diff --git a/neon/main.pm b/neon/main.pm
--- a/neon/main.pm
+++ b/neon/main.pm
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
     autotest::loadtest('tests/plasma/plasma_folder.pm');
     autotest::loadtest('tests/plasma/plasma_lockscreen.pm');
     autotest::loadtest('tests/plasma/plasma_favorite.pm');
+    autotest::loadtest('tests/plasma/plasma_alternatives.pm');
 } else {
     testapi::diag 'ERROR FAILURE BAD ERROR no clue what to run!';
     exit 1;
diff --git a/neon/needles/kicker/plasma-kicker.json b/neon/needles/kicker/plasma-kicker.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon/needles/kicker/plasma-kicker.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 398,
+      "match": 95,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 314,
+      "xpos": 0,
+      "ypos": 370
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "plasma-kicker"
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/neon/needles/kicker/plasma-kicker.png b/neon/needles/kicker/plasma-kicker.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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literal 0
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literal 0
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diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-launcher.json b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-launcher.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-launcher.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 64,
+      "match": 95,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 277,
+      "xpos": 12,
+      "ypos": 537
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "kickoff-alternatives-launcher"
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-launcher.png b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-launcher.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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literal 0
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literal 0
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diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-popup.json b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-popup.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-popup.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 64,
+      "match": 95,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 358,
+      "xpos": 11,
+      "ypos": 613
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "kickoff-alternatives-popup"
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-popup.png b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives-popup.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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literal 0
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literal 0
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diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives.json b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 29,
+      "match": 95,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 116,
+      "xpos": 32,
+      "ypos": 682
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "kickoff-alternatives"
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives.png b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-alternatives.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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literal 0
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literal 0
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diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-dismiss.json b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-dismiss.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-dismiss.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 36,
+      "match": 95,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 41,
+      "xpos": 0,
+      "ypos": 732
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "kickoff-dismiss"
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-dismiss.png b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff-dismiss.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff.json b/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff.json
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "height": 30.22222222222223,
-      "match": 95,
-      "type": "match",
-      "width": 31.93333333333335,
-      "xpos": 1.6666666666666643,
-      "ypos": 733.9999999999998
-    }
-  ],
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "kickoff"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-alternatives-switch.json b/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-alternatives-switch.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-alternatives-switch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 31,
+      "match": 95,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 178,
+      "xpos": 6,
+      "ypos": 696
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "plasma-alternatives-switch"
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-alternatives-switch.png b/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-alternatives-switch.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-launcher.json b/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-launcher.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-launcher.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 30,
+      "match": 95,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 32,
+      "xpos": 2,
+      "ypos": 734
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "plasma-launcher"
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff.png b/neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-launcher.png
rename from neon/needles/kickoff/kickoff.png
rename to neon/needles/plasma_folder/plasma-launcher.png
diff --git a/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_favorite.pm b/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_alternatives.pm
copy from neon/tests/plasma/plasma_favorite.pm
copy to neon/tests/plasma/plasma_alternatives.pm
--- a/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_favorite.pm
+++ b/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_alternatives.pm
@@ -23,25 +23,35 @@
 
 sub run {
     assert_screen 'folder-desktop';
-
-    # Starts the Application Launcher
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff';
+    
+    # Starts the Alternative Menu
+    assert_and_click 'plasma-launcher', 'right';
+    
+    # Selects the Application Menu
+    assert_and_click 'kickoff-alternatives';
+    assert_and_click 'kickoff-alternatives-popup';
+    
+    # Switches to Application Menu
+    assert_and_click 'plasma-alternatives-switch';
+    assert_screen 'folder-desktop';
+    
+    # Check if kicker opens instead of kickoff
+    assert_and_click 'plasma-launcher';
+    assert_screen 'plasma-kicker';
+    send_key 'esc';
+    
+    # Roll back to kickoff
+    assert_and_click 'plasma-launcher', 'right';
+    assert_and_click 'kickoff-alternatives';
+    assert_and_click 'kickoff-alternatives-launcher';
+    assert_and_click 'plasma-alternatives-switch';
+    assert_screen 'folder-desktop';
+    assert_and_click 'plasma-launcher';
+    assert_screen 'kickoff-popup';
     wait_still_screen;
-    # Switches to the Application Tab
-    assert_screen 'kickoff-favorite';
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff-application';
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff-office';
-    # Adds Okular in the favorites tab
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff-okular', 'right';
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff-add-to-favorite';
-    assert_screen 'kickoff-favorite-okular';
-    # Removes Okular from the favorites tab
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff-favorite-okular', 'right';
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff-remove-from-favorite';
-    assert_screen ['kickoff-favorite-okular', 'kickoff-favorite'], 60;
-    if (match_has_tag('kickoff-favorite-okular')) {
-        die 'Okular should not be visible on the favorite tab'
-    }
+    send_key 'esc';
+    wait_still_screen;
+    assert_screen 'folder-desktop';
 }
 
 sub test_flags {
@@ -53,3 +63,4 @@
 }
 
 1;
+ 
diff --git a/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_favorite.pm b/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_favorite.pm
--- a/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_favorite.pm
+++ b/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_favorite.pm
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 
 sub run {
     assert_screen 'folder-desktop';
-
+    
     # Starts the Application Launcher
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff';
+    assert_and_click 'plasma-launcher';
     wait_still_screen;
     # Switches to the Application Tab
     assert_screen 'kickoff-favorite';
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
     if (match_has_tag('kickoff-favorite-okular')) {
         die 'Okular should not be visible on the favorite tab'
     }
+    # Close the kickoff otherwise next test will fail
+    assert_and_click 'kickoff-dismiss';
 }
 
 sub test_flags {
diff --git a/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_lockscreen.pm b/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_lockscreen.pm
--- a/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_lockscreen.pm
+++ b/neon/tests/plasma/plasma_lockscreen.pm
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     send_key 'ret';
     # ugh, sddm has no way to get us back, start a new session?
     wait_still_screen;
-    assert_and_click 'kickoff', undef, 60; # 60 seconds since we don't assert desktop
+    assert_and_click 'plasma-launcher', undef, 60; # 60 seconds since we don't assert desktop
     assert_and_click 'kickoff-leave';
     assert_and_click 'kickoff-leave-logout';
     assert_and_click 'ksmserver-logout';