diff --git a/js/ui/appFavorites.js b/js/ui/appFavorites.js
index 2c572d022..b3896213c 100644
--- a/js/ui/appFavorites.js
+++ b/js/ui/appFavorites.js
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ const AppFavorites = new Lang.Class({
     _init: function() {
         this._favorites = {};
         global.settings.connect('changed::' + this.FAVORITE_APPS_KEY, Lang.bind(this, this._onFavsChanged));
-        this._reload();
+        this.reload();
     },
 
     _onFavsChanged: function() {
-        this._reload();
+        this.reload();
         this.emit('changed');
     },
 
-    _reload: function() {
+    reload: function() {
         let ids = global.settings.get_strv(this.FAVORITE_APPS_KEY);
         let appSys = Shell.AppSystem.get_default();
         let apps = ids.map(function (id) {
diff --git a/js/ui/dash.js b/js/ui/dash.js
index 03ceb82ee..3e45c32f6 100644
--- a/js/ui/dash.js
+++ b/js/ui/dash.js
@@ -423,7 +423,10 @@ const Dash = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._appSystem = Shell.AppSystem.get_default();
 
-        this._appSystem.connect('installed-changed', Lang.bind(this, this._queueRedisplay));
+        this._appSystem.connect('installed-changed', Lang.bind(this, function() {
+            AppFavorites.getAppFavorites().reload();
+            his._queueRedisplay();
+        }));
         AppFavorites.getAppFavorites().connect('changed', Lang.bind(this, this._queueRedisplay));
         this._appSystem.connect('app-state-changed', Lang.bind(this, this._queueRedisplay));