diff --git a/extensions/installedApps/src/controllers/InstalledAppsController.ts b/extensions/installedApps/src/controllers/InstalledAppsController.ts
index 48573eca7..c24062639 100644
--- a/extensions/installedApps/src/controllers/InstalledAppsController.ts
+++ b/extensions/installedApps/src/controllers/InstalledAppsController.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export class InstalledAppsController extends ExtensionController {
                 apps.uid,
                 apps.title,
                 apps.description,
+                apps.icon,
                 MIN(perm.dt) AS installed_at
             FROM apps
             LEFT JOIN user_to_app_permissions AS perm ON apps.id = perm.app_id
diff --git a/src/backend/src/helpers.js b/src/backend/src/helpers.js
index 55e979292..e0a4cb4c8 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/helpers.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/helpers.js
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ export const get_app_icon_url = (app, size) => {
 
     // For base64 icons, or if `no_subdomain` was set in config, use the
     // `/app-icon` endpoint on Puter's backend as the URL for this icon.
-    if ( iconIsBase64 || svc_appIcon.config.no_subdomain ) {
+    if ( !app.icon || iconIsBase64 || svc_appIcon.config.no_subdomain ) {
         if ( ! app_uid ) return null;
         const normalized_uid = normalizeAppUid(app_uid);
         const iconSize = Number.isFinite(Number(size)) ? Number(size) : DEFAULT_APP_ICON_SIZE;