diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 95530d9ca..4b460fcc0 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -281,21 +281,21 @@ PrefsSearchProvider.prototype = {
     }
 };
 
-function AppIcon(app) {
-    this._init(app);
+function AppIcon(app, params) {
+    this._init(app, params);
 }
 
 AppIcon.prototype = {
     __proto__:  IconGrid.BaseIcon.prototype,
 
-    _init : function(app) {
+    _init : function(app, params) {
         this.app = app;
 
         let label = this.app.get_name();
 
         IconGrid.BaseIcon.prototype._init.call(this,
                                                label,
-                                               { setSizeManually: true });
+                                               params);
     },
 
     createIcon: function(iconSize) {
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@ AppIcon.prototype = {
     }
 };
 
-function AppWellIcon(app) {
-    this._init(app);
+function AppWellIcon(app, iconParams) {
+    this._init(app, iconParams);
 }
 
 AppWellIcon.prototype = {
-    _init : function(app) {
+    _init : function(app, iconParams) {
         this.app = app;
         this.actor = new St.Clickable({ style_class: 'app-well-app',
                                          reactive: true,
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ AppWellIcon.prototype = {
                                          y_fill: true });
         this.actor._delegate = this;
 
-        this.icon = new AppIcon(app);
+        this.icon = new AppIcon(app, iconParams);
         this.actor.set_child(this.icon.actor);
 
         this.actor.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, this._onClicked));
diff --git a/js/ui/dash.js b/js/ui/dash.js
index e3f3063be..99f91613c 100644
--- a/js/ui/dash.js
+++ b/js/ui/dash.js
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ Dash.prototype = {
     },
 
     _addApp: function(app) {
-        let display = new AppDisplay.AppWellIcon(app);
+        let display = new AppDisplay.AppWellIcon(app,
+                                                 { setSizeManually: true });
         display._draggable.connect('drag-begin',
                                    Lang.bind(this, function() {
                                        display.actor.opacity = 50;