diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/apps_switcher.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/apps_switcher.js
index d51c4e817a..96e3144b47 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/apps_switcher.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/apps_switcher.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ frappe.ui.AppsSwitcher = class AppsSwitcher {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	populate_apps_menu() {
-		this.add_private_app();
+	populate_apps_menu(sidebar) {
+		this.add_private_app(sidebar);
 
 		this.add_website_select();
 		this.add_settings_select();
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ frappe.ui.AppsSwitcher = class AppsSwitcher {
 		</div>`).appendTo(this.app_switcher_menu);
 	}
 
-	add_private_app() {
-		let private_pages = frappe.app.sidebar.all_pages.filter((p) => p.public === 0);
+	add_private_app(sidebar) {
+		let private_pages = sidebar.all_pages.filter((p) => p.public === 0);
 		if (private_pages.length === 0) return;
 
 		const app = {
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sidebar.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sidebar.js
index 3b52ac1633..39e3b2cc44 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sidebar.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sidebar.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ frappe.ui.Sidebar = class Sidebar {
 		];
 
 		this.setup_pages();
+		this.apps_switcher.populate_apps_menu(this);
 	}
 
 	make_dom() {
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/workspace/workspace.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/workspace/workspace.js
index 7b548b4d1e..1e3b4a0297 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/workspace/workspace.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/workspace/workspace.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ frappe.views.Workspace = class Workspace {
 		this.sidebar = frappe.app.sidebar;
 		this.app_switcher_menu = frappe.app.app_switcher_menu;
 		this.sidebar.setup_pages();
-		this.sidebar.apps_switcher.populate_apps_menu();
 		this.cached_pages = $.extend(true, {}, frappe.boot.sidebar_pages);
 		this.has_access = frappe.boot.sidebar_pages.has_access;
 		this.has_create_access = frappe.boot.sidebar_pages.has_create_access;