diff --git a/containmentactions/applauncher/CMakeLists.txt b/containmentactions/applauncher/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/containmentactions/applauncher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/containmentactions/applauncher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
+add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"plasma_containmentactions_applauncher\")
+
 set(applauncher_SRCS
     launch.cpp
 )
+ki18n_wrap_ui(applauncher_SRCS config.ui)
 
 add_library(plasma_containmentactions_applauncher MODULE ${applauncher_SRCS})
 
 kcoreaddons_desktop_to_json(plasma_containmentactions_applauncher plasma-containmentactions-applauncher.desktop)
 
-target_link_libraries(plasma_containmentactions_applauncher KF5::Plasma KF5::KIOCore KF5::KIOWidgets)
+target_link_libraries(plasma_containmentactions_applauncher KF5::Plasma KF5::KIOCore KF5::KIOWidgets KF5::I18n)
 
 install(TARGETS plasma_containmentactions_applauncher DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR})
 install(FILES plasma-containmentactions-applauncher.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR})
diff --git a/containmentactions/applauncher/Messages.sh b/containmentactions/applauncher/Messages.sh
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containmentactions/applauncher/Messages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/plasma_containmentactions_applauncher.pot
diff --git a/containmentactions/applauncher/config.ui b/containmentactions/applauncher/config.ui
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containmentactions/applauncher/config.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Config</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Config">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>397</width>
+    <height>123</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showAppsByName">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Show applications by name</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/containmentactions/applauncher/launch.h b/containmentactions/applauncher/launch.h
--- a/containmentactions/applauncher/launch.h
+++ b/containmentactions/applauncher/launch.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include <plasma/containmentactions.h>
 
+#include "ui_config.h"
+
 class QAction;
 class QMenu;
 
@@ -40,12 +42,21 @@
 
         QList<QAction*> contextualActions() override;
 
+        QWidget *createConfigurationInterface(QWidget* parent) override;
+        void configurationAccepted() override;
+
+        void restore(const KConfigGroup &config) override;
+        void save(KConfigGroup &config) override;
+
     protected:
         void makeMenu(QMenu *menu, const KServiceGroup::Ptr group);
 
     private:
         KServiceGroup::Ptr m_group;
         QList<QAction *> m_actions;
+
+        Ui::Config m_ui;
+        bool m_showAppsByName = false;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/containmentactions/applauncher/launch.cpp b/containmentactions/applauncher/launch.cpp
--- a/containmentactions/applauncher/launch.cpp
+++ b/containmentactions/applauncher/launch.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@
     foreach (KSycocaEntry::Ptr p, group->entries(true, false, true)) {
         if (p->isType(KST_KService)) {
             const KService::Ptr service(static_cast<KService*>(p.data()));
-            QAction *action = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(service->icon()), service->genericName().isEmpty() ? service->name() : service->genericName(), this);
+
+            QString text = service->name();
+            if (!m_showAppsByName && !service->genericName().isEmpty()) {
+                text = service->genericName();
+            }
+
+            QAction *action = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(service->icon()), text, this);
             connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [action](){
                 KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByStorageId(action->data().toString());
                 new KRun(QUrl("file://"+service->entryPath()), 0);
@@ -85,6 +91,31 @@
     }
 }
 
+QWidget *AppLauncher::createConfigurationInterface(QWidget *parent)
+{
+    QWidget *widget = new QWidget(parent);
+    m_ui.setupUi(widget);
+    widget->setWindowTitle(i18nc("plasma_containmentactions_applauncher", "Configure Application Launcher Plugin"));
+
+    m_ui.showAppsByName->setChecked(m_showAppsByName);
+
+    return widget;
+}
+
+void AppLauncher::configurationAccepted()
+{
+    m_showAppsByName = m_ui.showAppsByName->isChecked();
+}
+
+void AppLauncher::restore(const KConfigGroup &config)
+{
+    m_showAppsByName = config.readEntry(QStringLiteral("showAppsByName"), false);
+}
+
+void AppLauncher::save(KConfigGroup &config)
+{
+    config.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("showAppsByName"), m_showAppsByName);
+}
 
 K_EXPORT_PLASMA_CONTAINMENTACTIONS_WITH_JSON(applauncher, AppLauncher, "plasma-containmentactions-applauncher.json")
 
diff --git a/containmentactions/applauncher/plasma-containmentactions-applauncher.desktop b/containmentactions/applauncher/plasma-containmentactions-applauncher.desktop
--- a/containmentactions/applauncher/plasma-containmentactions-applauncher.desktop
+++ b/containmentactions/applauncher/plasma-containmentactions-applauncher.desktop
@@ -165,3 +165,4 @@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
 
+X-Plasma-HasConfigurationInterface=true