diff -r 0f0d4ca60ffa -r dff54077a9d5 pidgin/gtkdocklet-gtk.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkdocklet-gtk.c	Sun May 16 05:57:08 2010 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkdocklet-gtk.c	Sun May 16 15:50:23 2010 +0000
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@
 	if (icon_name) {
 		gtk_status_icon_set_from_icon_name(docklet, icon_name);
 	}
+
+	if (purple_prefs_get_bool(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/docklet/blink")) {
+		gtk_status_icon_set_blinking(docklet, (pending && !connecting));
+	} else if (gtk_status_icon_get_blinking(docklet)) {
+		gtk_status_icon_set_blinking(docklet, FALSE);
+	}
 }
 
 static void