diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index d41577ee3c..cf58a3b5f3 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -484,6 +484,10 @@ label.infield { cursor:text !important; top:1.05em; left:.85em; }
 	}
 	#navigation li:first-child a { padding-top:16px; }
 
+#apps-management {
+	opacity: .6;
+}
+
 
 /* USER MENU */
 #settings { float:right; margin-top:7px; color:#bbb; text-shadow:0 -1px 0 #000; }
diff --git a/core/templates/layout.user.php b/core/templates/layout.user.php
index b7405ea273..3c1114492c 100644
--- a/core/templates/layout.user.php
+++ b/core/templates/layout.user.php
@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@
 						</a>
 					</li>
 				<?php endforeach; ?>
+
+				<!-- show "More apps" link to app administration directly in app navigation -->
+				<?php if(OC_User::isAdminUser(OC_User::getUser())): ?>
+					<li id="apps-management">
+						<a href="<?php print_unescaped(OC_Helper::linkToRoute('settings_apps').'?installed'); ?>" title=""
+							<?php if( $entry['active'] ): ?> class="active"<?php endif; ?>>
+							<img class="icon svg" src="<?php print_unescaped(OC_Helper::imagePath('settings', 'apps.svg')); ?>"/>
+							<span>
+								<?php p($l->t('More apps')); ?>
+							</span>
+						</a>
+					</li>
+				<?php endif; ?>
 			</ul>
 		</div></nav>
 
diff --git a/lib/app.php b/lib/app.php
index 2437896157..5fa650044f 100644
--- a/lib/app.php
+++ b/lib/app.php
@@ -401,15 +401,7 @@ class OC_App{
 
 			// if the user is an admin
 			if(OC_User::isAdminUser(OC_User::getUser())) {
-				// admin apps menu
-				$settings[] = array(
-					"id" => "core_apps",
-					"order" => 3,
-					"href" => OC_Helper::linkToRoute( "settings_apps" ).'?installed',
-					"name" => $l->t("Apps"),
-					"icon" => OC_Helper::imagePath( "settings", "apps.svg" )
-				);
-
+				// admin settings
 				$settings[]=array(
 					"id" => "admin",
 					"order" => 1000,
diff --git a/settings/img/apps.png b/settings/img/apps.png
index 2b18f678a0..6dc8d4c8a6 100644
Binary files a/settings/img/apps.png and b/settings/img/apps.png differ
diff --git a/settings/img/apps.svg b/settings/img/apps.svg
index e2cc48f295..338938f256 100644
--- a/settings/img/apps.svg
+++ b/settings/img/apps.svg
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<svg xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="16" width="16" version="1.0" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
- <rect style="color:#000000" fill-opacity="0" height="97.986" width="163.31" y="-32.993" x="-62.897"/>
- <g>
-  <path style="block-progression:tb;text-indent:0;color:#000000;text-transform:none" d="m2 2v0.5 3 0.5h0.5 3 0.5v-0.5-3-0.5h-0.5-3-0.5zm8 0v0.5 3 0.5h0.5 3 0.5v-0.5-3-0.5h-0.5-3-0.5zm-8 7v0.5 3 0.5h0.5 3 0.5v-0.5-3-0.5h-0.5-3-0.5zm8 0v0.5 3 0.5h0.5 3 0.5v-0.5-3-0.5h-0.5-3-0.5zm1 1h2v2h-2v-2z"/>
-  <path style="block-progression:tb;text-indent:0;color:#000000;text-transform:none" d="m2 3v0.5 3 0.5h0.5 3 0.5v-0.5-3-0.5h-0.5-3-0.5zm8 0v0.5 3 0.5h0.5 3 0.5v-0.5-3-0.5h-0.5-3-0.5zm-8 7v0.5 3 0.5h0.5 3 0.5v-0.5-3-0.5h-0.5-3-0.5zm8 0v0.5 3 0.5h0.5 3 0.5v-0.5-3-0.5h-0.5-3-0.5zm1 1h2v2h-2v-2z" fill="#fff"/>
- </g>
+<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->
+<svg xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="32" width="32" version="1.0" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+ <metadata>
+  <rdf:RDF>
+   <cc:Work rdf:about="">
+    <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+    <dc:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage"/>
+    <dc:title/>
+   </cc:Work>
+  </rdf:RDF>
+ </metadata>
+ <defs></defs>
+ <path fill="#000" d="m14,5,0,8-8,0,0,4,8,0,0,8,4,0,0-8,8,0,0-4-8,0,0-8-4,0z"/>
+ <path fill="#FFF" d="M14,6v8h-8v4h8v8h4v-8h8v-4h-8v-8h-4z"/>
+ <path opacity="0.1" d="m14,7,0,8-8,0,0,4,8,0,0,8,4,0,0-8,8,0,0-4-8,0,0-8-4,0z" fill="#FFF"/>
 </svg>
diff --git a/settings/js/apps.js b/settings/js/apps.js
index 0540d9b1c5..2ff3f0536d 100644
--- a/settings/js/apps.js
+++ b/settings/js/apps.js
@@ -152,7 +152,13 @@ OC.Settings.Apps = OC.Settings.Apps || {
 						a.prepend(filename);
 						a.prepend(img);
 						li.append(a);
-						container.append(li);
+						// prepend the new app before the 'More apps' function
+						$('#apps-management').before(li);
+						// scroll the app navigation down so the newly added app is seen
+						$('#navigation').animate({ scrollTop: $('#apps').height() }, 'slow');
+						// draw attention to the newly added app entry by flashing it twice
+						container.children('li[data-id="'+entry.id+'"]').animate({opacity:.3}).animate({opacity:1}).animate({opacity:.3}).animate({opacity:1});
+
 						if (!SVGSupport() && entry.icon.match(/\.svg$/i)) {
 							$(img).addClass('svg');
 							replaceSVG();