diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 49e6d58de..ac9ae3bee 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -2038,17 +2038,10 @@ var AppIcon = class AppIcon {
                                      x_fill: true,
                                      y_fill: true });
 
-        this._dot = new St.Widget({ style_class: 'app-well-app-running-dot',
-                                    layout_manager: new Clutter.BinLayout(),
-                                    x_expand: true, y_expand: true,
-                                    x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
-                                    y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END });
-
         this._iconContainer = new St.Widget({ layout_manager: new Clutter.BinLayout(),
                                               x_expand: true, y_expand: true });
 
         this.actor.set_child(this._iconContainer);
-        this._iconContainer.add_child(this._dot);
 
         this.actor._delegate = this;
 
@@ -2065,6 +2058,16 @@ var AppIcon = class AppIcon {
         this.icon = new IconGrid.BaseIcon(app.get_name(), iconParams);
         this._iconContainer.add_child(this.icon);
 
+        this._dot = new St.Widget({
+            style_class: 'app-well-app-running-dot',
+            layout_manager: new Clutter.BinLayout(),
+            x_expand: true,
+            y_expand: true,
+            x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
+            y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END,
+        });
+        this._iconContainer.add_child(this._dot);
+
         this.actor.label_actor = this.icon.label;
 
         this.actor.connect('leave-event', this._onLeaveEvent.bind(this));