diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/AppSwitcher.svelte b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/AppSwitcher.svelte
index b4ba8be049..8240c1c982 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/AppSwitcher.svelte
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/AppSwitcher.svelte
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@
 
   const me = getCurrentAccount()
 
-  const filteredApps = apps.filter((it) => !hiddenAppsIds.includes(it._id) && isAppAllowed(it, me))
+  const filteredApps = apps.filter(
+    (it) => !hiddenAppsIds.includes(it._id) && isAppAllowed(it, me) && it.position !== 'top'
+  )
 </script>
 
 <!-- svelte-ignore a11y-no-static-element-interactions -->
diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Applications.svelte b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Applications.svelte
index b843875d31..3cb831d829 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Applications.svelte
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Applications.svelte
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@
 
   const me = getCurrentAccount()
 
-  $: filteredApps = apps.filter((it) => !hiddenAppsIds.includes(it._id) && isAppAllowed(it, me))
-  $: topApps = filteredApps.filter((it) => it.position === 'top')
-  $: bottomdApps = filteredApps.filter((it) => it.position !== 'top')
+  $: topApps = apps.filter((it) => it.position === 'top')
+  $: bottomdApps = apps.filter((it) => !hiddenAppsIds.includes(it._id) && isAppAllowed(it, me) && it.position !== 'top')
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex-{direction === 'horizontal' ? 'row-center' : 'col-center'} clear-mins apps-{direction} relative">