diff --git a/app/boot-skeleton.css b/app/boot-skeleton.css
index 87664f686..7ce12389c 100644
--- a/app/boot-skeleton.css
+++ b/app/boot-skeleton.css
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 @custom-variant boot-no-calendar (&:where([data-boot-rail]:not([data-boot-rail~="calendar"]) *));
 @custom-variant boot-no-contacts (&:where([data-boot-rail]:not([data-boot-rail~="contacts"]) *));
 @custom-variant boot-no-files (&:where([data-boot-rail]:not([data-boot-rail~="files"]) *));
+@custom-variant boot-rail-add-app (&:where([data-boot-rail~="add-app"] *));
 @custom-variant boot-rail-admin (&:where([data-boot-rail~="admin"] *));
 @custom-variant boot-rail-a11y (&:where([data-boot-rail~="a11y"] *));
 @custom-variant boot-rail-quota (&:where([data-boot-rail~="quota"] *));
diff --git a/components/boot-skeleton/shell.tsx b/components/boot-skeleton/shell.tsx
index 806f9e57b..af71f393c 100644
--- a/components/boot-skeleton/shell.tsx
+++ b/components/boot-skeleton/shell.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   Keyboard,
   Mail,
   Menu,
+  Plus,
   Settings,
   Shield,
   Users,
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ export function RailSkeleton({ active, className }: { active?: RailApp; classNam
               <Icon className={cn("w-[18px] h-[18px] flex-shrink-0", active === id && "text-primary")} />
             </span>
           ))}
+          <span className={cn(item(false), "hidden boot-rail-add-app:flex")}>
+            <Plus className="w-[18px] h-[18px] flex-shrink-0" />
+          </span>
         </div>
         <div className="mt-auto flex flex-col items-center gap-2 pb-3 px-1 text-muted-foreground">
           <span className={cn(footerItem, "hidden boot-rail-admin:flex")}>
diff --git a/components/boot-skeleton/use-skeleton-labels.ts b/components/boot-skeleton/use-skeleton-labels.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c828640c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/boot-skeleton/use-skeleton-labels.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
+import type { RailLabels } from "./shell";
+
+/**
+ * The few strings a page skeleton shows: the status message and the phone
+ * bottom bar's labels. For the gates of client pages, which have the message
+ * catalog; the skeleton components themselves stay free of next-intl.
+ */
+export function useSkeletonLabels(): { label: string; labels: RailLabels } {
+  const t = useTranslations();
+  return {
+    label: t("common.loading"),
+    labels: {
+      mail: t("sidebar.mail"),
+      calendar: t("sidebar.calendar"),
+      contacts: t("sidebar.contacts"),
+      files: t("sidebar.files"),
+      settings: t("sidebar.settings"),
+      admin: t("sidebar.admin"),
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/components/layout/navigation-rail.tsx b/components/layout/navigation-rail.tsx
index 71653b1d8..1ebaed59c 100644
--- a/components/layout/navigation-rail.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/navigation-rail.tsx
@@ -357,13 +357,14 @@ export function NavigationRail({
     if (!client) return;
     const items: RailHint[] = [];
     for (const item of navItems) if (item.id !== 'mail' && !item.hidden) items.push(item.id as RailHint);
+    if (sidebarAppsEnabled && onManageApps) items.push('add-app');
     if (isStalwartAdmin) items.push('admin');
     if (showAccessibilityButton) items.push('a11y');
     if (quotaShown) items.push('quota');
     writeRailHints(items);
     // navItems is rebuilt every render; its inputs are listed instead.
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [client, supportsCalendar, calendarEnabled, supportsContacts, contactsEnabled, supportsFiles, filesEnabled, isStalwartAdmin, showAccessibilityButton, quotaShown]);
+  }, [client, supportsCalendar, calendarEnabled, supportsContacts, contactsEnabled, supportsFiles, filesEnabled, sidebarAppsEnabled, !!onManageApps, isStalwartAdmin, showAccessibilityButton, quotaShown]);
 
   const getIsActive = (href: string, itemId: string) => {
     if (activeAppId) return false;
diff --git a/lib/boot-skeleton/hints.ts b/lib/boot-skeleton/hints.ts
index cc93fdac9..e5125777f 100644
--- a/lib/boot-skeleton/hints.ts
+++ b/lib/boot-skeleton/hints.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { BOOT_HINTS_KEY } from './keys';
  * admin rights, quota), which nothing else keeps across a reload. The boot
  * script turns it into `data-boot-rail` (lib/boot-skeleton/boot-script.ts).
  */
-export type RailHint = 'calendar' | 'contacts' | 'files' | 'admin' | 'a11y' | 'quota';
+export type RailHint = 'calendar' | 'contacts' | 'files' | 'add-app' | 'admin' | 'a11y' | 'quota';
 
 let lastWritten: string | null = null;