diff --git a/tabbox/desktopmodel.cpp b/tabbox/desktopmodel.cpp
index 9aed2b6202..8415536de3 100644
--- a/tabbox/desktopmodel.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/desktopmodel.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ namespace TabBox
 DesktopModel::DesktopModel(QObject* parent)
     : QAbstractItemModel(parent)
 {
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames;
+    roleNames.insert(Qt::DisplayRole, "display");
+    roleNames.insert(DesktopNameRole, "caption");
+    roleNames.insert(DesktopRole, "desktop");
+    roleNames.insert(ClientModelRole, "client");
+    setRoleNames(roleNames);
 }
 
 DesktopModel::~DesktopModel()