diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index 9012783..40b8806 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 dnl ***********************************
 dnl *** Check for required packages ***
 dnl ***********************************
-XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4PANEL], [libxfce4panel-2.0], [4.13.0])
+XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4PANEL], [libxfce4panel-2.0], [4.12.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4UTIL], [libxfce4util-1.0], [4.10.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4UI], [libxfce4ui-2], [4.12.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GTHREAD], [gthread-2.0], [2.16.0])
diff --git a/panel-plugin/screenshooter-plugin.c b/panel-plugin/screenshooter-plugin.c
index d3a4fad..2a3d252 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/screenshooter-plugin.c
+++ b/panel-plugin/screenshooter-plugin.c
@@ -106,6 +106,31 @@ set_panel_button_tooltip             (PluginData           *pd);

 /* Internal functions */

+/* Returns a preferred icon size
+*/
+static gint
+get_preferred_icon_size (XfcePanelPlugin *plugin)
+{
+#if LIBXFCE4PANEL_CHECK_VERSION (4,13,0)
+  g_printf ("using 4.13\n");
+  return xfce_panel_plugin_get_icon_size (plugin);
+#else
+  /* fall-back for older panel versions */
+  g_printf ("using 4.12\n");
+  gint width;
+  width = xfce_panel_plugin_get_size (plugin) / xfce_panel_plugin_get_nrows (plugin);
+
+  if (width <= 27)
+    return 16;
+  else if (width < 34)
+    return 24;
+  else if (width < 40)
+    return 32;
+  else
+    return width;
+#endif
+}
+


 /* Modify the size of the panel button
@@ -122,7 +147,7 @@ cb_set_size (XfcePanelPlugin *plugin, int size, PluginData *pd)
   TRACE ("Request size for the plugin");
   gtk_widget_set_size_request (GTK_WIDGET (plugin), size, size);

-  icon_size = xfce_panel_plugin_get_icon_size (plugin);
+  icon_size = get_preferred_icon_size (plugin);
   gtk_image_set_pixel_size (GTK_IMAGE (pd->image), icon_size);

   return TRUE;
@@ -367,7 +392,7 @@ screenshooter_plugin_construct (XfcePanelPlugin *plugin)
   TRACE ("Create the panel button");
   pd->button = xfce_create_panel_button ();

-  icon_size = xfce_panel_plugin_get_icon_size (plugin);
+  icon_size = get_preferred_icon_size (plugin);
   pd->image = gtk_image_new_from_icon_name (SCREENSHOT_ICON_NAME, icon_size);

   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (pd->button), GTK_WIDGET (pd->image));