diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 22b2419..c1ca297 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2552,7 +2552,16 @@ detect_desktop_environment()
 	# note, GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID is deprecated so we'll see how that works out
 	# https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542880
 	if [[ ! -z $GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID ]]; then
-		desktop_environment='GNOME'
+		version=$( gnome-about --version 2>/dev/null | gawk '{print $3}' )
+		if [[ -n $version ]];then
+			version=" $version"
+		fi
+		# this is a hack, and has to be changed with every toolkit version change
+		toolkit=$( pkg-config --modversion gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null )
+		if [[ -n $toolkit ]];then
+			version="$version (Gtk: $toolkit)"
+		fi
+		desktop_environment="Gnome${version}"
 	# assume 5 will id the same, why not, no need to update in future
 	elif [[ $KDE_SESSION_VERSION == '5' ]]; then
 		desktop_environment='KDE 5'
@@ -2563,7 +2572,7 @@ detect_desktop_environment()
 		fi
 		toolkit=$( grep -si '^Qt:' <<< "$version_data" | gawk '{print $2}' )
 		if [[ -n $toolkit ]];then
-			version="$version (Qt: $toolkit)"
+			version="$version (Qt $toolkit)"
 		fi
 		desktop_environment="KDE $version"
 	elif [[ $KDE_SESSION_VERSION == '4' ]]; then
@@ -2574,7 +2583,7 @@ detect_desktop_environment()
 		fi
 		toolkit=$( grep -si '^Qt:' <<< "$version_data" | gawk '{print $2}' )
 		if [[ -n $toolkit ]];then
-			version="$version (Qt: $toolkit)"
+			version="$version (Qt $toolkit)"
 		fi
 		desktop_environment="KDE $version"
 	# KDE_FULL_SESSION property is only available since KDE 3.5.5.
@@ -2587,7 +2596,7 @@ detect_desktop_environment()
 		fi
 		toolkit=$( grep -si '^Qt:' <<< "$version_data" | gawk '{print $2}' )
 		if [[ -n $toolkit ]];then
-			version="$version (Qt: $toolkit)"
+			version="$version (Qt $toolkit)"
 		fi
 		desktop_environment="KDE $version"
 	# note: fluxbox has a positive PID for blackbox, so I think most desktops can be detected