diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/support/server/default_config.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/support/server/default_config.ts
index 5d6e56f7d5..33d545537b 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/playwright/support/server/default_config.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/playwright/support/server/default_config.ts
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ const defaultServerConfig: AdminConfig = {
         ThreadsEverywhere: false,
         GlobalDrafts: true,
         OnboardingTourTips: true,
+        AppsSidebarCategory: false,
     },
     ImportSettings: {
         Directory: './import',
diff --git a/model/feature_flags.go b/model/feature_flags.go
index 689ff32fd6..59d0ec8891 100644
--- a/model/feature_flags.go
+++ b/model/feature_flags.go
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ type FeatureFlags struct {
 	GlobalDrafts bool
 
 	OnboardingTourTips bool
+
+	AppsSidebarCategory bool
 }
 
 func (f *FeatureFlags) SetDefaults() {
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ func (f *FeatureFlags) SetDefaults() {
 	f.WysiwygEditor = false
 	f.OnboardingAutoShowLinkedBoard = false
 	f.OnboardingTourTips = true
+	f.AppsSidebarCategory = false
 }
 
 func (f *FeatureFlags) Plugins() map[string]string {
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/selectors/entities/preferences.test.ts b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/selectors/entities/preferences.test.ts
index cb7eca1570..cf5e7e4665 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/selectors/entities/preferences.test.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/selectors/entities/preferences.test.ts
@@ -732,3 +732,41 @@ describe('shouldShowUnreadsCategory', () => {
         expect(Selectors.shouldShowUnreadsCategory(state)).toBe(true);
     });
 });
+
+describe('get feature flags', () => {
+    test('should check the value of feature flag AppsSidebarCategory', () => {
+        let state = {
+            entities: {
+                general: {
+                    config: {},
+                },
+            },
+        } as GlobalState;
+
+        expect(Selectors.appsSidebarCategoryEnabled(state)).toBe(false);
+
+        state = {
+            entities: {
+                general: {
+                    config: {
+                        FeatureFlagAppsSidebarCategory: 'false',
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        } as GlobalState;
+
+        expect(Selectors.appsSidebarCategoryEnabled(state)).toBe(false);
+
+        state = {
+            entities: {
+                general: {
+                    config: {
+                        FeatureFlagAppsSidebarCategory: 'true',
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        } as GlobalState;
+
+        expect(Selectors.appsSidebarCategoryEnabled(state)).toBe(true);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/selectors/entities/preferences.ts b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/selectors/entities/preferences.ts
index cc3dc612cc..fa0149a93c 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/selectors/entities/preferences.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/selectors/entities/preferences.ts
@@ -299,3 +299,7 @@ export function autoShowLinkedBoardFFEnabled(state: GlobalState): boolean {
 export function onboardingTourTipsEnabled(state: GlobalState): boolean {
     return getFeatureFlagValue(state, 'OnboardingTourTips') === 'true';
 }
+
+export function appsSidebarCategoryEnabled(state: GlobalState): boolean {
+    return getFeatureFlagValue(state, 'AppsSidebarCategory') === 'true';
+}
diff --git a/webapp/platform/types/src/config.ts b/webapp/platform/types/src/config.ts
index acb4047d45..a99f58ef4b 100644
--- a/webapp/platform/types/src/config.ts
+++ b/webapp/platform/types/src/config.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export type ClientConfig = {
     ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels: string;
     FileLevel: string;
     FeatureFlagAppsEnabled: string;
+    FeatureFlagAppsSidebarCategory: string;
     FeatureFlagBoardsProduct: string;
     FeatureFlagCallsEnabled: string;
     FeatureFlagGraphQL: string;