diff --git a/docs/labwc-config.5.scd b/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
index fac994d0..a7c9dda3 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ this is for compatibility with Openbox.
 		- *identifier* Show identifier (app_id for native Wayland
 		  windows and WM_CLASS for XWayland clients)
 
+		- *trimmed_identifier* Show trimmed identifier. Trimming removes the first
+		  two nodes of 'org.' strings.
+
 		- *title* Show window title if different to app_id
 
 	*width* defines the width of the field expressed as a percentage of
diff --git a/docs/rc.xml.all b/docs/rc.xml.all
index 96439dc9..c5ef69cf 100644
--- a/docs/rc.xml.all
+++ b/docs/rc.xml.all
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
   <windowSwitcher show="yes" preview="yes" outlines="yes">
     <fields>
       <field content="type" width="25%" />
-      <field content="identifier" width="25%" />
+      <field content="trimmed_identifier" width="25%" />
+      <!-- <field content="identifier" width="25%" /> -->
       <field content="title" width="50%" />
     </fields>
   </windowSwitcher>
diff --git a/include/config/rcxml.h b/include/config/rcxml.h
index 068baa9e..a1978d86 100644
--- a/include/config/rcxml.h
+++ b/include/config/rcxml.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum window_switcher_field_content {
 	LAB_FIELD_NONE = 0,
 	LAB_FIELD_TYPE,
 	LAB_FIELD_IDENTIFIER,
+	LAB_FIELD_TRIMMED_IDENTIFIER,
 	LAB_FIELD_TITLE,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index 50b8f85c..0ff22edd 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ fill_window_switcher_field(char *nodename, char *content)
 		} else if (!strcmp(content, "app_id")) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "window-switcher field 'app_id' is deprecated");
 			current_field->content = LAB_FIELD_IDENTIFIER;
+		} else if (!strcmp(content, "trimmed_identifier")) {
+			current_field->content = LAB_FIELD_TRIMMED_IDENTIFIER;
 		} else if (!strcmp(content, "title")) {
 			current_field->content = LAB_FIELD_TITLE;
 		} else {
@@ -1228,7 +1230,7 @@ static struct {
 	int width;
 } fields[] = {
 	{ LAB_FIELD_TYPE, 25 },
-	{ LAB_FIELD_IDENTIFIER, 25 },
+	{ LAB_FIELD_TRIMMED_IDENTIFIER, 25 },
 	{ LAB_FIELD_TITLE, 50 },
 	{ LAB_FIELD_NONE, 0 },
 };
diff --git a/src/osd.c b/src/osd.c
index 230f87af..e367b97d 100644
--- a/src/osd.c
+++ b/src/osd.c
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ static const char *
 get_formatted_app_id(struct view *view)
 {
 	char *s = (char *)view_get_string_prop(view, "app_id");
+	if (!s) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return s;
+}
+
+static const char *
+get_trimmed_app_id(char *s)
+{
 	if (!s) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -355,6 +364,12 @@ render_osd(struct server *server, cairo_t *cairo, int w, int h,
 			case LAB_FIELD_IDENTIFIER:
 				buf_add(&buf, get_app_id(*view));
 				break;
+			case LAB_FIELD_TRIMMED_IDENTIFIER:
+				{
+					char *s = (char *)get_app_id(*view);
+					buf_add(&buf, get_trimmed_app_id(s));
+					break;
+				}
 			case LAB_FIELD_TITLE:
 				buf_add(&buf, get_title(*view));
 				break;