diff --git a/brightray/browser/linux/libnotify_loader.cc b/brightray/browser/linux/libnotify_loader.cc
index 61d74226895d..f5c384db5672 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/linux/libnotify_loader.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/linux/libnotify_loader.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ bool LibNotifyLoader::Load(const std::string& library_name) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  notify_get_server_caps =
+      reinterpret_cast<decltype(this->notify_get_server_caps)>(
+          dlsym(library_, "notify_get_server_caps"));
+  notify_get_server_caps = &::notify_get_server_caps;
+  if (!notify_get_server_caps) {
+    CleanUp(true);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   notify_notification_new =
       reinterpret_cast<decltype(this->notify_notification_new)>(
           dlsym(library_, "notify_notification_new"));
@@ -114,6 +123,7 @@ void LibNotifyLoader::CleanUp(bool unload) {
   notify_is_initted = NULL;
   notify_init = NULL;
   notify_get_server_info = NULL;
+  notify_get_server_caps = NULL;
   notify_notification_new = NULL;
   notify_notification_add_action = NULL;
   notify_notification_set_image_from_pixbuf = NULL;
diff --git a/brightray/browser/linux/libnotify_loader.h b/brightray/browser/linux/libnotify_loader.h
index 32b01cf43324..818b0ddae074 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/linux/libnotify_loader.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/linux/libnotify_loader.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class LibNotifyLoader {
 
   decltype(&::notify_is_initted) notify_is_initted;
   decltype(&::notify_init) notify_init;
+  decltype(&::notify_get_server_caps) notify_get_server_caps;
   decltype(&::notify_get_server_info) notify_get_server_info;
   decltype(&::notify_notification_new) notify_notification_new;
   decltype(&::notify_notification_add_action) notify_notification_add_action;