diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
     CoreAddons
     Declarative
     DBusAddons
+    IconThemes
     KIO
     I18n
-    IconThemes
     NetworkManagerQt
     Notifications
     Plasma
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
     WindowSystem
 )
 
+find_package(KF5Emoticons CONFIG REQUIRED)
+
 find_package(KF5ModemManagerQt ${KF5_MIN_VERSION})
 set_package_properties(KF5ModemManagerQt PROPERTIES
                        TYPE OPTIONAL)
diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml b/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
                     elide: Text.ElideRight
                     font.weight: ConnectionState == PlasmaNM.Enums.Activated ? Font.DemiBold : Font.Normal
                     font.italic: ConnectionState == PlasmaNM.Enums.Activating ? true : false
-                    text: ItemUniqueName
-                    textFormat: Text.PlainText
+                    text: DisplayName
+                    textFormat: Text.StyledText
                 }
 
                 PlasmaComponents.Label {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
         }
 
         PlasmaComponents.MenuItem {
-            text: ItemUniqueName
+            text: DisplayName
             enabled: false
         }
         PlasmaComponents.MenuItem {
diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/DetailsText.qml b/applet/contents/ui/DetailsText.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/DetailsText.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/DetailsText.qml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
                     horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignRight
                     opacity: 0.6
                     text: "<b>" + details[index*2] + "</b>: &nbsp"
+                    textFormat: Text.StyledText
 
                     Component.onCompleted: {
                         if (paintedWidth > repeater.longestString) {
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
                     font.pointSize: theme.smallestFont.pointSize
                     opacity: 0.6
                     text: details[(index*2)+1]
-                    textFormat: Text.PlainText
+                    textFormat: Text.StyledText
 
                     MouseArea {
                         anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/kcm/qml/ConnectionItem.qml b/kcm/qml/ConnectionItem.qml
--- a/kcm/qml/ConnectionItem.qml
+++ b/kcm/qml/ConnectionItem.qml
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
             elide: Text.ElideRight
             font.weight: ConnectionState == PlasmaNM.Enums.Activated ? Font.DemiBold : Font.Normal
             font.italic: ConnectionState == PlasmaNM.Enums.Activating ? true : false
-            text: Name
-            textFormat: Text.PlainText
+            text: DisplayName
+            textFormat: Text.StyledText
         }
 
         Text {
diff --git a/libs/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
     plasmanm_editor
     ${NETWORKMANAGER_LIBRARIES}
 PRIVATE
-    KF5::I18n
+    KF5::Emoticons
     KF5::IconThemes
+    KF5::I18n
     KF5::Notifications
     KF5::Service
     KF5::Wallet
diff --git a/libs/editor/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/editor/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libs/editor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/editor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     KF5::WidgetsAddons
     Qt5::Widgets
 PRIVATE
+    KF5::Emoticons
     KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::KIOWidgets
diff --git a/libs/models/networkmodel.h b/libs/models/networkmodel.h
--- a/libs/models/networkmodel.h
+++ b/libs/models/networkmodel.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         DeviceName,
         DevicePathRole,
         DeviceStateRole,
+        DisplayNameRole,
         DuplicateRole,
         ItemUniqueNameRole,
         ItemTypeRole,
diff --git a/libs/models/networkmodel.cpp b/libs/models/networkmodel.cpp
--- a/libs/models/networkmodel.cpp
+++ b/libs/models/networkmodel.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
                 return item->devicePath();
             case DeviceStateRole:
                 return item->deviceState();
+            case DisplayNameRole:
+                if (m_list.returnItems(NetworkItemsList::Name, item->name()).count() > 1) {
+                    return UiUtils::parseEmoticons(item->originalName());
+                } else {
+                    return UiUtils::parseEmoticons(item->name());
+                }
             case DuplicateRole:
                 return item->duplicate();
             case ItemUniqueNameRole:
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@
     roles[DeviceName] = "DeviceName";
     roles[DevicePathRole] = "DevicePath";
     roles[DeviceStateRole] = "DeviceState";
+    roles[DisplayNameRole] = "DisplayName";
     roles[DuplicateRole] = "Duplicate";
     roles[ItemUniqueNameRole] = "ItemUniqueName";
     roles[ItemTypeRole] = "ItemType";
diff --git a/libs/models/networkmodelitem.cpp b/libs/models/networkmodelitem.cpp
--- a/libs/models/networkmodelitem.cpp
+++ b/libs/models/networkmodelitem.cpp
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
         }
     } else if (m_type == NetworkManager::ConnectionSettings::Wireless) {
         NetworkManager::WirelessDevice::Ptr wirelessDevice = device.objectCast<NetworkManager::WirelessDevice>();
-        m_details << i18n("Access point (SSID)") << m_ssid;
+        m_details << i18n("Access point (SSID)") << UiUtils::parseEmoticons(m_ssid);
         if (m_mode == NetworkManager::WirelessSetting::Infrastructure) {
             m_details << i18n("Signal strength") << QStringLiteral("%1%").arg(m_signal);
         }
diff --git a/libs/uiutils.h b/libs/uiutils.h
--- a/libs/uiutils.h
+++ b/libs/uiutils.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #ifndef PLASMA_NM_UIUTILS_H
 #define PLASMA_NM_UIUTILS_H
 
-
 #include <NetworkManagerQt/Device>
 #include <NetworkManagerQt/ModemDevice>
 #include <NetworkManagerQt/WirelessDevice>
@@ -92,6 +91,12 @@
      */
     static QString prettyInterfaceName(NetworkManager::Device::Type type, const QString &interfaceName);
 
+    /**
+     * @return a name replacing emoticons with HTML tag representing emoticon image
+     * @param name connection name or SSID
+     */
+    static QString parseEmoticons(const QString &name);
+
     /**
      * @return a human-readable description of the connection state of a given network interface
      * @param state The connection state
diff --git a/libs/uiutils.cpp b/libs/uiutils.cpp
--- a/libs/uiutils.cpp
+++ b/libs/uiutils.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 
 // KDE
-#include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KEmoticons/KEmoticons>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 
 #include <NetworkManagerQt/BluetoothDevice>
@@ -293,6 +294,14 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
+QString UiUtils::parseEmoticons(const QString &name)
+{
+    KEmoticons emoticons;
+    KEmoticonsTheme emoticonsTheme = emoticons.theme();
+
+    return emoticonsTheme.parseEmoticons(name);
+}
+
 QString UiUtils::connectionStateToString(NetworkManager::Device::State state, const QString &connectionName)
 {
     QString stateString;