diff --git a/src/assets/app.extensions.json b/src/assets/app.extensions.json
index 78c062239..a33bb4473 100644
--- a/src/assets/app.extensions.json
+++ b/src/assets/app.extensions.json
@@ -653,6 +653,16 @@
                         "visible": "app.toolbar.favorite.canRemove"
                     }
                 },
+                {
+                    "id": "app.viewer.favorite",
+                    "comment": "workaround for Recent Files and Search API issue",
+                    "type": "custom",
+                    "order": 101,
+                    "component": "app.toolbar.toggleFavorite",
+                    "rules": {
+                        "visible": "app.toolbar.favorite.canToggle"
+                    }
+                },
                 {
                     "id": "app.viewer.share",
                     "order": 300,