diff --git a/activities/browser/browser.activity b/activities/browser/browser.activity
index c7dfdacf..631d79cc 100644
--- a/activities/browser/browser.activity
+++ b/activities/browser/browser.activity
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ name = Web
 id = com.redhat.Sugar.BrowserActivity
 python_module = BrowserActivity.BrowserActivity
 default_type = _web_olpc._udp
+show_launcher = yes
diff --git a/shell/ActivityRegistry.py b/shell/ActivityRegistry.py
index e9bd250e..2b3efde9 100644
--- a/shell/ActivityRegistry.py
+++ b/shell/ActivityRegistry.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class ActivityModule:
 		self._id = activity_id
 		self._directory = directory
 		self._exec = activity_exec
-	
+		self._show_launcher = False	
+
 	def get_name(self):
 		"""Get the activity user visible name."""
 		return self._name
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ class ActivityModule:
 		"""Set the the type of the default activity service."""
 		self._default_type = default_type
 
+	def get_show_launcher(self):
+		"""Get whether there should be a visible launcher for the activity"""
+		return self._show_launcher
+
+	def set_show_launcher(self, show_launcher):
+		"""Set whether there should be a visible launcher for the activity"""
+		self._show_launcher = show_launcher
+
 class ActivityRegistry:
 	"""Service that tracks the available activities"""
 
@@ -102,6 +111,9 @@ class ActivityRegistry:
 		module = ActivityModule(name, activity_id, activity_exec, directory)
 		self._activities.append(module)
 
+		if cp.has_option('Activity', 'show_launcher'):
+			module.set_show_launcher(True)
+
 		module.set_default_type(default_type)
 
 		return True
diff --git a/shell/HomeWindow.py b/shell/HomeWindow.py
index 47717f79..3d1fdc74 100644
--- a/shell/HomeWindow.py
+++ b/shell/HomeWindow.py
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ class NewActivityButton(gtk.MenuToolButton):
 		menu = gtk.Menu()
 		
 		for module in self._home.list_activities():
-			item = gtk.MenuItem(module.get_name(), False)
-			activity_id = module.get_id()
-			item.connect('activate', self.__menu_item_activate_cb, activity_id)
-			menu.append(item)
-			item.show()
+			if module.get_show_launcher():
+				item = gtk.MenuItem(module.get_name(), False)
+				activity_id = module.get_id()
+				item.connect('activate',
+							 self.__menu_item_activate_cb, activity_id)
+				menu.append(item)
+				item.show()
 		
 		self.set_menu(menu)