diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/Filter.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/Filter.java
index 1834d9c83f..becd16fb21 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/Filter.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/Filter.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class Filter {
 
     private String sortBy;
 
+    private String userName;
+
     public int getLimit() {
         return limit;
     }
@@ -102,6 +104,14 @@ public class Filter {
         this.sortBy = sortBy;
     }
 
+    public String getUserName() {
+        return userName;
+    }
+
+    public void setUserName(String userName) {
+        this.userName = userName;
+    }
+
     public boolean hasCondition() {
         if (filterProperties != null || searchQuery != null || filter != null) {
             return true;
@@ -109,5 +119,4 @@ public class Filter {
         return false;
     }
 
-
 }
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/dao/ApplicationDAO.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/dao/ApplicationDAO.java
index 6c556757c3..f49a2d3f4b 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/dao/ApplicationDAO.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/dao/ApplicationDAO.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public interface ApplicationDAO {
 
     ApplicationList getApplications(Filter filter, int tenantId) throws ApplicationManagementDAOException;
 
-    Application getApplication(String uuid, int tenantId) throws ApplicationManagementDAOException;
+    Application getApplication(String uuid, int tenantId, String userName) throws ApplicationManagementDAOException;
 
     int getApplicationId(String uuid, int tenantId) throws ApplicationManagementDAOException;
 
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/dao/impl/application/GenericApplicationDAOImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/dao/impl/application/GenericApplicationDAOImpl.java
index 6f921a104b..6531ca6e3c 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/dao/impl/application/GenericApplicationDAOImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/dao/impl/application/GenericApplicationDAOImpl.java
@@ -140,12 +140,17 @@ public class GenericApplicationDAOImpl extends AbstractDAOImpl implements Applic
                     + "APP.APPLICATION_CATEGORY_ID = CAT.ID INNER JOIN APPM_LIFECYCLE_STATE AS "
                     + "LS ON APP.LIFECYCLE_STATE_ID = LS.ID WHERE APP.TENANT_ID = ? ";
 
+            String userName = filter.getUserName();
+            if (!userName.equals("ALL")) {
+                sql += " AND APP.CREATED_BY = ? ";
+            }
             if (filter.getSearchQuery() != null && !filter.getSearchQuery().isEmpty()) {
                 sql += "AND APP.NAME LIKE ? ";
             }
             sql += "LIMIT ?,?;";
 
             stmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
+            stmt.setString(++index, userName);
             stmt.setInt(++index, tenantId);
             if (filter.getSearchQuery() != null && !filter.getSearchQuery().isEmpty()) {
                 stmt.setString(++index, "%" + filter.getSearchQuery() + "%");
@@ -244,7 +249,8 @@ public class GenericApplicationDAOImpl extends AbstractDAOImpl implements Applic
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Application getApplication(String uuid, int tenantId) throws ApplicationManagementDAOException {
+    public Application getApplication(String uuid, int tenantId, String userName) throws
+            ApplicationManagementDAOException {
         if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
             log.debug("Getting application with the UUID(" + uuid + ") from the database");
         }
@@ -261,11 +267,17 @@ public class GenericApplicationDAOImpl extends AbstractDAOImpl implements Applic
                     + "LS.DESCRIPTION AS LS_DESCRIPTION FROM APPM_APPLICATION AS APP INNER JOIN APPM_PLATFORM AS "
                     + "APL ON APP.PLATFORM_ID = APL.ID INNER JOIN APPM_APPLICATION_CATEGORY AS CAT ON "
                     + "APP.APPLICATION_CATEGORY_ID = CAT.ID INNER JOIN APPM_LIFECYCLE_STATE AS "
-                    + "LS ON APP.LIFECYCLE_STATE_ID = LS.ID WHERE UUID = ? AND APP.TENANT_ID = ?";
+                    + "LS ON APP.LIFECYCLE_STATE_ID = LS.ID WHERE UUID = ? AND APP.TENANT_ID = ? ";
+
 
             stmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
             stmt.setString(1, uuid);
             stmt.setInt(2, tenantId);
+
+            if (!userName.equals("ALL")) {
+                sql += "AND APP.CREATED_BY = ?";
+                stmt.setString(3, userName);
+            }
             rs = stmt.executeQuery();
 
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/ApplicationManagerImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/ApplicationManagerImpl.java
index f9f8dae680..ee67fa29d5 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/ApplicationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/core/impl/ApplicationManagerImpl.java
@@ -174,6 +174,18 @@ public class ApplicationManagerImpl implements ApplicationManager {
     @Override
     public ApplicationList getApplications(Filter filter) throws ApplicationManagementException {
         int tenantId = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getTenantId(true);
+        String userName = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getUsername();
+
+        try {
+            if (isAuthorized(userName, tenantId, CarbonConstants.UI_ADMIN_PERMISSION_COLLECTION)) {
+                userName = "ALL";
+            }
+        } catch (UserStoreException e) {
+            throw new ApplicationManagementException("User-store exception while checking whether the user " +
+                    userName + " of tenant " + tenantId + " has the publisher permission");
+        }
+        filter.setUserName(userName);
+
         try {
             ConnectionManagerUtil.openDBConnection();
             ApplicationDAO applicationDAO = DAOFactory.getApplicationDAO();
@@ -278,9 +290,19 @@ public class ApplicationManagerImpl implements ApplicationManager {
     @Override
     public Application getApplication(String uuid) throws ApplicationManagementException {
         int tenantId = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getTenantId(true);
+        String userName = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getUsername();
+
+        try {
+            if (isAuthorized(userName, tenantId, CarbonConstants.UI_ADMIN_PERMISSION_COLLECTION)) {
+                userName = "ALL";
+            }
+        } catch (UserStoreException e) {
+            throw new ApplicationManagementException(
+                    "User-store exception while getting application with the UUID " + uuid);
+        }
         try {
             ConnectionManagerUtil.openDBConnection();
-            return DAOFactory.getApplicationDAO().getApplication(uuid, tenantId);
+            return DAOFactory.getApplicationDAO().getApplication(uuid, tenantId, userName);
         } finally {
             ConnectionManagerUtil.closeDBConnection();
         }
@@ -304,7 +326,7 @@ public class ApplicationManagerImpl implements ApplicationManager {
         }
         try {
             ConnectionManagerUtil.openDBConnection();
-            Application application = DAOFactory.getApplicationDAO().getApplication(applicationUUID, tenantId);
+            Application application = DAOFactory.getApplicationDAO().getApplication(applicationUUID, tenantId,userName);
             return application.getUser().getUserName().equals(userName)
                     && application.getUser().getTenantId() == tenantId;
         } finally {