diff --git a/include/widgets.php b/include/widgets.php
index 0ed79f1eb..37a079bc7 100644
--- a/include/widgets.php
+++ b/include/widgets.php
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ function widget_collections($args) {
 }
 
 
+function widget_appselect($arr) {
+	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('app_select.tpl'),array(
+		'$title' => t('App Category'),
+		'$system' => t('System'),
+		'$personal' => t('Personal'),
+		'$featured' => t('Featured'),
+		'$new' => t('New')
+	));
+}
+
+
+
 function widget_suggestions($arr) {
 
 	if((! local_user()) || (! feature_enabled(local_user(),'suggest')))
diff --git a/mod/apps.php b/mod/apps.php
index 51d610703..3d06abd49 100644
--- a/mod/apps.php
+++ b/mod/apps.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function apps_content(&$a) {
 
 
 	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('apps.tpl'), array(
-		'$title' => t('Applications'),
+		'$title' => t('Apps'),
 		'$apps' => $apps,
 	));
 
diff --git a/view/pdl/mod_apps.pdl b/view/pdl/mod_apps.pdl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db93958a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/pdl/mod_apps.pdl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[region=aside]
+[widget=appselect][/widget]
+[/region]
diff --git a/view/tpl/app_select.tpl b/view/tpl/app_select.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9613b4976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/tpl/app_select.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div class="widget">
+<h3>{{$title}}</h3>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="apps/system">{{$system}}</a></li>
+<li><a href="apps/personal">{{$personal}}</a></li>
+<li><a href="apps/featured">{{$featured}}</a></li>
+<li><a href="apps/new">{{$new}}</a></li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+