diff --git a/libtaskmanager/taskitem.cpp b/libtaskmanager/taskitem.cpp
--- a/libtaskmanager/taskitem.cpp
+++ b/libtaskmanager/taskitem.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QTimer>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 
 #include "groupmanager.h"
 
@@ -673,6 +674,48 @@
                 return launcherUrl;
             }
 
+            KConfigGroup rewriteRulesGroup(&cfg, QStringLiteral("Rewrite Rules"));
+            if (rewriteRulesGroup.hasGroup(task->classClass())) {
+                KConfigGroup rewriteGroup(&rewriteRulesGroup, task->classClass());
+
+                const QStringList &rules = rewriteGroup.groupList();
+                for (const QString &rule : rules) {
+                    KConfigGroup ruleGroup(&rewriteGroup, rule);
+
+                    const QString propertyConfig = ruleGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Property"));
+
+                    QString matchProperty = task->classClass();
+                    if (propertyConfig == QLatin1String("ClassName")) {
+                        matchProperty = task->className();
+                    } // TODO other sources?
+
+                    const QString serviceSearchIdentifier = ruleGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Identifier"), QStringLiteral("DesktopEntryName"));
+
+                    QRegularExpression regExp(ruleGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Match")));
+                    const auto match = regExp.match(matchProperty);
+
+                    if (match.hasMatch()) {
+                        // Find the named match 'match', otherwise use the first match
+                        QString actualMatch = match.captured(QStringLiteral("match"));
+                        if (actualMatch.isEmpty()) {
+                            actualMatch = match.captured(0);
+                        }
+
+                        if (actualMatch.isEmpty()) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        const QString rewrittenString = ruleGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Target")).arg(actualMatch);
+
+                        services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' =~ %2)").arg(rewrittenString, serviceSearchIdentifier));
+
+                        if (!services.isEmpty()) {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             if (!mapped.isEmpty()) {
                 services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' =~ DesktopEntryName)").arg(mapped));
             }
diff --git a/libtaskmanager/taskmanagerrulesrc b/libtaskmanager/taskmanagerrulesrc
--- a/libtaskmanager/taskmanagerrulesrc
+++ b/libtaskmanager/taskmanagerrulesrc
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@
 [Settings]
 ManualOnly=Wine
 MatchCommandLineFirst=VirtualBox
+
+[Rewrite Rules][google-chrome][1]
+Property=ClassName
+Identifier=DesktopEntryName
+Match=(?<=crx_)(?'match'[a-z]+)
+Target=chrome-%1-default