diff --git a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
index f1afb4a6c3a486eb70a0d8bc9ccd4747be5e0c1e..ccd976cf9202106aae825a929f894f6a0942ff50 100644
--- a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
+++ b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ applications_menu_plugin_init (ApplicationsMenuPlugin *plugin)
 
   plugin->label = gtk_label_new (DEFAULT_TITLE);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (plugin->box), plugin->label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+  plugin->show_button_title = TRUE;
   gtk_widget_show (plugin->label);
 
   /* prepare the menu */