diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/code/layout.js b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/code/layout.js
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/code/layout.js
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/code/layout.js
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@
 }
 
 function preferredMaxHeight() {
-    return verticalMargins() + Math.min(units.iconSizes.small * 3, theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height * 3);
+    var maxLabelLines = plasmoid.configuration.maxLabelLines
+    return verticalMargins() + Math.min(units.iconSizes.small * maxLabelLines, theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height * maxLabelLines);
 }
 
 function taskWidth() {
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@
       <label>Whether to indicate applications that are playing audio including an option to mute them.</label>
       <default>true</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="maxLabelLines" type="Int">
+      <label>The maximum number of lines of text to show in task buttons.</label>
+      <default>3</default>
+      <min>1</min>
+    </entry>
+    <entry name="minLabelLineLength" type="Int">
+      <label>The minimum number of characters to show in task buttons. When there is not enough space for this number of characters, no text at all will be shown.</label>
+      <default>5</default>
+      <min>1</min>
+    </entry>
   </group>
 
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
     readonly property bool plasmaPaAvailable: Qt.createComponent("PulseAudio.qml").status === Component.Ready
 
     property alias cfg_forceStripes: forceStripes.checked
+    property alias cfg_maxLabelLines: maxLabelLines.value
+    property alias cfg_minLabelLineLength: minLabelLineLength.value
     property alias cfg_showToolTips: showToolTips.checked
     property alias cfg_wheelEnabled: wheelEnabled.checked
     property alias cfg_highlightWindows: highlightWindows.checked
@@ -83,6 +85,37 @@
         GroupBox {
             Layout.fillWidth: true
 
+            title: i18n("Task Buttons")
+            flat: true
+
+            GridLayout {
+                columns: 2
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+
+                Label {
+                    text: i18n("Maximum text lines:")
+                }
+
+                SpinBox {
+                    id: maxLabelLines
+                    minimumValue: 1
+                }
+
+                Label {
+                    text: i18n("Minimum characters per line:")
+                }
+
+                SpinBox {
+                    id: minLabelLineLength
+                    minimumValue: 1
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        GroupBox {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+
             title: i18n("Behavior")
             flat: true
 
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
         id: label
 
         visible: (inPopup || !iconsOnly && model.IsLauncher !== true
-            && (parent.width - iconBox.height - units.smallSpacing) >= (theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).width * 5))
+            && (parent.width - iconBox.height - units.smallSpacing) >= (theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).width * plasmoid.configuration.minLabelLineLength))
 
         anchors {
             fill: parent