diff --git a/scripts/fbt/appmanifest.py b/scripts/fbt/appmanifest.py
index 98f794453..5ed8c260b 100644
--- a/scripts/fbt/appmanifest.py
+++ b/scripts/fbt/appmanifest.py
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ class ApplicationsCGenerator:
         app_path = "/ext/apps"
         if app.fap_category:
             app_path += f"/{app.fap_category}"
+        else:
+            app_path += "/assets"
         app_path += f"/{app.appid}.fap"
         return f"""
     {{
diff --git a/scripts/fbt_tools/fbt_extapps.py b/scripts/fbt_tools/fbt_extapps.py
index 8c8a07655..b48df6095 100644
--- a/scripts/fbt_tools/fbt_extapps.py
+++ b/scripts/fbt_tools/fbt_extapps.py
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ class AppBuilder:
                         deployable = False
                 app_artifacts.dist_entries.append((deployable, fal_path))
         else:
-            fap_path = f"apps/{'assets' if self.app.apptype == FlipperAppType.MENUEXTERNAL else self.app.fap_category}/{app_artifacts.compact.name}"
+            category = 'assets' if self.app.apptype == FlipperAppType.MENUEXTERNAL and not self.app.fap_category else self.app.fap_category
+            fap_path = f"apps/{category}/{app_artifacts.compact.name}"
             app_artifacts.dist_entries.append(
                 (self.app.is_default_deployable, fap_path)
             )