diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.cpp
index 635682703d..70daecc5e2 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ bool AppFile::validate() const
 }
 
 ByteString AppFile::name() const
+{
+    auto name = m_config->read_entry("App", "Name").trim_whitespace().replace("&"sv, ""sv);
+    VERIFY(!name.is_empty());
+    return name;
+}
+
+ByteString AppFile::menu_name() const
 {
     auto name = m_config->read_entry("App", "Name").trim_whitespace();
     VERIFY(!name.is_empty());
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.h
index 1e1216d97c..05299d4c26 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
     ByteString filename() const { return m_config->filename(); }
 
     ByteString name() const;
+    ByteString menu_name() const;
     ByteString executable() const;
     ByteString category() const;
     ByteString description() const;
diff --git a/Userland/Services/Taskbar/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/Taskbar/main.cpp
index bb76a448b7..58a4250c05 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/Taskbar/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/Taskbar/main.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
 struct AppMetadata {
     ByteString executable;
     ByteString name;
+    ByteString menu_name;
     ByteString category;
     ByteString working_directory;
     GUI::Icon icon;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ ErrorOr<Vector<ByteString>> discover_apps_and_categories()
         if (af->exclude_from_system_menu())
             return;
         if (access(af->executable().characters(), X_OK) == 0) {
-            g_apps.append({ af->executable(), af->name(), af->category(), af->working_directory(), af->icon(), af->run_in_terminal(), af->requires_root() });
+            g_apps.append({ af->executable(), af->name(), af->menu_name(), af->category(), af->working_directory(), af->icon(), af->run_in_terminal(), af->requires_root() });
             seen_app_categories.set(af->category());
         }
     });
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<GUI::Menu>> build_system_menu(GUI::Window& window)
         }
 
         auto parent_menu = app_category_menus.get(app.category).value_or(system_menu.ptr());
-        parent_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create(app.name, icon, [app_identifier, &window](auto&) {
+        parent_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create(app.menu_name, icon, [app_identifier, &window](auto&) {
             dbgln("Activated app with ID {}", app_identifier);
             auto& app = g_apps[app_identifier];
             StringView executable;