diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89a612e..890713e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ make install
 </pre>
 to install the extension in your home directory. A Shell reload is required <code>Alt+F2 r Enter</code> and the extension has to be enabled  with *gnome-tweak-tool* or with *dconf*.
 
+**I recommend to set Top Bar > Show Applications Menu off in Gnome Tweak Tool.** This will cause the applications menu for native gnome apps (which normally appears in the top bar) to be presented in the top left of the window.
 
 ## Bug Reporting
 
diff --git a/Settings.ui b/Settings.ui
index b9d05dd..491fa17 100644
--- a/Settings.ui
+++ b/Settings.ui
@@ -722,6 +722,50 @@
                     </child>
                   </object>
                 </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkListBoxRow" id="show_activities_button_row">
+                    <property name="width_request">100</property>
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkGrid" id="show_activities_button_grid">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                        <property name="margin_left">12</property>
+                        <property name="margin_right">12</property>
+                        <property name="margin_top">12</property>
+                        <property name="margin_bottom">12</property>
+                        <property name="column_spacing">32</property>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="GtkSwitch" id="show_activities_button_switch">
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                            <property name="halign">end</property>
+                            <property name="valign">center</property>
+                          </object>
+                          <packing>
+                            <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                            <property name="top_attach">0</property>
+                          </packing>
+                        </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="show_activities_button_label">
+                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                            <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show Activities Button</property>
+                            <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                            <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                          </object>
+                          <packing>
+                            <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                            <property name="top_attach">0</property>
+                          </packing>
+                        </child>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkListBoxRow" id="isolate_workspaces_row">
                     <property name="width_request">100</property>
diff --git a/panel.js b/panel.js
index 23b6238..8d4049f 100644
--- a/panel.js
+++ b/panel.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ const taskbarPanel = new Lang.Class({
         this._oldLeftBoxStyle = this.panel._leftBox.get_style();
         this._oldCenterBoxStyle = this.panel._centerBox.get_style();
         this._oldRightBoxStyle = this.panel._rightBox.get_style();
+        this._setActivitiesButtonVisible(this._dtpSettings.get_boolean('show-activities-button'));
         this._setTraySize(this._dtpSettings.get_int('tray-size'));
         this._setLeftBoxSize(this._dtpSettings.get_int('tray-size'));
         this._setClockLocation(this._dtpSettings.get_string('location-clock'));
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ const taskbarPanel = new Lang.Class({
         this.panelBox.set_anchor_point(0, 0);
         Main.overview._overview.remove_child(this._myPanelGhost);
         Main.overview._panelGhost.set_height(this._oldPanelHeight);
+        this._setActivitiesButtonVisible(true);
         this._setTraySize(0);
         this._setLeftBoxSize(0);
         this._setClockLocation("NATURAL");
@@ -168,6 +170,10 @@ const taskbarPanel = new Lang.Class({
             this._setPanelStyle();
         }));
 
+        this._dtpSettings.connect('changed::show-activities-button', Lang.bind(this, function() {
+            this._setActivitiesButtonVisible(this._dtpSettings.get_boolean('show-activities-button'));
+        }));
+
         this._dtpSettings.connect('changed::tray-size', Lang.bind(this, function() {
             this._setTraySize(this._dtpSettings.get_int('tray-size'));
         }));
@@ -256,6 +262,12 @@ const taskbarPanel = new Lang.Class({
             this.panelBox.set_anchor_point(0,(-1)*(Main.layoutManager.primaryMonitor.height-this.panelBox.height));
     },
 
+    _setActivitiesButtonVisible: function(isVisible) {
+        if(this.panel.statusArea['activities'])
+            isVisible ? this.panel.statusArea['activities'].actor.show() :
+                this.panel.statusArea['activities'].actor.hide();
+    },
+
     _setTraySize: function(size) {
         size ? this.panel._centerBox.set_style("font-size: " + size + "px;" + (this._oldCenterBoxStyle || "")) : this.panel._centerBox.set_style(this._oldCenterBoxStyle);
         size ? this.panel._rightBox.set_style("font-size: " + size + "px;" + (this._oldRightBoxStyle || "")) : this.panel._rightBox.set_style(this._oldRightBoxStyle);    
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index a177238..7e6c3a3 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ const Settings = new Lang.Class({
                             this._builder.get_object('application_button_animation_button'),
                             'sensitive',
                             Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
+        this._settings.bind('show-activities-button',
+                            this._builder.get_object('show_activities_button_switch'),
+                            'active',
+                            Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
         this._settings.bind('isolate-workspaces',
                             this._builder.get_object('isolate_workspaces_switch'),
                             'active',
diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
index 2ae100c..2d2ba73 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-panel.gschema.xml
@@ -54,10 +54,15 @@
       <summary>Animate Show Applications from the desktop</summary>
       <description>Animate Show Applications from the desktop</description>
     </key>
+    <key type="b" name="show-activities-button">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Show activities button</summary>
+      <description>Show activities button on the left hand side of the taskbar</description>
+    </key>
     <key type="b" name="isolate-workspaces">
       <default>false</default>
       <summary>Provide workspace isolation</summary>
-      <description>Dash shows only windows from the currentworkspace</description>
+      <description>Dash shows only windows from the current workspace</description>
     </key>
     <key type="b" name="customize-click">
       <default>true</default>