diff --git a/lib/app.php b/lib/app.php
index 2eb43a582e..55b4543ec9 100644
--- a/lib/app.php
+++ b/lib/app.php
@@ -885,6 +885,8 @@ class OC_App{
 
 			if($owncloudVersion < $appVersion){
 				return false;
+			} elseif ($owncloudVersion > $appVersion) {
+				return true;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/app.php b/tests/lib/app.php
index 9cab36903a..c452d752c9 100644
--- a/tests/lib/app.php
+++ b/tests/lib/app.php
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ class Test_App extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue(OC_App::isAppVersionCompatible($oc, $app));
 	}
 
+
+	public function testIsAppVersionCompatibleComplex(){
+		$oc = array(5, 0, 0);
+		$app = '4.5.1';
+
+		$this->assertTrue(OC_App::isAppVersionCompatible($oc, $app));
+	}
+
 	
 	public function testIsAppVersionCompatibleShouldFail(){
 		$oc = array(4, 3, 1);