diff --git a/docs/widgets/app_launcher.md b/docs/widgets/app_launcher.md
index a680f6a..c46ffcd 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/app_launcher.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/app_launcher.md
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ local args = {
     app_icon_width = dpi(70)                                          -- App icon wigth
     app_icon_height = dpi(70)                                         -- App icon height
     app_show_name = true                                              -- Should show app name?
+    app_name_layout = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical                     -- App name layout
     app_name_generic_name_spacing = dpi(0)                            -- Generic name spacing (If show_generic_name)
     app_name_halign = "center"                                        -- App name horizontal alignment
     app_name_font = "Comic Sans"                                      -- App name font
diff --git a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
index 4cc6a55..5184047 100644
--- a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
+++ b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
                 expand = "outside",
                 nil,
                 {
-                    layout = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical,
+                    layout = self.app_name_layout,
                     spacing = self.app_content_spacing,
                     icon,
                     {
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ local function new(args)
     args.app_icon_width = args.app_icon_width or dpi(70)
     args.app_icon_height = args.app_icon_height or dpi(70)
     args.app_show_name = args.app_show_name == nil and true or args.app_show_name
+    args.app_name_layout = args.app_name_layout or wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
     args.app_name_generic_name_spacing = args.app_name_generic_name_spacing or dpi(0)
     args.app_name_halign = args.app_name_halign or "center"
     args.app_name_font = args.app_name_font or beautiful.font