diff --git a/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs b/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
index 46ec2ac..fd2fffb 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn get_matches(input: RString, entries: &mut Vec<(DesktopEntry, u64)>) -> RV
         .map(|(entry, id, _)| Match {
             title: entry.name.into(),
             icon: ROption::RSome(entry.icon.into()),
-            description: ROption::RNone,
+            description: entry.desc.map(|desc| desc.into()).into(),
             id: ROption::RSome(id),
         })
         .collect()
diff --git a/plugins/applications/src/scrubber.rs b/plugins/applications/src/scrubber.rs
index 7ecfc97..df3a626 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/src/scrubber.rs
+++ b/plugins/applications/src/scrubber.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::Config;
 pub struct DesktopEntry {
     pub exec: String,
     pub name: String,
+    pub desc: Option<String>,
     pub icon: String,
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ impl DesktopEntry {
                                 exec
                             },
                             name: map.get("Name")?.to_string(),
+                            desc: None,
                             icon: map
                                 .get("Icon")
                                 .unwrap_or(&"application-x-executable")
@@ -108,9 +110,10 @@ impl DesktopEntry {
                                 None => continue,
                             },
                             name: match map.get("Name") {
-                                Some(name) => format!("{}: {}", entry.name, name),
+                                Some(name) => name.to_string(),
                                 None => continue,
                             },
+                            desc: Some(entry.name.clone()),
                             icon: entry.icon.clone(),
                         })
                     }