diff --git a/ignis/services/applications/action.py b/ignis/services/applications/action.py
index b46f25dd..976e5427 100644
--- a/ignis/services/applications/action.py
+++ b/ignis/services/applications/action.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from gi.repository import Gio  # type: ignore
+from gi.repository import GioUnix  # type: ignore
 from ignis.gobject import IgnisGObject
 from ignis.gobject import IgnisProperty
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ApplicationAction(IgnisGObject):
     Application action.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, app: Gio.DesktopAppInfo, action: str):
+    def __init__(self, app: GioUnix.DesktopAppInfo, action: str):
         super().__init__()
 
         self._app = app
diff --git a/ignis/services/applications/application.py b/ignis/services/applications/application.py
index 8bb2f057..811ce275 100644
--- a/ignis/services/applications/application.py
+++ b/ignis/services/applications/application.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import re
 import asyncio
 import subprocess
-from gi.repository import Gio, GLib  # type: ignore
+from gi.repository import GLib, GioUnix  # type: ignore
 from ignis.gobject import IgnisGObject, IgnisProperty, IgnisSignal
 from ignis.options import options
 from .action import ApplicationAction
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Application(IgnisGObject):
     An application object.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, app: Gio.DesktopAppInfo):
+    def __init__(self, app: GioUnix.DesktopAppInfo):
         super().__init__()
 
         self._app = app
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ def unpinned(self):
         """
 
     @IgnisProperty
-    def app(self) -> Gio.DesktopAppInfo:
+    def app(self) -> GioUnix.DesktopAppInfo:
         """
-        An instance of :class:`Gio.DesktopAppInfo`.
+        An instance of :class:`GioUnix.DesktopAppInfo`.
         """
         return self._app
 
diff --git a/ignis/services/applications/service.py b/ignis/services/applications/service.py
index 043ed31b..1700eb88 100644
--- a/ignis/services/applications/service.py
+++ b/ignis/services/applications/service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from gi.repository import Gio  # type: ignore
+from gi.repository import Gio, GioUnix  # type: ignore
 from ignis.base_service import BaseService
 from .application import Application
 from ignis.options import options
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ def __sync(self) -> None:
         self._apps = {}
 
         for app in Gio.AppInfo.get_all():
-            if isinstance(app, Gio.DesktopAppInfo):
+            if isinstance(app, GioUnix.DesktopAppInfo):
                 self.__add_app(app)
 
         self.notify("apps")
         self.notify("pinned")
 
-    def __add_app(self, app: Gio.DesktopAppInfo) -> None:
+    def __add_app(self, app: GioUnix.DesktopAppInfo) -> None:
         if app.get_nodisplay():
             return
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def search(
         """
         return [
             entry
-            for result in Gio.DesktopAppInfo.search(query)
+            for result in GioUnix.DesktopAppInfo.search(query)
             for entry in apps
             if entry.id in result
         ]
diff --git a/ignis/utils/icon.py b/ignis/utils/icon.py
index 2991f237..73f9e6d1 100644
--- a/ignis/utils/icon.py
+++ b/ignis/utils/icon.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
-from gi.repository import Gtk, Gio  # type: ignore
+from gi.repository import Gtk, Gio, GioUnix  # type: ignore
 from ignis import utils
 
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def get_app_icon_name(app_id: str) -> str | None:
         The application icon name, or ``None`` if the application with the given ID doesn't exist or has no icon.
     """
     try:
-        app_info = Gio.DesktopAppInfo.new(app_id + ".desktop")
+        app_info = GioUnix.DesktopAppInfo.new(app_id + ".desktop")
     except TypeError:
         return None