diff --git a/apps/desktopgui/build.xml b/apps/desktopgui/build.xml
index 5a18942ac5..02196c4162 100644
--- a/apps/desktopgui/build.xml
+++ b/apps/desktopgui/build.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
                     <pathelement location="../../core/java/build/i2p.jar" />
                     <pathelement location="../../installer/lib/wrapper/all/wrapper.jar" />
                     <pathelement location="../../router/java/build/router.jar" />
+                    <pathelement location="../systray/java/build/systray.jar" />
                 </classpath>
             </javac>
         </target>
diff --git a/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/InternalTrayManager.java b/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/InternalTrayManager.java
index 3b7984abeb..eeb9c958d3 100644
--- a/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/InternalTrayManager.java
+++ b/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/InternalTrayManager.java
@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@ import java.awt.MenuItem;
 import java.awt.PopupMenu;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
-
+import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.swing.JMenu;
 import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
 import javax.swing.JPopupMenu;
 import javax.swing.SwingWorker;
 
+import net.i2p.apps.systray.UrlLauncher;
 import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
 import net.i2p.desktopgui.router.RouterManager;
-import net.i2p.desktopgui.util.BrowseException;
-import net.i2p.desktopgui.util.I2PDesktop;
 import net.i2p.router.RouterContext;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.PortMapper;
@@ -433,15 +432,16 @@ class InternalTrayManager extends TrayManager {
      * and launch the browser at it.
      *
      * Modified from I2PTunnelHTTPClientBase.
-     * TODO perhaps move this to a new PortMapper method.
      *
      * @since 0.9.26
      */
     private void launchBrowser() {
+        // null args ok
+        UrlLauncher launcher = new UrlLauncher(_context, null, null);
         String url = _context.portMapper().getConsoleURL();
         try {
-            I2PDesktop.browse(url);
-        } catch (BrowseException e1) {
+            launcher.openUrl(url);
+        } catch (IOException e1) {
             log.log(Log.WARN, "Failed to open browser!", e1);
         }    
     }
diff --git a/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/Main.java b/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/Main.java
index 754723b2b3..70b96d7a43 100644
--- a/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/Main.java
+++ b/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/Main.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import net.i2p.app.ClientAppManager;
 import net.i2p.app.ClientAppState;
 import static net.i2p.app.ClientAppState.*;
 import net.i2p.desktopgui.router.RouterManager;
-import net.i2p.desktopgui.util.*;
 import net.i2p.router.RouterContext;
 import net.i2p.router.app.RouterApp;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
diff --git a/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/util/BrowseException.java b/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/util/BrowseException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a5e4f4350c..0000000000
--- a/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/util/BrowseException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package net.i2p.desktopgui.util;
-
-public class BrowseException extends Exception {
-
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-	
-	public BrowseException() {
-        super();
-    }
-    
-    public BrowseException(String s) {
-        super(s);
-    }
-    
-    public BrowseException(String s, Throwable t) {
-        super(s, t);
-    }
-    
-    public BrowseException(Throwable t) {
-        super(t);
-    }
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/util/I2PDesktop.java b/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/util/I2PDesktop.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 696088cfb6..0000000000
--- a/apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/util/I2PDesktop.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package net.i2p.desktopgui.util;
-
-import java.awt.Desktop;
-import java.awt.Desktop.Action;
-import java.net.URI;
-
-public class I2PDesktop {
-    
-    public static void browse(String url) throws BrowseException {
-        if(Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
-            Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
-            if(desktop.isSupported(Action.BROWSE)) {
-                try {
-                    desktop.browse(new URI(url));
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    throw new BrowseException();
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                throw new BrowseException();
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            throw new BrowseException();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index cfa7ea22f4..e836af31ca 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -388,10 +388,7 @@
         <copy file="apps/i2ptunnel/java/build/i2ptunnel.war" todir="build/" />
     </target>
 
-    <target name="buildDesktopGui" depends="buildCore, buildrouter" >
-<!--
-        <ant dir="apps/desktopgui" target="clean" />
--->
+    <target name="buildDesktopGui" depends="buildCore, buildrouter, buildSystray" >
         <ant dir="apps/desktopgui" target="jar" />
         <copy file="apps/desktopgui/dist/desktopgui.jar" todir="build/" />
     </target>