diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/config/main.xml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
true
+
+
+ false
+
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/MenuRepresentation.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/MenuRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/MenuRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/MenuRepresentation.qml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
visible: (searchField.text == "")
- iconsEnabled: false
+ iconsEnabled: plasmoid.configuration.showIconsRootLevel
model: rootModel