diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
index da8101c7..46fce9e0 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
@@ -321,6 +321,12 @@ def main():
                 host_collection.pop(vm.qid)
             continue
 
+        try:
+            vm.create_appmenus(verbose=True)
+        except Exception as err:
+            print "ERROR during appmenu restore: {0}".format(err)
+            print "*** VM '{0}' will not have appmenus".format(vm.name)
+
     # ... then appvms...
     for vm in [ vm for vm in vms_to_restore if vm.is_appvm()]: