diff --git a/20.0/apache/entrypoint.sh b/20.0/apache/entrypoint.sh
index b9ec5fc5..dd3b717b 100755
--- a/20.0/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/20.0/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ] || [ "${NEXTCLOUD_UP
                             NC_TRUSTED_DOMAIN_IDX=$(($NC_TRUSTED_DOMAIN_IDX+1))
                         done
                     fi
+                    if [ -n "${NEXTCLOUD_INSTALL_APPS+x}" ]; then
+                        echo "Install apps…"
+                        echo "$NEXTCLOUD_INSTALL_APPS" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' | tr " " \\n | while read APP; do
+                            run_as "php /var/www/html/occ app:install -n $APP"
+                        done
+                    fi
                 else
                     echo "running web-based installer on first connect!"
                 fi
diff --git a/20.0/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/20.0/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index b9ec5fc5..dd3b717b 100755
--- a/20.0/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/20.0/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ] || [ "${NEXTCLOUD_UP
                             NC_TRUSTED_DOMAIN_IDX=$(($NC_TRUSTED_DOMAIN_IDX+1))
                         done
                     fi
+                    if [ -n "${NEXTCLOUD_INSTALL_APPS+x}" ]; then
+                        echo "Install apps…"
+                        echo "$NEXTCLOUD_INSTALL_APPS" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' | tr " " \\n | while read APP; do
+                            run_as "php /var/www/html/occ app:install -n $APP"
+                        done
+                    fi
                 else
                     echo "running web-based installer on first connect!"
                 fi
diff --git a/20.0/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/20.0/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index b9ec5fc5..dd3b717b 100755
--- a/20.0/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/20.0/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ] || [ "${NEXTCLOUD_UP
                             NC_TRUSTED_DOMAIN_IDX=$(($NC_TRUSTED_DOMAIN_IDX+1))
                         done
                     fi
+                    if [ -n "${NEXTCLOUD_INSTALL_APPS+x}" ]; then
+                        echo "Install apps…"
+                        echo "$NEXTCLOUD_INSTALL_APPS" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' | tr " " \\n | while read APP; do
+                            run_as "php /var/www/html/occ app:install -n $APP"
+                        done
+                    fi
                 else
                     echo "running web-based installer on first connect!"
                 fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bce42c73..1ba18c0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ One or more trusted domains can be set through environment variable, too. They w
 
 - `NEXTCLOUD_TRUSTED_DOMAINS` (not set by default) Optional space-separated list of domains
 
+To install apps with the initial nextcloud installation, you can set a space separated list of apps.
+
+- `NEXTCLOUD_INSTALL_APPS` (not set by default) Optional space-separated list of apps
+
 The install and update script is only triggered when a default command is used (`apache-foreground` or `php-fpm`). If you use a custom command you have to enable the install / update with
 
 - `NEXTCLOUD_UPDATE` (default: _0_)