diff --git a/src/panel/widgets/launchers.cpp b/src/panel/widgets/launchers.cpp
index cd11fb15..16d47e7f 100644
--- a/src/panel/widgets/launchers.cpp
+++ b/src/panel/widgets/launchers.cpp
@@ -62,12 +62,18 @@ struct FileLauncherInfo : public LauncherInfo
 {
     std::string command;
     std::string icon;
+    std::string label;
 
-    bool load(std::string name, std::string icon)
+    bool load(std::string command, std::string icon, std::string label)
     {
-        command = name;
+        this->command = command;
         this->icon = icon;
-
+        if(label == "")
+        {
+            this->label = command;
+        } else {
+            this->label = label;
+        }
         return load_icon_pixbuf_safe(icon, 24).get() != nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ struct FileLauncherInfo : public LauncherInfo
 
     std::string get_text()
     {
-        return command;
+        return label;
     }
 
     void execute()
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ void WfLauncherButton::set_size(int size)
     on_scale_update();
 }
 
-bool WfLauncherButton::initialize(std::string name, std::string icon)
+bool WfLauncherButton::initialize(std::string name, std::string icon, std::string label)
 {
     launcher_name = name;
     base_size = WfOption<int> {"panel/launcher_size"} / LAUNCHERS_ICON_SCALE;
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ bool WfLauncherButton::initialize(std::string name, std::string icon)
     } else
     {
         auto fl = new FileLauncherInfo();
-        if (!fl->load(name, icon))
+        if (!fl->load(name, icon, label))
         {
             std::cerr << "Failed to load icon " << icon << std::endl;
             return false;
@@ -248,13 +254,14 @@ launcher_container WayfireLaunchers::get_launchers_from_config()
     const std::string desktop_prefix   = "launcher_";
     const std::string file_icon_prefix = "launcher_icon_";
     const std::string file_cmd_prefix = "launcher_cmd_";
+    const std::string file_label_prefix = "launcher_label_";
 
     launcher_container launchers;
     auto try_push_launcher = [&launchers] (
-        const std::string cmd, const std::string icon)
+        const std::string cmd, const std::string icon, const std::string label = "")
     {
         auto launcher = new WfLauncherButton();
-        if (launcher->initialize(cmd, icon)) {
+        if (launcher->initialize(cmd, icon, label)) {
             launchers.push_back(std::unique_ptr<WfLauncherButton>(launcher));
         } else {
             delete launcher;
@@ -272,17 +279,26 @@ launcher_container WayfireLaunchers::get_launchers_from_config()
             auto icon_option = section->get_option_or(file_icon_prefix + launcher_name);
             if (icon_option)
             {
-                /* bingo, found command + icon */
-                try_push_launcher(opt->get_value_str(),
-                    icon_option->get_value_str());
+                /* bingo, found command + icon
+                 * now look for the corresponding label  */
+                auto label_option = section->get_option_or(file_label_prefix + launcher_name);
+                if(label_option)
+                {
+                    /* found label */
+                    try_push_launcher(opt->get_value_str(), icon_option->get_value_str(),
+                        label_option->get_value_str());
+                } else {
+                    try_push_launcher(opt->get_value_str(), icon_option->get_value_str());
+                }
             }
         }
 
         /* an entry is a deskop-file entry if the it has the desktop prefix
-         * but not the file_icon or file_cmd prefix */
+         * but not the file_icon, file_cmd or file_label prefix */
         if (begins_with(opt->get_name(), desktop_prefix) &&
             !begins_with(opt->get_name(), file_icon_prefix) &&
-            !begins_with(opt->get_name(), file_cmd_prefix))
+            !begins_with(opt->get_name(), file_cmd_prefix) &&
+            !begins_with(opt->get_name(), file_label_prefix))
         {
             try_push_launcher(opt->get_value_str(), "none");
         }
diff --git a/src/panel/widgets/launchers.hpp b/src/panel/widgets/launchers.hpp
index 90ed023d..f4363a8b 100644
--- a/src/panel/widgets/launchers.hpp
+++ b/src/panel/widgets/launchers.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct WfLauncherButton
     WfLauncherButton& operator = (const WfLauncherButton&) = delete;
     ~WfLauncherButton();
 
-    bool initialize(std::string name, std::string icon = "none");
+    bool initialize(std::string name, std::string icon = "none", std::string label = "");
 
     bool on_click(GdkEventButton *ev);
     bool on_enter(GdkEventCrossing *ev);