diff --git a/libtaskmanager/taskfilterproxymodel.h b/libtaskmanager/taskfilterproxymodel.h
--- a/libtaskmanager/taskfilterproxymodel.h
+++ b/libtaskmanager/taskfilterproxymodel.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     Q_PROPERTY(bool filterByScreen READ filterByScreen WRITE setFilterByScreen NOTIFY filterByScreenChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool filterByActivity READ filterByActivity WRITE setFilterByActivity NOTIFY filterByActivityChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool filterNotMinimized READ filterNotMinimized WRITE setFilterNotMinimized NOTIFY filterNotMinimizedChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool filterSkipTaskbar READ filterSkipTaskbar WRITE setFilterSkipTaskbar NOTIFY filterSkipTaskbarChanged)
 
 public:
     explicit TaskFilterProxyModel(QObject *parent = 0);
@@ -210,6 +211,26 @@
     void setFilterNotMinimized(bool filter);
 
     /**
+     * Whether tasks which indicate they want to be omitted from 'task bars'
+     * should be filtered. Defaults to @c true.
+     *
+     * @see setFilterSkipTaskbar
+     * @returns @c true if tasks which want to skip the 'task bar' should be
+     * filtered.
+     **/
+    bool filterSkipTaskbar() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Set whether tasks which indicate they want to be omitted from 'task bars'
+     * should be filtered.
+     *
+     * @see filterSkipTaskbar
+     * @param filter Whether tasks which want to skip the 'task bar' should be
+     * filtered.
+     **/
+    void setFilterSkipTaskbar(bool filter);
+
+    /**
      * Request activation of the task at the given index. Derived classes are
      * free to interpret the meaning of "activate" themselves depending on
      * the nature and state of the task, e.g. launch or raise a window task.
@@ -360,6 +381,7 @@
     void filterByScreenChanged() const;
     void filterByActivityChanged() const;
     void filterNotMinimizedChanged() const;
+    void filterSkipTaskbarChanged() const;
 
 protected:
     bool filterAcceptsRow(int sourceRow, const QModelIndex &sourceParent) const override;
diff --git a/libtaskmanager/taskfilterproxymodel.cpp b/libtaskmanager/taskfilterproxymodel.cpp
--- a/libtaskmanager/taskfilterproxymodel.cpp
+++ b/libtaskmanager/taskfilterproxymodel.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     bool filterByScreen = false;
     bool filterByActivity = false;
     bool filterNotMinimized = false;
+    bool filterSkipTaskbar = true;
 
 private:
     TaskFilterProxyModel *q;
@@ -184,6 +185,22 @@
     }
 }
 
+bool TaskFilterProxyModel::filterSkipTaskbar() const
+{
+    return d->filterSkipTaskbar;
+}
+
+void TaskFilterProxyModel::setFilterSkipTaskbar(bool filter)
+{
+    if (d->filterSkipTaskbar != filter) {
+        d->filterSkipTaskbar = filter;
+
+        invalidateFilter();
+
+        emit filterSkipTaskbarChanged();
+    }
+}
+
 void TaskFilterProxyModel::requestActivate(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
     if (d->sourceTasksModel && index.isValid() && index.model() == this) {
@@ -289,7 +306,7 @@
     const QModelIndex &sourceIdx = sourceModel()->index(sourceRow, 0);
 
     // Filter tasks that are not to be shown on the task bar.
-    if (sourceIdx.data(AbstractTasksModel::SkipTaskbar).toBool()) {
+    if (d->filterSkipTaskbar && sourceIdx.data(AbstractTasksModel::SkipTaskbar).toBool()) {
         return false;
     }