diff -Naur pidgin-2.5.8/pidgin/gtkdocklet-x11.c pidgin-2.5.8-l/pidgin/gtkdocklet-x11.c
--- pidgin-2.5.8/pidgin/gtkdocklet-x11.c	2009-06-28 04:05:26.000000000 +0200
+++ pidgin-2.5.8-l/pidgin/gtkdocklet-x11.c	2009-07-19 17:18:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -115,10 +117,14 @@
 		default:
 			icon_name = PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_AVAILABLE;
 			break;
+
 	}
 
-	if (pending)
+	if (!pending) system("echo off > /proc/acpi/ibm/light");
+	if (pending) {
 		icon_name = PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_PENDING;
+		system("echo on > /proc/acpi/ibm/light");
+	}
 	if (connecting)
 		icon_name = PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_CONNECT;