) {
     m_drawerChevronGlyph.clear();
     bool hasDrawerItems = false;
     for (const auto& item : m_items) {
-      if (isHiddenItem(item) || isPinnedItem(item)) {
+      if (tray::isPassiveStatus(item) || isHiddenItem(item) || isPinnedItem(item)) {
         continue;
       }
       hasDrawerItems = true;
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ void TrayWidget::rebuild(Renderer& renderer) {
   Flex* gridRow = nullptr;
   std::size_t gridCol = 0;
   for (const auto& item : m_items) {
-    if (isHiddenItem(item)) {
+    if (tray::isPassiveStatus(item) || isHiddenItem(item)) {
       continue;
     }
     if (m_drawerMode && !isPinnedItem(item)) {
diff --git a/src/shell/tray/tray_drawer_panel.cpp b/src/shell/tray/tray_drawer_panel.cpp
index 2b7ae4650b..ab49d861de 100644
--- a/src/shell/tray/tray_drawer_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/shell/tray/tray_drawer_panel.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ std::size_t TrayDrawerPanel::visibleItemCount() const {
   };
   std::size_t visible = 0;
   for (const auto& item : m_tray->items()) {
+    if (tray::isPassiveStatus(item)) {
+      continue;
+    }
     const bool hidden =
         std::ranges::any_of(hiddenLower, [&](const std::string& token) { return tokenMatches(token, item); });
     const bool pinned =
diff --git a/src/shell/tray/tray_identifier.h b/src/shell/tray/tray_identifier.h
index 707f3652e8..d0e82d1aa6 100644
--- a/src/shell/tray/tray_identifier.h
+++ b/src/shell/tray/tray_identifier.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace tray {
 
   inline bool isUniqueBusName(std::string_view value) { return !value.empty() && value.front() == ':'; }
 
+  inline bool isPassiveStatus(const TrayItemInfo& item) { return StringUtils::toLower(item.status) == "passive"; }
+
   inline bool isTransientUniqueIdentifier(std::string_view value) {
     return isUniqueBusName(value) || value.contains("/:");
   }
diff --git a/tests/tray_identifier_test.cpp b/tests/tray_identifier_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d6955269e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tray_identifier_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "shell/tray/tray_identifier.h"
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+int main() {
+  TrayItemInfo item;
+
+  item.status = "Passive";
+  assert(tray::isPassiveStatus(item));
+
+  item.status = "passive";
+  assert(tray::isPassiveStatus(item));
+
+  item.status = "Active";
+  assert(!tray::isPassiveStatus(item));
+
+  item.status = "NeedsAttention";
+  assert(!tray::isPassiveStatus(item));
+
+  item.status.clear();
+  assert(!tray::isPassiveStatus(item));
+}