diff --git a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
index 736d9a4..cc5a90f 100644
--- a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
+++ b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ local function select_app(self, x, y)
         self._private.active_widget = widgets[1]
         if self._private.active_widget ~= nil then
             self._private.active_widget.selected = true
-            self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("background")[1].bg = self.app_selected_color
-            local name_widget = self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("name")[1]
+            self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("background_role")[1].bg = self.app_selected_color
+            local name_widget = self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("name_role")[1]
             if name_widget then
                 name_widget.markup = string.format("<span foreground='%s'>%s</span>", self.app_name_selected_color, name_widget.text)
             end
-            local generic_name_widget = self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("generic_name")[1]
+            local generic_name_widget = self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("generic_name_role")[1]
             if generic_name_widget then
                 generic_name_widget.markup = string.format("<i><span weight='300'foreground='%s'>%s</span></i>", self.app_name_selected_color, generic_name_widget.text)
             end
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ end
 local function unselect_app(self)
     if self._private.active_widget ~= nil then
         self._private.active_widget.selected = false
-        self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("background")[1].bg = self.app_normal_color
-        local name_widget = self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("name")[1]
+        self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("background_role")[1].bg = self.app_normal_color
+        local name_widget = self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("name_role")[1]
         if name_widget then
             name_widget.markup = string.format("<span foreground='%s'>%s</span>", self.app_name_normal_color, name_widget.text)
         end
-        local generic_name_widget = self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("generic_name")[1]
+        local generic_name_widget = self._private.active_widget:get_children_by_id("generic_name_role")[1]
         if generic_name_widget then
             generic_name_widget.markup = string.format("<i><span weight='300'foreground='%s'>%s</span></i>", self.app_name_normal_color, generic_name_widget.text)
         end
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
     local icon = self.app_show_icon == true and
     {
         widget = wibox.widget.imagebox,
+        id = "icon_role",
         halign = self.app_icon_halign,
         forced_width = self.app_icon_width,
         forced_height = self.app_icon_height,
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
     local name = self.app_show_name == true and
     {
         widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
-        id = "name",
+        id = "name_role",
         font = self.app_name_font,
         markup = string.format("<span foreground='%s'>%s</span>", self.app_name_normal_color, entry.name)
     } or nil
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
     local generic_name = entry.generic_name ~= nil and self.app_show_generic_name == true and
     {
         widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
-        id = "generic_name",
+        id = "generic_name_role",
         font = self.app_name_font,
         markup = entry.generic_name ~= "" and "<span weight='300'> <i>(" .. entry.generic_name .. ")</i></span>" or ""
     } or nil
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
     local app = wibox.widget
     {
         widget = wibox.container.background,
-        id = "background",
+        id = "background_role",
         forced_width = self.app_width,
         forced_height = self.app_height,
         shape = self.app_shape,
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
 
         local app = _self
         if app.selected then
-            app:get_children_by_id("background")[1].bg = self.app_selected_hover_color
+            app:get_children_by_id("background_role")[1].bg = self.app_selected_hover_color
         else
             local is_opaque = color.is_opaque(self.app_normal_color)
             local is_dark = color.is_dark(self.app_normal_color)
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
             local hover_color = (is_dark or is_opaque) and
                 color.rgba_to_hex(color.multiply(app_normal_color, 2.5)) or
                 color.rgba_to_hex(color.multiply(app_normal_color, 0.5))
-            app:get_children_by_id("background")[1].bg = self.app_normal_hover_color
+            app:get_children_by_id("background_role")[1].bg = self.app_normal_hover_color
         end
     end)
 
@@ -226,9 +227,9 @@ local function create_app_widget(self, entry)
 
         local app = _self
         if app.selected then
-            app:get_children_by_id("background")[1].bg = self.app_selected_color
+            app:get_children_by_id("background_role")[1].bg = self.app_selected_color
         else
-            app:get_children_by_id("background")[1].bg = self.app_normal_color
+            app:get_children_by_id("background_role")[1].bg = self.app_normal_color
         end
     end)