diff --git a/core/templates/layout.user.php b/core/templates/layout.user.php
index 45b7e39686..89987625d6 100644
--- a/core/templates/layout.user.php
+++ b/core/templates/layout.user.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 				<?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; ?>>
+							<?php if( $_['appsmanagement_active'] ): ?> class="active"<?php endif; ?>>
 							<img class="icon svg" src="<?php print_unescaped(OC_Helper::imagePath('settings', 'apps.svg')); ?>"/>
 							<span>
 								<?php p($l->t('Apps')); ?>
diff --git a/lib/private/templatelayout.php b/lib/private/templatelayout.php
index 625f3424a0..d5cd503975 100644
--- a/lib/private/templatelayout.php
+++ b/lib/private/templatelayout.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class OC_TemplateLayout extends OC_Template {
 			$user_displayname = OC_User::getDisplayName();
 			$this->assign( 'user_displayname', $user_displayname );
 			$this->assign( 'user_uid', OC_User::getUser() );
+			$this->assign( 'appsmanagement_active', strpos(OC_Request::requestUri(), OC_Helper::linkToRoute('settings_apps')) === 0 );
 			$this->assign('enableAvatars', \OC_Config::getValue('enable_avatars', true));
 		} else if ($renderas == 'guest' || $renderas == 'error') {
 			parent::__construct('core', 'layout.guest');