diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 54980d1..c9c11ed 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  debhelper (>= 9),
  dh-python,
  python3-all,
- python3-gbulb,
+ python3-gi (>= 3.50.0) | python3-gbulb,
  python3-setuptools,
  python3-systemd,
  python3-qubesadmin,
diff --git a/qubes_menu/appmenu.py b/qubes_menu/appmenu.py
index f7102ca..ddccd88 100644
--- a/qubes_menu/appmenu.py
+++ b/qubes_menu/appmenu.py
@@ -31,8 +31,14 @@
 gi.require_version('GtkLayerShell', '0.1')
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, GLib, Gio, GtkLayerShell
 
-import gbulb
-gbulb.install()
+try:
+    from gi.events import GLibEventLoopPolicy
+    asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(GLibEventLoopPolicy())
+    HAS_GBULB = False
+except ImportError:
+    import gbulb
+    gbulb.install()
+    HAS_GBULB = True
 
 PAGE_LIST = [
     "search_page", "app_page", "favorites_page", "settings_page"
@@ -303,13 +309,9 @@ def do_activate(self, *args, **kwargs):
             # navigation works
             self.handlers[self.initial_page].page_widget.grab_focus()
 
-            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
             self.tasks = [
                 asyncio.ensure_future(self.dispatcher.listen_for_events()),
             ]
-
-            loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.wait(
-                self.tasks, return_when=asyncio.FIRST_EXCEPTION))
         else:
             if self.main_notebook:
                 self.main_notebook.set_current_page(
@@ -548,7 +550,11 @@ def main():
     qapp = qubesadmin.Qubes()
     dispatcher = qubesadmin.events.EventsDispatcher(qapp)
     app = AppMenu(qapp, dispatcher)
-    app.run(sys.argv)
+    if HAS_GBULB:
+        loop: gbulb.GLibEventLoop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop.run_forever(application=app, argv=sys.argv)
+    else:
+        app.run(sys.argv)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/rpm_spec/qubes-desktop-linux-menu.spec.in b/rpm_spec/qubes-desktop-linux-menu.spec.in
index d794d2c..8e7d896 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/qubes-desktop-linux-menu.spec.in
+++ b/rpm_spec/qubes-desktop-linux-menu.spec.in
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 
 Requires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
+%if 0%{?fedora} < 42
 Requires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-gbulb
+%else
+Requires:   python%{python3_pkgversion}-gobject >= 3.50.0
+%endif
 Requires:  gtk3
 Requires:  gtk-layer-shell
 Requires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-qubesadmin >= 4.1.8