diff --git a/app/src/main/java/rocks/tbog/tblauncher/Behaviour.java b/app/src/main/java/rocks/tbog/tblauncher/Behaviour.java
index 4e7e940b..c9691db1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/rocks/tbog/tblauncher/Behaviour.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/rocks/tbog/tblauncher/Behaviour.java
@@ -1556,6 +1556,10 @@ public void onNewIntent() {
                 ShortcutUtil.addShortcut(mTBLauncherActivity, intent);
                 return;
             }
+            if (Intent.ACTION_ASSIST.equals(action)) {
+                executeButtonAction("button-assist");
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         executeButtonAction("button-home");
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index fd17931d..917d0012 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@
     <string name="letters_toggle">Letter icons</string>
     <string name="button_launcher">Launcher button</string>
     <string name="button_home">Home button</string>
+    <string name="button_assist">Opened as assist app</string>
     <string name="icon_contrast">Contrast</string>
     <string name="icon_brightness">Brightness</string>
     <string name="icon_hue">Hue</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 3994f733..e1216f97 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -866,6 +866,13 @@
                 android:key="button-home"
                 android:title="@string/button_home" />
 
+            <ListPreference
+                android:defaultValue="showSearchBar"
+                android:entries="@array/gestureEntries"
+                android:entryValues="@array/gestureValues"
+                android:key="button-assist"
+                android:title="@string/button_assist" />
+
             <androidx.preference.SwitchPreference
                 android:defaultValue="true"
                 android:key="behaviour-widget-after-launch"