diff --git a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/common/Constants.java b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/common/Constants.java
index 71eaf20a5f..68111a5159 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/common/Constants.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/common/Constants.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core.common;
 public class Constants {
     public static final String SCHEME_SEPARATOR = "://";
     public static final String COLON = ":";
+    public static final String QUERY_WILDCARD = "%";
     public static final String URI_QUERY_SEPARATOR = "?";
     public static final String URI_SEPARATOR = "/";
     public static final String BASIC_AUTH_HEADER_PREFIX = "Basic ";
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/dao/impl/ApplicationDAOImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/dao/impl/ApplicationDAOImpl.java
index fb3ad85549..30655aa1e4 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/dao/impl/ApplicationDAOImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/dao/impl/ApplicationDAOImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 package io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core.dao.impl;
 
+import io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core.common.Constants;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.common.PaginationRequest;
@@ -298,9 +299,13 @@ public class ApplicationDAOImpl implements ApplicationDAO {
             String filter = request.getFilter();
             if (filter != null) {
                 sql = sql + "AND NAME LIKE ? ";
+                filter = Constants.QUERY_WILDCARD.concat(filter).concat(Constants.QUERY_WILDCARD);
             }
+
+            boolean isLimitPresent = false;
             if (request != null && request.getRowCount() != -1) {
                 sql = sql + "LIMIT ? OFFSET ?";
+                isLimitPresent = true;
             }
             Connection conn = this.getConnection();
             try (PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql)) {
@@ -312,7 +317,7 @@ public class ApplicationDAOImpl implements ApplicationDAO {
                 if (filter != null){
                     stmt.setString(paramIdx++, filter);
                 }
-                if (request != null && request.getRowCount() != -1) {
+                if (isLimitPresent) {
                     stmt.setInt(paramIdx++, request.getRowCount());
                     stmt.setInt(paramIdx, request.getStartIndex());
                 }
diff --git a/features/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/dbscripts/cdm/mysql.sql b/features/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/dbscripts/cdm/mysql.sql
index ce963d1437..b0de3dc590 100644
--- a/features/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/dbscripts/cdm/mysql.sql
+++ b/features/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/dbscripts/cdm/mysql.sql
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS DM_APPLICATION (
 )ENGINE = InnoDB;
 
 CREATE INDEX IDX_DM_APPLICATION ON DM_APPLICATION(DEVICE_ID, ENROLMENT_ID, TENANT_ID);
+CREATE INDEX DM_APPLICATION_NAME ON DM_APPLICATION(NAME);
+CREATE INDEX DM_APPLICATION_NAME_PLATFORM_TID ON DM_APPLICATION(NAME, PLATFORM, TENANT_ID);
 
 -- END OF POLICY RELATED TABLES --