diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6da49857..bede10b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ name = "cosmic-app-list"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "cosmic-app-list-config",
  "cosmic-client-toolkit",
  "cosmic-protocols",
  "freedesktop-desktop-entry 0.6.2",
@@ -911,6 +912,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "zbus 4.3.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cosmic-app-list-config"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "libcosmic",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cosmic-applet-audio"
 version = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9ab2ee5a..7ead905e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 default-members = ["cosmic-applets", "cosmic-panel-button"]
 members = [
     "cosmic-app-list",
+    "cosmic-app-list/cosmic-app-list-config",
     "cosmic-applets",
     "cosmic-applet-audio",
     "cosmic-applet-battery",
diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/Cargo.toml b/cosmic-app-list/Cargo.toml
index 17e5d4fd..48aed686 100644
--- a/cosmic-app-list/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cosmic-app-list/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 
 [dependencies]
+cosmic-app-list-config = { path = "cosmic-app-list-config" }
 anyhow.workspace = true
 cctk.workspace = true
 cosmic-protocols.workspace = true
diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/cosmic-app-list-config/Cargo.toml b/cosmic-app-list/cosmic-app-list-config/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d6753c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cosmic-app-list/cosmic-app-list-config/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "cosmic-app-list-config"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+libcosmic.workspace = true
+libcosmic.features = []
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/src/config.ron b/cosmic-app-list/cosmic-app-list-config/src/config.ron
similarity index 100%
rename from cosmic-app-list/src/config.ron
rename to cosmic-app-list/cosmic-app-list-config/src/config.ron
diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/src/config.rs b/cosmic-app-list/cosmic-app-list-config/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from cosmic-app-list/src/config.rs
rename to cosmic-app-list/cosmic-app-list-config/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs b/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
index 25571014..1421dd01 100755
--- a/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
+++ b/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
 use crate::{
-    config,
-    config::{AppListConfig, APP_ID},
     fl,
     wayland_subscription::{
         wayland_subscription, OutputUpdate, ToplevelRequest, ToplevelUpdate, WaylandImage,
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ use cosmic::{
     },
     Apply, Command, Element, Theme,
 };
+use cosmic_app_list_config::{AppListConfig, APP_ID};
 use cosmic_protocols::{
     toplevel_info::v1::client::zcosmic_toplevel_handle_v1::{State, ZcosmicToplevelHandleV1},
     workspace::v1::client::zcosmic_workspace_handle_v1::ZcosmicWorkspaceHandleV1,
@@ -621,7 +620,7 @@ impl cosmic::Application for CosmicAppList {
     type Message = Message;
     type Executor = cosmic::SingleThreadExecutor;
     type Flags = ();
-    const APP_ID: &'static str = config::APP_ID;
+    const APP_ID: &'static str = APP_ID;
 
     fn init(
         core: cosmic::app::Core,
diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/src/lib.rs b/cosmic-app-list/src/lib.rs
index cc398e5f..51079cc4 100644
--- a/cosmic-app-list/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cosmic-app-list/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
 mod app;
-mod config;
 mod localize;
 mod wayland_handler;
 mod wayland_subscription;