diff --git a/settings/js/apps.js b/settings/js/apps.js
index 7ec7309db1..b0cc1a11a2 100644
--- a/settings/js/apps.js
+++ b/settings/js/apps.js
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ OC.Settings.Apps = OC.Settings.Apps || {
 
 		var page = $('#app-' + app.id);
 
-		// image loading kung-fu (IE doesn't properly scale SVGs, so disable app icons)
-		if (app.preview && !OC.Util.isIE()) {
+		if (app.preview) {
 			var currentImage = new Image();
 			currentImage.src = app.preview;
 
@@ -300,8 +299,10 @@ OC.Settings.Apps = OC.Settings.Apps || {
 			img = '<svg viewBox="0 0 72 72">';
 			img += '<image x="0" y="0" width="72" height="72" preserveAspectRatio="xMinYMin meet" xlink:href="' + url  + '"  class="app-icon" /></svg>';
 		} else {
+			var rnd = Math.floor((Math.random() * 100 )) + new Date().getSeconds() + new Date().getMilliseconds();
 			img = '<svg width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32">';
-			img += '<image x="0" y="0" width="32" height="32" preserveAspectRatio="xMinYMin meet" filter="url(#invertIcon)" xlink:href="' + url + '?v=' + oc_config.version + '" class="app-icon"></image></svg>';
+			img += '<defs><filter id="invertIconApps-' + rnd + '"><feColorMatrix in="SourceGraphic" type="matrix" values="-1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0"></feColorMatrix></filter></defs>'
+			img += '<image x="0" y="0" width="32" height="32" preserveAspectRatio="xMinYMin meet" filter="url(#invertIconApps-' + rnd + ')" xlink:href="' + url + '?v=' + oc_config.version + '" class="app-icon"></image></svg>';
 		}
 		return img;
 	},
diff --git a/settings/templates/apps.php b/settings/templates/apps.php
index 0d313be6ed..d7b232b915 100644
--- a/settings/templates/apps.php
+++ b/settings/templates/apps.php
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ script(
 	</ul>
 </div>
 <div id="app-content" class="icon-loading">
-	<svg class="app-filter">
-		<defs><filter id="invertIcon"><feColorMatrix in="SourceGraphic" type="matrix" values="-1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0"></feColorMatrix></filter></defs>
-	</svg>
 	<div id="apps-list"></div>
 	<div id="apps-list-empty" class="hidden emptycontent emptycontent-search">
 		<div id="app-list-empty-icon" class="icon-search"></div>