diff --git a/src/posix_dbus.c b/src/posix_dbus.c
index 2b79b959..53db1162 100644
--- a/src/posix_dbus.c
+++ b/src/posix_dbus.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ void _glfwInitDBusPOSIX(void)
         const pid_t pid = getpid();
         sprintf(busName, "org.glfw.%s_%d", _glfw.dbus.executableName, pid);
 
-        printf("The object path is: %s\n", busName);
         const int res = dbus_bus_request_name(_glfw.dbus.connection, busName, DBUS_NAME_FLAG_REPLACE_EXISTING, &_glfw.dbus.error);
 
         _glfw_free(busName);
@@ -260,6 +259,8 @@ void _glfwTerminateDBusPOSIX(void)
 
 void _glfwUpdateTaskbarProgressDBusPOSIX(dbus_bool_t progressVisible, double progressValue)
 {
+    struct DBusMessage* msg = NULL;
+
     if(!_glfw.dbus.handle || !_glfw.dbus.connection || !_glfw.dbus.desktopFilePath || !_glfw.dbus.signalName)
         return;
 
@@ -269,53 +270,151 @@ void _glfwUpdateTaskbarProgressDBusPOSIX(dbus_bool_t progressVisible, double pro
     struct DBusMessageIter args;
     memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 
-    DBusMessage* msg = dbus_message_new_signal(_glfw.dbus.signalName, "com.canonical.Unity.LauncherEntry", "Update");
-    if(!msg)
-    {
-        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Failed to create new DBus message");
+    if(!_glfwNewMessageSignalDBusPOSIX(_glfw.dbus.signalName, "com.canonical.Unity.LauncherEntry", "Update", &msg))
         return;
-    }
 
     dbus_message_iter_init_append(msg, &args);
 
     //Setup app_uri parameter
-    dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&args, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &_glfw.dbus.desktopFilePath);
+    _glfwAppendDataDBusPOSIX(&args, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &_glfw.dbus.desktopFilePath);
 
     //Set properties parameter
-    struct DBusMessageIter sub1, sub2, sub3;
+    struct DBusMessageIter sub1;
     memset(&sub1, 0, sizeof(sub1));
-    memset(&sub2, 0, sizeof(sub2));
-    memset(&sub3, 0, sizeof(sub3));
 
-    dbus_message_iter_open_container(&args, DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY, "{sv}", &sub1);
+    _glfwOpenContainerDBusPOSIX(&args, DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY, "{sv}", &sub1);
 
     //Set progress visible property
-    dbus_message_iter_open_container(&sub1, DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY, NULL, &sub2);
     const char* progressVisibleStr = "progress-visible";
-    dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&sub2, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &progressVisibleStr);
-    dbus_message_iter_open_container(&sub2, DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT, "b", &sub3);
-    dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&sub3, DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &progressVisible);
-    dbus_message_iter_close_container(&sub2, &sub3);
-    dbus_message_iter_close_container(&sub1, &sub2);
+    _glfwAppendDictDataDBusPOSIX(&sub1, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &progressVisibleStr, DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &progressVisible);
 
     //Set progress value property
-    dbus_message_iter_open_container(&sub1, DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY, NULL, &sub2);
-    const char* progressValueStr = "progress";
-    dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&sub2, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &progressValueStr);
-    dbus_message_iter_open_container(&sub2, DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT, "d", &sub3);
-    dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&sub3, DBUS_TYPE_DOUBLE, &progressValue);
-    dbus_message_iter_close_container(&sub2, &sub3);
-    dbus_message_iter_close_container(&sub1, &sub2);
+    const char* progressStr = "progress";
+    _glfwAppendDictDataDBusPOSIX(&sub1, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &progressStr, DBUS_TYPE_DOUBLE, &progressValue);
 
-    dbus_message_iter_close_container(&args, &sub1);
+    _glfwCloseContainerDBusPOSIX(&args, &sub1);
 
-    //Finally send the signal
-    unsigned int serial = 0;
-    if(!dbus_connection_send(_glfw.dbus.connection, msg, &serial))
-        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Failed to send DBus message");
-    else
-        dbus_connection_flush(_glfw.dbus.connection);
+    _glfwSendMessageDBusPOSIX(msg);
 
     //Free the message
     dbus_message_unref(msg);
 }
+
+dbus_bool_t _glfwNewMessageSignalDBusPOSIX(const char* objectPath, const char* interfaceName, const char* signalName, struct DBusMessage** outMessage)
+{
+    if(!outMessage)
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Failed to create new DBus message, output message pointer is NULL");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    *outMessage = dbus_message_new_signal(objectPath, interfaceName, signalName);
+    if(!(*outMessage))
+    {
+        *outMessage = NULL;
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Failed to create new DBus message");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return GLFW_TRUE;
+}
+
+dbus_bool_t _glfwOpenContainerDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessageIter* iterator, int DBusType, const char* signature, struct DBusMessageIter* subIterator)
+{
+    if(DBusType != DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY && DBusType != DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT_OPEN &&
+       DBusType != DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT_CLOSE && DBusType != DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT &&
+       DBusType != DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY)
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Invalid DBUS container type provided");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+    if(!iterator || !subIterator)
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "DBus message iterator is NULL");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return dbus_message_iter_open_container(iterator, DBusType, signature, subIterator);
+}
+
+dbus_bool_t _glfwCloseContainerDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessageIter* iterator, struct DBusMessageIter* subIterator)
+{
+    if(!iterator || !subIterator)
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "DBus message iterator is NULL");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return dbus_message_iter_close_container(iterator, subIterator);
+}
+
+dbus_bool_t _glfwAppendDataDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessageIter* iterator, int DBusType, const void* data)
+{
+    if(DBusType == DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY || DBusType == DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT || DBusType == DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY || DBusType == DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT_OPEN || DBusType == DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT_CLOSE)
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Invalid DBus type provided");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+    if(!iterator)
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "DBus message iterator is NULL");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+    if(!data)
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "DBus data to append is NULL");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return dbus_message_iter_append_basic(iterator, DBusType, data);
+}
+
+dbus_bool_t _glfwAppendDictDataDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessageIter* iterator, int keyType, const void* keyData, int valueType, const void* valueData)
+{
+    struct DBusMessageIter keyIterator;
+    struct DBusMessageIter valueIterator;
+    memset(&keyIterator, 0, sizeof(keyIterator));
+    memset(&valueIterator, 0, sizeof(valueIterator));
+
+    if(!_glfwOpenContainerDBusPOSIX(iterator, DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY, NULL, &keyIterator))
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+
+    //Append key data
+    if(!_glfwAppendDataDBusPOSIX(&keyIterator, keyType, keyData))
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+
+    if(!_glfwOpenContainerDBusPOSIX(&keyIterator, DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT, (const char*)&valueType, &valueIterator))
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+
+    //Append value data
+    if(!_glfwAppendDataDBusPOSIX(&valueIterator, valueType, valueData))
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+
+    if(!_glfwCloseContainerDBusPOSIX(&keyIterator, &valueIterator))
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+
+    if(!_glfwCloseContainerDBusPOSIX(iterator, &keyIterator))
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+
+    return GLFW_TRUE;
+}
+
+dbus_bool_t _glfwSendMessageDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessage* message)
+{
+    if(!message)
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "DBus message is NULL");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    unsigned int serial = 0;
+    if(!dbus_connection_send(_glfw.dbus.connection, message, &serial))
+    {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Failed to send DBus message");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    dbus_connection_flush(_glfw.dbus.connection);
+
+    return GLFW_TRUE;
+}
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diff --git a/src/posix_dbus.h b/src/posix_dbus.h
index 74e6e62b..39244b0b 100644
--- a/src/posix_dbus.h
+++ b/src/posix_dbus.h
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ struct DBusMessageIter
 #define DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT (unsigned int)'v'
 #define DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN (unsigned int)'b'
 #define DBUS_TYPE_DOUBLE (unsigned int)'d'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_INT16 (unsigned int)'n'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT16 (unsigned int)'q'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_INT32 (unsigned int)'i'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT32 (unsigned int)'u'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_INT64 (unsigned int)'x'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT64 (unsigned int)'t'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT_OPEN (unsigned int)'('
+#define DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT_CLOSE (unsigned int)')'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_BYTE (unsigned int)'y'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH (unsigned int)'o'
+#define DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE (unsigned int)'g'
 
 typedef void (* PFN_dbus_error_init)(struct DBusError*);
 typedef dbus_bool_t (* PFN_dbus_error_is_set)(const struct DBusError*);
@@ -136,3 +147,10 @@ void _glfwCacheExecutableNameDBusPOSIX(void);
 void _glfwCacheDesktopFilePathDBusPOSIX(void);
 void _glfwTerminateDBusPOSIX(void);
 void _glfwUpdateTaskbarProgressDBusPOSIX(dbus_bool_t progressVisible, double progressValue);
+
+dbus_bool_t _glfwNewMessageSignalDBusPOSIX(const char* objectPath, const char* interfaceName, const char* signalName, struct DBusMessage** outMessage);
+dbus_bool_t _glfwOpenContainerDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessageIter* iterator, int DBusType, const char* signature, struct DBusMessageIter* subIterator);
+dbus_bool_t _glfwCloseContainerDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessageIter* iterator, struct DBusMessageIter* subIterator);
+dbus_bool_t _glfwAppendDataDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessageIter* iterator, int DBusType, const void* data);
+dbus_bool_t _glfwAppendDictDataDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessageIter* iterator, int keyType, const void* keyData, int valueType, const void* valueData);
+dbus_bool_t _glfwSendMessageDBusPOSIX(struct DBusMessage* message);
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