diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 3a8f317..e028ebf 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require 'rbconfig'
 
 if RbConfig::CONFIG['target_os'] =~ /darwin/i
   gem 'rb-fsevent', '>= 0.4.0', :require => false
-  gem 'growl',      '~> 1.0.3', :require => false
+  gem 'growl_notify', :require => false
 end
 if RbConfig::CONFIG['target_os'] =~ /linux/i
   gem 'rb-inotify', '>= 0.8.5', :require => false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10c8681..f749661 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ Install the rb-fsevent gem for [FSEvent](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSEvents)
 $ gem install rb-fsevent
 ```
 
-Install the Growl gem if you want notification support:
+Install the growl_notify gem if you want notification support:
 
 ``` bash
-$ gem install growl
+$ gem install growl_notify
 ```
 
-And add them to your Gemfile:
+And add it to your Gemfile:
 
 ``` ruby
 gem 'rb-fsevent'
-gem 'growl'
+gem 'growl_notify'
 ```
 
 ### On Linux
diff --git a/lib/guard/notifier.rb b/lib/guard/notifier.rb
index d45950c..b3ae3b2 100644
--- a/lib/guard/notifier.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/notifier.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require 'guard/ui'
 
 module Guard
   module Notifier
+    APPLICATION_NAME = "Guard"
 
     def self.turn_off
       ENV["GUARD_NOTIFY"] = 'false'
@@ -45,8 +46,11 @@ module Guard
 
     def self.notify_mac(title, message, image, options)
       require_growl # need for guard-rspec formatter that is called out of guard scope
-      default_options = { :title => title, :icon => image_path(image), :name => "Guard" }
-      Growl.notify message, default_options.merge(options) if enabled?
+
+      options = { :description => message, :title => title, :icon => image_path(image), :application_name => APPLICATION_NAME }.merge(options)
+      options.delete(:name)
+
+      GrowlNotify.send_notification(options) if enabled?
     end
 
     def self.notify_linux(title, message, image, options)
@@ -90,10 +94,17 @@ module Guard
     end
 
     def self.require_growl
-      require 'growl'
+      require 'growl_notify'
+
+      if GrowlNotify.application_name != APPLICATION_NAME
+        GrowlNotify.config do |c|
+          c.notifications = c.default_notifications = [ APPLICATION_NAME ]
+          c.application_name = c.notifications.first
+        end
+      end
     rescue LoadError
       turn_off
-      UI.info "Please install growl gem for Mac OS X notification support and add it to your Gemfile"
+      UI.info "Please install growl_notify gem for Mac OS X notification support and add it to your Gemfile"
     end
 
     def self.require_libnotify
diff --git a/spec/guard/notifier_spec.rb b/spec/guard/notifier_spec.rb
index 3aefdd6..2d4858f 100644
--- a/spec/guard/notifier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard/notifier_spec.rb
@@ -20,17 +20,28 @@ describe Guard::Notifier do
         RbConfig::CONFIG.should_receive(:[]).with('target_os').and_return 'darwin'
       end
 
-      context "with the Growl library available" do
+      context "with the GrowlNotify library available" do
+        before do
+          module ::GrowlNotify
+            def self.config ; end
+          end
+        end
+
         it "loads the library and enables the notifications" do
-          subject.should_receive(:require).with('growl').and_return true
+          subject.should_receive(:require).with('growl_notify').and_return true
+          GrowlNotify.should_receive(:application_name).and_return ''
           subject.turn_on
           subject.should be_enabled
         end
+
+        after do
+          Object.send(:remove_const, :GrowlNotify)
+        end
       end
 
-      context "without the Growl library available" do
+      context "without the GrowlNofity library available" do
         it "disables the notifications" do
-          subject.should_receive(:require).with('growl').and_raise LoadError
+          subject.should_receive(:require).with('growl_notify').and_raise LoadError
           subject.turn_on
           subject.should_not be_enabled
         end
@@ -89,46 +100,54 @@ describe Guard::Notifier do
       before do
         RbConfig::CONFIG.should_receive(:[]).with('target_os').and_return 'darwin'
         subject.stub(:require_growl)
-        Object.send(:remove_const, :Growl) if defined?(Growl)
-        Growl = Object.new
       end
 
-      after do
-        Object.send(:remove_const, :Growl)
-      end
+      context 'with growl_notify gem' do
+        before do
+          Object.send(:remove_const, :GrowlNotify) if defined?(GrowlNotify)
+          GrowlNotify = Object.new
+        end
 
-      it "passes the notification to Growl" do
-        Growl.should_receive(:notify).with("great",
-          :title => "Guard",
-          :icon  => Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join('../../images/success.png').to_s,
-          :name  => "Guard"
-        )
-        subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard'
-      end
+        after do
+          Object.send(:remove_const, :GrowlNotify)
+        end
 
-      it "don't passes the notification to Growl if library is not available" do
-        Growl.should_not_receive(:notify)
-        subject.should_receive(:enabled?).and_return(true, false)
-        subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard'
-      end
+        it "passes the notification to Growl" do
+          GrowlNotify.should_receive(:send_notification).with(
+            :title => "Guard",
+            :icon  => Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join('../../images/success.png').to_s,
+            :application_name  => "Guard",
+            :description => 'great'
+          )
+          subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard'
+        end
 
-      it "allows additional notification options" do
-        Growl.should_receive(:notify).with("great",
-          :title => "Guard",
-          :icon  => Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join('../../images/success.png').to_s,
-          :name  => "Guard",
-          :priority => 1
-        )
-        subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard', :priority => 1
-      end
+        it "don't passes the notification to Growl if library is not available" do
+          GrowlNotify.should_not_receive(:send_notification)
+          subject.should_receive(:enabled?).and_return(true, false)
+          subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard'
+        end
 
-      it "allows to overwrite a default notification option" do
-        Growl.should_receive(:notify).with("great",
-          :title => "Guard",
-          :icon  => Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join('../../images/success.png').to_s,
-          :name  => "Guard-Cucumber"
-        )
-        subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard', :name => "Guard-Cucumber"
+        it "allows additional notification options" do
+          GrowlNotify.should_receive(:send_notification).with(
+            :title => "Guard",
+            :icon  => Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join('../../images/success.png').to_s,
+            :application_name  => "Guard",
+            :description => 'great',
+            :priority => 1
+          )
+          subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard', :priority => 1
+        end
+
+        it "throws out the application name since Guard should only use one Growl App Name while running" do
+          GrowlNotify.should_receive(:send_notification).with(
+            :title => "Guard",
+            :icon  => Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join('../../images/success.png').to_s,
+            :application_name  => "Guard",
+            :description => 'great'
+          )
+          subject.notify 'great', :title => 'Guard', :name => "Guard-Cucumber"
+        end
       end
     end