diff --git a/authentik/core/api/applications.py b/authentik/core/api/applications.py
index ab76bc284..d3963e37e 100644
--- a/authentik/core/api/applications.py
+++ b/authentik/core/api/applications.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 """Application API Views"""
-from typing import Optional
-
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.db.models import QuerySet
 from django.http.response import HttpResponseBadRequest
@@ -13,12 +11,7 @@ from drf_spectacular.utils import (
     inline_serializer,
 )
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
-from rest_framework.fields import (
-    CharField,
-    FileField,
-    IntegerField,
-    SerializerMethodField,
-)
+from rest_framework.fields import CharField, FileField, IntegerField, ReadOnlyField
 from rest_framework.parsers import MultiPartParser
 from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.response import Response
@@ -48,22 +41,10 @@ def user_app_cache_key(user_pk: str) -> str:
 class ApplicationSerializer(ModelSerializer):
     """Application Serializer"""
 
-    launch_url = SerializerMethodField()
+    launch_url = ReadOnlyField(source="get_launch_url")
     provider_obj = ProviderSerializer(source="get_provider", required=False)
 
-    meta_icon = SerializerMethodField()
-
-    def get_meta_icon(self, instance: Application) -> Optional[str]:
-        """When meta_icon was set to a URL, return the name as-is"""
-        if not instance.meta_icon:
-            return None
-        if instance.meta_icon.name.startswith("http"):
-            return instance.meta_icon.name
-        return instance.meta_icon.url
-
-    def get_launch_url(self, instance: Application) -> Optional[str]:
-        """Get generated launch URL"""
-        return instance.get_launch_url()
+    meta_icon = ReadOnlyField(source="get_meta_icon")
 
     class Meta:
 
@@ -237,9 +218,9 @@ class ApplicationViewSet(ModelViewSet):
         """Set application icon (as URL)"""
         app: Application = self.get_object()
         url = request.data.get("url", None)
-        if not url:
+        if url is None:
             return HttpResponseBadRequest()
-        app.meta_icon = url
+        app.meta_icon.name = url
         app.save()
         return Response({})
 
diff --git a/authentik/core/models.py b/authentik/core/models.py
index 386f826cb..be634de62 100644
--- a/authentik/core/models.py
+++ b/authentik/core/models.py
@@ -224,6 +224,18 @@ class Application(PolicyBindingModel):
     meta_description = models.TextField(default="", blank=True)
     meta_publisher = models.TextField(default="", blank=True)
 
+    @property
+    def get_meta_icon(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get the URL to the App Icon image. If the name is /static or starts with http
+        it is returned as-is"""
+        if not self.meta_icon:
+            return None
+        if self.meta_icon.name.startswith("http") or self.meta_icon.name.startswith(
+            "/static"
+        ):
+            return self.meta_icon.name
+        return self.meta_icon.url
+
     def get_launch_url(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """Get launch URL if set, otherwise attempt to get launch URL based on provider."""
         if self.meta_launch_url:
diff --git a/schema.yml b/schema.yml
index 78e4dc98f..beee84f1b 100644
--- a/schema.yml
+++ b/schema.yml
@@ -15481,7 +15481,6 @@ components:
         meta_launch_url:
           type: string
           format: uri
-          maxLength: 200
         meta_icon:
           type: string
           nullable: true
@@ -15518,7 +15517,6 @@ components:
         meta_launch_url:
           type: string
           format: uri
-          maxLength: 200
         meta_description:
           type: string
         meta_publisher:
@@ -21891,7 +21889,6 @@ components:
         meta_launch_url:
           type: string
           format: uri
-          maxLength: 200
         meta_description:
           type: string
         meta_publisher: