diff --git a/docs/widgets/app_launcher.md b/docs/widgets/app_launcher.md
index 33d4c5d..b0c1ba4 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/app_launcher.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/app_launcher.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ A popup application launcher similar to Rofi
 
 ![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33443763/140196352-07e444fe-cccd-45ad-93fa-5705f09e516b.png)
 
-*image by [JavaCafe01](https://github.com/JavaCafe01)*
+_image by [JavaCafe01](https://github.com/JavaCafe01)_
 
 ### Usage
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ local app_launcher = bling.widget.app_launcher(args)
 ```
 
 ### Available Options:
+
 ```lua
 local args = {
     terminal = "alacritty"                                            -- Set default terminal
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ local args = {
     reset_on_hide = true                                              -- When you hide the launcher, reset search query
     save_history = true                                               -- Save search history
     wrap_page_scrolling = true                                        -- Allow scrolling to wrap back to beginning/end of launcher list
-    wrap_app_scrolling = true                                         -- Set app scrolling 
+    wrap_app_scrolling = true                                         -- Set app scrolling
 
     default_app_icon_name = "standard.svg"                            -- Sets default app icon name for apps without icon names
     default_app_icon_path = "~/icons/"                                -- Sets default app icon path for apps without icon paths
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ local args = {
     shrink_width = true                                               -- Automatically shrink width of launcher to fit varying numbers of apps in list (works on apps_per_column)
     shrink_height = true                                              -- Automatically shrink height of launcher to fit varying numbers of apps in list (works on apps_per_row)
     background = "#FFFFFF"                                            -- Set bg color
+    border_width = dpi(0)                                             -- Set border width of popup
+    border_color = "#FFFFFF"                                          -- Set border color of popup
     shape = function(cr, width, height)
       gears.shape.rectangle(cr, width, height)
     end                                                               -- Set shape for launcher
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ local args = {
     apps_per_column = 3                                               -- Set how many apps should appear in each column
     apps_margin = {left = dpi(40), right = dpi(40), bottom = dpi(30)} -- Margin between apps
     apps_spacing = dpi(10)                                            -- Spacing between apps
-    
+
     expand_apps = true                                                -- Should apps expand to fill width of launcher
     app_width = dpi(400)                                              -- Width of each app
     app_height = dpi(40)                                              -- Height of each app
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ local args = {
       gears.shape.rectangle(cr, width, height)
     end                                                               -- Shape of each app
     app_normal_color = "#000000"                                      -- App normal color
-    app_normal_hover_color = "#111111"                                -- App normal hover color 
+    app_normal_hover_color = "#111111"                                -- App normal hover color
     app_selected_color = "#FFFFFF"                                    -- App selected color
     app_selected_hover_color = "#EEEEEE"                              -- App selected hover color
     app_content_padding = dpi(10)                                     -- App content padding
diff --git a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
index 64b2ef8..4cc6a55 100644
--- a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
+++ b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
         widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
         id = "name",
         font = self.app_name_font,
-        markup = entry.name
+        markup = string.format("<span foreground='%s'>%s</span>", self.app_name_normal_color, entry.name)
     } or nil
 
     local generic_name = entry.generic_name ~= nil and self.app_show_generic_name == true and
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@ local function new(args)
     args.shrink_width = args.shrink_width ~= nil and args.shrink_width or false
     args.shrink_height = args.shrink_height ~= nil and args.shrink_height or false
     args.background = args.background or "#000000"
+    args.border_width = args.border_width or beautiful.border_width or dpi(0)
+    args.border_color = args.border_color or beautiful.border_color or "#FFFFFF"
     args.shape = args.shape or nil
 
     args.prompt_height = args.prompt_height or dpi(100)
@@ -923,6 +925,8 @@ local function new(args)
         visible = false,
         ontop = true,
         placement = ret.placement,
+        border_width = ret.border_width,
+        border_color = ret.border_color,
         shape = ret.shape,
         bg =  ret.background,
         widget =