diff --git a/frappe/boot.py b/frappe/boot.py
index fa20870482..043c1b0361 100644
--- a/frappe/boot.py
+++ b/frappe/boot.py
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ def load_conf_settings(bootinfo):
 		if key in conf: bootinfo[key] = conf.get(key)
 
 def load_desktop_icons(bootinfo):
-	from frappe.desk.doctype.desktop_icon.desktop_icon import get_modules_from_all_apps
-	bootinfo.allowed_modules = get_modules_from_all_apps()
+	from frappe.config import get_modules_from_all_apps_for_user
+	bootinfo.allowed_modules = get_modules_from_all_apps_for_user()
 
 def get_allowed_pages():
 	return get_user_pages_or_reports('Page')
diff --git a/frappe/config/__init__.py b/frappe/config/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..98561322f1 100644
--- a/frappe/config/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/config/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from frappe import _
+import frappe
+from six import iteritems
+
+def get_modules_from_all_apps_for_user(user=None):
+	if not user:
+		user = frappe.session.user
+
+	all_modules = get_modules_from_all_apps()
+	user_blocked_modules = frappe.get_doc('User', user).get_blocked_modules()
+
+	allowed_modules_list = [m for m in all_modules if m.get("module_name") not in user_blocked_modules]
+
+	return allowed_modules_list
+
+def get_modules_from_all_apps():
+	modules_list = []
+	for app in frappe.get_installed_apps():
+		modules_list += get_modules_from_app(app)
+	return modules_list
+
+def get_modules_from_app(app):
+	try:
+		modules = frappe.get_attr(app + '.config.desktop.get_data')() or {}
+	except ImportError:
+		return []
+
+	# Only newly formatted modules that have a category to be shown on desk
+	modules = [m for m in modules if m.get("category")]
+
+	active_domains = frappe.get_active_domains()
+
+	if isinstance(modules, dict):
+		active_modules_list = []
+		for m, desktop_icon in iteritems(modules):
+			desktop_icon['module_name'] = m
+			active_modules_list.append(desktop_icon)
+	else:
+		active_modules_list = []
+		for m in modules:
+			to_add = True
+			module_name = m.get("module_name")
+
+			# Check Domain
+			if is_domain(m):
+				if module_name not in active_domains:
+					to_add = False
+
+			if to_add:
+				active_modules_list.append(m)
+
+	return active_modules_list
+
+def is_domain(module):
+	return module.get("category") == "Domains"
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.json b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.json
index 4fcee60dc5..6d429f3248 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.json
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.json
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@
    "columns": 0, 
    "default": "", 
    "description": "", 
-   "fieldname": "desktop_icon_access", 
+   "fieldname": "sb_allow_modules", 
    "fieldtype": "Section Break", 
    "hidden": 0, 
    "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@
    "in_global_search": 0, 
    "in_list_view": 0, 
    "in_standard_filter": 0, 
-   "label": "Allow Desktop Icon", 
+   "label": "Allow Modules", 
    "length": 0, 
    "no_copy": 0, 
    "permlevel": 1, 
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@
  "issingle": 0, 
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 5, 
- "modified": "2018-11-21 12:34:57.652854", 
+ "modified": "2019-01-30 13:56:10.732154", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Core", 
  "name": "User", 
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
index dbc2ccd873..087d7c9d21 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.py
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ class User(Document):
 			self.name = self.email
 
 	def onload(self):
+		from frappe.config import get_modules_from_all_apps
 		self.set_onload('all_modules',
-			[m.module_name for m in frappe.db.get_all('Desktop Icon',
-				fields=['module_name'], filters={'standard': 1}, order_by="module_name")])
+			[m.get("module_name") for m in get_modules_from_all_apps()])
 
 	def before_insert(self):
 		self.flags.in_insert = True
diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.py b/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.py
index 552931adf1..fcf10ef61d 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.py
@@ -487,44 +487,3 @@ def hide(name, user = None):
 		return False
 
 	return True
-
-@frappe.whitelist()
-def get_modules_from_all_apps():
-	modules_list = []
-	for app in frappe.get_installed_apps():
-		modules_list += get_modules_from_app(app)
-	return modules_list
-
-def get_modules_from_app(app):
-	try:
-		modules = frappe.get_attr(app + '.config.desktop.get_data')() or {}
-	except ImportError:
-		return []
-
-	# Only newly formatted modules that have a category to be shown on desk
-	modules = [m for m in modules if m.get("category")]
-
-	active_domains = frappe.get_active_domains()
-
-	if isinstance(modules, dict):
-		allowed_modules_list = []
-		for m, desktop_icon in iteritems(modules):
-			desktop_icon['module_name'] = m
-			allowed_modules_list.append(desktop_icon)
-	else:
-		allowed_modules_list = []
-		for m in modules:
-			to_add = True
-
-			# Check Domain
-			if is_domain(m):
-				if m.get("module_name") not in active_domains:
-					to_add = False
-
-			if to_add:
-				allowed_modules_list.append(m)
-
-	return allowed_modules_list
-
-def is_domain(module):
-	return module.get("category") == "Domains"