diff --git a/libportal/meson.build b/libportal/meson.build
index 93094d31..954106a9 100644
--- a/libportal/meson.build
+++ b/libportal/meson.build
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ src = [
   generated_files,
 ]
 
-gio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0', version: '>= 2.72')
+gio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0', version: '>= 2.80')
 gio_unix_dep = dependency('gio-unix-2.0')
 
 install_headers(public_headers, subdir: 'libportal')
diff --git a/tests/pyportaltest/test_notification.py b/tests/pyportaltest/test_notification.py
index ecbc4827..1fe2bac2 100644
--- a/tests/pyportaltest/test_notification.py
+++ b/tests/pyportaltest/test_notification.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import logging
 
 gi.require_version("Xdp", "1.0")
-from gi.repository import GLib, Gio, Xdp
+from gi.repository import GLib, Gio, GioUnix, Xdp
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_add_notification_bytes_icon(self):
         assert dict(notification) == notification_to_set_dict
         (icon_type, handle) = icon
         assert icon_type == 'file-descriptor'
-        input_stream = Gio.UnixInputStream.new(handle.take(), True)
+        input_stream = GioUnix.InputStream.new(handle.take(), True)
 
         res_bytes = input_stream.read_bytes(bytes.get_size(), None)
         assert res_bytes.equal (bytes)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_add_notification_file_icon(self):
         assert dict(notification) == notification_to_set_dict
         (icon_type, handle) = icon
         assert icon_type == 'file-descriptor'
-        input_stream = Gio.UnixInputStream.new(handle.take(), True)
+        input_stream = GioUnix.InputStream.new(handle.take(), True)
 
         res_bytes = input_stream.read_bytes(bytes.get_size(), None)
         assert res_bytes.equal (bytes)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_add_notification_bytes_sound(self):
         assert dict(notification) == notification_to_set_dict
         (sound_type, handle) = sound
         assert sound_type == 'file-descriptor'
-        input_stream = Gio.UnixInputStream.new(handle.take(), True)
+        input_stream = GioUnix.InputStream.new(handle.take(), True)
 
         res_bytes = input_stream.read_bytes(bytes.get_size(), None)
         assert res_bytes.equal (bytes)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def test_add_notification_file_sound(self):
         assert dict(notification) == notification_to_set_dict
         (sound_type, handle) = sound_out
         assert sound_type == 'file-descriptor'
-        input_stream = Gio.UnixInputStream.new(handle.take(), True)
+        input_stream = GioUnix.InputStream.new(handle.take(), True)
 
         res_bytes = input_stream.read_bytes(bytes.get_size(), None)
         assert res_bytes.equal (bytes)