diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.js b/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.js
index a6d137783d..f81d1ecb4e 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.js
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/desktop_icon/desktop_icon.js
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2016, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and contributors
 // For license information, please see license.txt
 
-frappe.ui.form.on("Desktop Icon", {
-	setup: function (frm) {
-		load_installed_apps();
-	},
-});
+// frappe.ui.form.on("Desktop Icon", {
+// 	setup: function (frm) {
 
-async function load_installed_apps(frm) {
-	await frappe.call({
-		method: "frappe.desk.desktop.get_installed_apps",
-		callback: function (r) {
-			if (r.message) {
-				cur_frm.fields_dict["app"].set_data(r.message);
-			}
-		},
-	});
-}
+// 	},
+// });
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/autocomplete.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/autocomplete.js
index beb951a567..16f1fd14fa 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/autocomplete.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/autocomplete.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlAutocomplete = class ControlAutoComplete extends frappe.ui
 	set_options() {
 		if (this.df.options) {
 			let options = this.df.options || [];
+			if (options == "Installed Applications") {
+				this.load_installed_apps();
+			}
 			this.set_data(options);
 		}
 	}
@@ -241,4 +244,15 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlAutocomplete = class ControlAutoComplete extends frappe.ui
 		}
 		this._data = data;
 	}
+
+	async load_installed_apps(frm) {
+		await frappe.call({
+			method: "frappe.desk.desktop.get_installed_apps",
+			callback: function (r) {
+				if (r.message) {
+					cur_frm.fields_dict["app"].set_data(r.message);
+				}
+			},
+		});
+	}
 };