diff --git a/js/ui/shellDBus.js b/js/ui/shellDBus.js
index 802640b0d..c56692f8f 100644
--- a/js/ui/shellDBus.js
+++ b/js/ui/shellDBus.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const GnomeShellIface = <interface name="org.gnome.Shell">
 <method name="FocusApp">
     <arg type="s" direction="in" name="id"/>
 </method>
+<method name="ShowApplications" />
 <method name="GrabAccelerator">
     <arg type="s" direction="in" name="accelerator"/>
     <arg type="u" direction="in" name="flags"/>
@@ -140,11 +141,12 @@ const GnomeShell = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     FocusApp: function(id) {
-        let overview = Main.overview;
+        this.ShowApplications();
+        Main.overview.viewSelector.appDisplay.selectApp(id);
+    },
 
-        overview.show();
-        overview.viewSelector.setActivePage(ViewSelector.ViewPage.APPS);
-        overview.viewSelector.appDisplay.selectApp(id);
+    ShowApplications: function() {
+        Main.overview.viewSelector.showApps();
     },
 
     GrabAcceleratorAsync: function(params, invocation) {
diff --git a/js/ui/viewSelector.js b/js/ui/viewSelector.js
index 414dd33bd..a78a9f72f 100644
--- a/js/ui/viewSelector.js
+++ b/js/ui/viewSelector.js
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
         this._showAppsButton.checked = !this._showAppsButton.checked;
     },
 
+    showApps: function() {
+        Main.overview.show();
+        this._showAppsButton.checked = true;
+    },
+
     show: function() {
         this._activePage = this._workspacesPage;