diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 16e47970c..d443886e5 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ var BaseAppView = GObject.registerClass({
     }
 
     _createGrid() {
-        return new IconGrid.IconGrid();
+        return new IconGrid.IconGrid({ allow_incomplete_pages: true });
     }
 
     _onScroll(actor, event) {