diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.py b/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.py
index c7a3e9c764..358fc4dff3 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.py
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ def create_desktop_icons_from_workspace():
 		icon.link_type = "Workspace Sidebar"
 		icon.label = w.name
 		icon.icon_type = "Link"
-		icon.standard = 1
 		icon.link_to = w.name
 		icon.icon = w.icon
 		if w.module:
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ def create_desktop_icons_from_installed_apps():
 				icon = frappe.new_doc("Desktop Icon")
 				icon.label = app_title
 				icon.link_type = "External"
-				icon.standard = 1
 				icon.idx = index
 				icon.icon_type = "App"
 				icon.app = a
@@ -281,3 +279,7 @@ def create_desktop_icons_from_installed_apps():
 def create_desktop_icons():
 	create_desktop_icons_from_installed_apps()
 	create_desktop_icons_from_workspace()
+
+
+def create_user_icons(user, data):
+	print("Hello")
diff --git a/frappe/patches.txt b/frappe/patches.txt
index 8e3157f7f9..6927692b4c 100644
--- a/frappe/patches.txt
+++ b/frappe/patches.txt
@@ -256,3 +256,4 @@ frappe.patches.v16_0.change_link_type_to_workspace_sidebar
 frappe.patches.v16_0.add_standard_field_in_workspace_sidebar
 execute:frappe.db.set_single_value("Desktop Settings", "icon_style", "Solid")
 execute:frappe.delete_doc_if_exists("Workspace Sidebar", "Productivity")
+frappe.patches.v16_0.unset_standard_field_for_auto_generated_icons
diff --git a/frappe/patches/v16_0/unset_standard_field_for_auto_generated_icons.py b/frappe/patches/v16_0/unset_standard_field_for_auto_generated_icons.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e12f34cf7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frappe/patches/v16_0/unset_standard_field_for_auto_generated_icons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import frappe
+from frappe.model.sync import check_if_record_exists
+
+
+def execute():
+	for icon in frappe.get_all("Desktop Icon"):
+		icon_doc = frappe.get_doc("Desktop Icon", icon.name)
+		if (icon_doc.standard and icon_doc.app) and not check_if_record_exists(
+			"app",
+			frappe.get_app_path(icon_doc.app),
+			"Desktop Icon",
+			icon_doc.name,
+		):
+			try:
+				icon_doc.standard = 0
+				icon_doc.save()
+			except Exception as e:
+				print("Error in unsetting standard field", e)