diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fakehw/fakedevice.h b/src/solid/devices/backends/fakehw/fakedevice.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fakehw/fakedevice.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fakehw/fakedevice.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     QString product() const override;
     QString icon() const override;
     QStringList emblems() const override;
+    QString label() const override;
     QString description() const override;
 
     virtual QVariant property(const QString &key) const;
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fakehw/fakedevice.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/fakehw/fakedevice.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fakehw/fakedevice.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fakehw/fakedevice.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@
     return res;
 }
 
+QString FakeDevice::label() const
+{
+    return description();
+}
+
 QString FakeDevice::description() const
 {
     return product();
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.h b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
     QStringList emblems() const override;
 
+    QString label() const override;
+
     QString description() const override;
 
     bool queryDeviceInterface(const Solid::DeviceInterface::Type &type) const override;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
     QString m_device;
     QString m_product;
     QString m_vendor;
+    QString m_label;
     QString m_description;
     QString m_iconName;
     QPointer<FstabStorageAccess> m_storageAccess;
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
@@ -54,21 +54,19 @@
     foreach (const QString& option, gvfsOptions) {
         if (option.startsWith(QLatin1String("x-gvfs-name="))) {
             QStringRef encoded = option.midRef(12);
-            m_description = QUrl::fromPercentEncoding(encoded.toLatin1());
+            m_label = QUrl::fromPercentEncoding(encoded.toLatin1());
         } else if (option.startsWith(QLatin1String("x-gvfs-icon="))) {
             QStringRef encoded = option.midRef(12);
             m_iconName = QUrl::fromPercentEncoding(encoded.toLatin1());
         }
     }
 
-    if (m_description.isEmpty()) {
-        if (m_storageType == StorageType::NetworkShare) {
-            m_description = QCoreApplication::translate("", "%1 on %2",
-            "%1 is sharename, %2 is servername").arg(m_product, m_vendor);
-        } else {
-            m_description = QCoreApplication::translate("", "%1 (%2)",
-            "%1 is mountpoint, %2 is fs type").arg(m_product, m_vendor);
-        }
+    if (m_storageType == StorageType::NetworkShare) {
+        m_description = QCoreApplication::translate("", "%1 on %2",
+        "%1 is sharename, %2 is servername").arg(m_product, m_vendor);
+    } else {
+        m_description = QCoreApplication::translate("", "%1 (%2)",
+        "%1 is mountpoint, %2 is fs type").arg(m_product, m_vendor);
     }
 
     if (m_iconName.isEmpty()) {
@@ -135,6 +133,22 @@
     return res;
 }
 
+QString FstabDevice::label() const
+{
+    if (!m_label.isEmpty()) {
+        return m_label;
+    }
+    if (!m_storageAccess) {
+        FstabDevice *d = const_cast<FstabDevice *>(this);
+        d->m_storageAccess = new FstabStorageAccess(d);
+    }
+    if (m_storageAccess->isAccessible()) {
+        return m_storageAccess->filePath();
+    } else {
+        return description();
+    }
+}
+
 QString FstabDevice::description() const
 {
     return m_description;
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabmanager.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabmanager.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabmanager.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
         RootDevice *root = new RootDevice(FSTAB_UDI_PREFIX);
 
         root->setProduct(tr("Filesystem Volumes"));
+        root->setLabel(tr("Filesystem Volumes"));
         root->setDescription(tr("Mountable filesystems declared in your system"));
         root->setIcon("folder");
 
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/shared/rootdevice.h b/src/solid/devices/backends/shared/rootdevice.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/shared/rootdevice.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/shared/rootdevice.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
     QStringList emblems() const override;
     void setEmblems(const QStringList &emblems);
 
+    QString label() const override;
+    void setLabel(const QString &label);
+
     QString description() const override;
     void setDescription(const QString &description);
 
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@
     QString m_product;
     QString m_icon;
     QStringList m_emblems;
+    QString m_label;
     QString m_description;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/shared/rootdevice.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/shared/rootdevice.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/shared/rootdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/shared/rootdevice.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@
     m_emblems = emblems;
 }
 
+QString RootDevice::label() const
+{
+    return m_label;
+}
+
+void RootDevice::setLabel(const QString &label)
+{
+    m_label = label;
+}
+
 QString RootDevice::description() const
 {
     return m_description;
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevdevice.h b/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevdevice.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevdevice.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevdevice.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 
     QStringList emblems() const override;
 
+    QString label() const override;
+
     QString description() const override;
 
     bool queryDeviceInterface(const Solid::DeviceInterface::Type &type) const override;
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevdevice.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevdevice.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevdevice.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
     return QStringList();
 }
 
+QString UDevDevice::label() const
+{
+    return description();
+}
+
 QString UDevDevice::description() const
 {
     if (parentUdi().isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevmanager.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevmanager.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/udev/udevmanager.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
     if (udi_ == udiPrefix()) {
         RootDevice *const device = new RootDevice(UDEV_UDI_PREFIX);
         device->setProduct(tr("Devices"));
+        device->setLabel(tr("Devices"));
         device->setDescription(tr("Devices declared in your system"));
         device->setIcon("computer");
 
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksdevice.h b/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksdevice.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksdevice.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksdevice.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
     QObject *createDeviceInterface(const Solid::DeviceInterface::Type &type) override;
     bool queryDeviceInterface(const Solid::DeviceInterface::Type &type) const override;
+    QString label() const override;
     QString description() const override;
     QStringList emblems() const override;
     QString icon() const override;
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksdevice.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksdevice.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksdevice.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@
     return res;
 }
 
+QString Device::label() const
+{
+    return description();
+}
+
 QString Device::description() const
 {
     const QString hintName = property("HintName").toString(); // non-cached
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
         RootDevice *root = new RootDevice(udi);
 
         root->setProduct(tr("Storage"));
+        root->selLabel(tr("Storage"));
         root->setDescription(tr("Storage devices"));
         root->setIcon("server-database"); // Obviously wasn't meant for that, but maps nicely in oxygen icon set :-p
 
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowerdevice.h b/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowerdevice.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowerdevice.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowerdevice.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
     QObject *createDeviceInterface(const Solid::DeviceInterface::Type &type) override;
     bool queryDeviceInterface(const Solid::DeviceInterface::Type &type) const override;
+    QString label() const override;
     QString description() const override;
     QStringList emblems() const override;
     QString icon() const override;
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowerdevice.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowerdevice.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowerdevice.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
     return QStringList();
 }
 
+QString UPowerDevice::label() const
+{
+    return description();
+}
+
 QString UPowerDevice::description() const
 {
     if (queryDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Battery)) {
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowermanager.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowermanager.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/upower/upowermanager.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
         RootDevice *root = new RootDevice(udiPrefix());
 
         root->setProduct(tr("Power Management"));
+        root->setLabel(tr("Power Management"));
         root->setDescription(tr("Batteries and other sources of power"));
         root->setIcon("preferences-system-power-management");
 
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/frontend/device.h b/src/solid/devices/frontend/device.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/frontend/device.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/frontend/device.h
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@
      */
     QStringList emblems() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the label to use for this device.
+     *
+     * @return the label
+     * @since 5.70
+     */
+    QString label() const;
+
     /**
      * Retrieves the description of device.
      *
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/frontend/device.cpp b/src/solid/devices/frontend/device.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/frontend/device.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/frontend/device.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
     return_SOLID_CALL(Ifaces::Device *, d->backendObject(), QStringList(), emblems());
 }
 
+QString Solid::Device::label() const
+{
+    return_SOLID_CALL(Ifaces::Device *, d->backendObject(), QString(), label());
+}
+
 QString Solid::Device::description() const
 {
     return_SOLID_CALL(Ifaces::Device *, d->backendObject(), QString(), description());
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/ifaces/device.h b/src/solid/devices/ifaces/device.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/ifaces/device.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/ifaces/device.h
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@
      */
     virtual QStringList emblems() const = 0;
 
+    /**
+      * Retrieves the label to use for this device.
+      * Same as description when not defined.
+      *
+      * @return the label
+      * @since 5.70
+      */
+    virtual QString label() const = 0;
+
     /**
       * Retrieves the description of device.
       *