diff --git a/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml b/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
--- a/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
+++ b/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     property alias cfg_widthFineTuning: widthFineTuning.value
 
     property alias cfg_showWindowTitle: showWindowTitle.checked
+    property alias cfg_showFullTitleWhenMaximized: showFullTitleWhenMaximized.checked
     property alias cfg_textType: textTypeCombo.currentIndex
     property alias cfg_fitText: fitTextCombo.currentIndex
     property alias cfg_tooltipTextType: tooltipTextTypeCombo.currentIndex
@@ -168,7 +169,11 @@
                     height: 10
                     Layout.columnSpan: 2
                 }
-
+                CheckBox {
+                    id: showFullTitleWhenMaximized
+                    text: i18n("Show window title instead of application name when window is maximized")
+                    Layout.columnSpan: 2
+                }
                 Label {
                     text: i18n('Text type:')
                     Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight
diff --git a/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     Layout.maximumHeight: Layout.preferredHeight
 
     property int textType: plasmoid.configuration.textType
+    property bool showFullTitleWhenMaximized: plasmoid.configuration.showFullTitleWhenMaximized
     property int fitText: plasmoid.configuration.fitText
     property int tooltipTextType: plasmoid.configuration.tooltipTextType
     property string tooltipText: ''
@@ -207,7 +208,10 @@
             windowTitleText.text = composeNoWindowText()
             iconItem.source = plasmoid.configuration.noWindowIcon
         } else {
-            windowTitleText.text = (textType === 1 ? actTask.AppName : null) || replaceTitle(actTask.display)
+            if(currentWindowMaximized && showFullTitleWhenMaximized)
+                windowTitleText.text = replaceTitle(actTask.display);
+            else
+                windowTitleText.text = (textType === 1 ? actTask.AppName : null) || replaceTitle(actTask.display);
             iconItem.source = actTask.decoration
         }
         updateTooltip()