diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 2d6a24132..457bcdc4d 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ const AllView = new Lang.Class({
         this.parent();
 
         let box = new St.BoxLayout({ vertical: true });
-        box.add(this._grid.actor, { y_align: St.Align.START, expand: true });
+        this._stack = new St.Widget({ layout_manager: new Clutter.BinLayout() });
+        this._stack.add_actor(this._grid.actor);
+        box.add(this._stack, { y_align: St.Align.START, expand: true });
 
         this.actor = new St.ScrollView({ x_fill: true,
                                          y_fill: false,
@@ -141,6 +143,10 @@ const AllView = new Lang.Class({
                                   Lang.bind(this, this._ensureIconVisible));
     },
 
+    addFolderPopup: function(popup) {
+        this._stack.add_actor(popup.actor);
+    },
+
     _ensureIconVisible: function(icon) {
         let adjustment = this.actor.vscroll.adjustment;
         let [value, lower, upper, stepIncrement, pageIncrement, pageSize] = adjustment.get_values();