diff --git a/src/Core/Addon.php b/src/Core/Addon.php
index 4dd34eb16f..b6f64ad742 100644
--- a/src/Core/Addon.php
+++ b/src/Core/Addon.php
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ class Addon extends BaseObject
 	 */
 	private static $addons = [];
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the list of available addons with their current status and info.
+	 * This list is made from scanning the addon/ folder.
+	 * Unsupported addons are excluded unless they already are enabled or system.show_unsupported_addon is set.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws \Exception
+	 */
 	public static function getAvailableList()
 	{
 		$addons = [];
@@ -50,6 +58,30 @@ class Addon extends BaseObject
 		return $addons;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list of addons that can be configured at the node level.
+	 * The list is formatted for display in the admin panel aside.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws \Exception
+	 */
+	public static function getAdminList()
+	{
+		$addons_admin = [];
+		$addonsAdminStmt = DBA::select('addon', ['name'], ['plugin_admin' => 1], ['order' => ['name']]);
+		while ($addon = DBA::fetch($addonsAdminStmt)) {
+			$addons_admin[$addon['name']] = [
+				'url' => 'admin/addons/' . $addon['name'],
+				'name' => $addon['name'],
+				'class' => 'addon'
+			];
+		}
+		DBA::close($addonsAdminStmt);
+
+		return $addons_admin;
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Synchronize addons:
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Details.php b/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Details.php
index 9ef2035dec..25e538122c 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Details.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Details.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use Friendica\Content\Text\Markdown;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseAdminModule;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
@@ -42,13 +41,7 @@ class Details extends BaseAdminModule
 
 		$a = self::getApp();
 
-		$addons_admin = [];
-		$addonsAdminStmt = DBA::select('addon', ['name'], ['plugin_admin' => 1], ['order' => ['name']]);
-		foreach (DBA::toArray($addonsAdminStmt) as $addon) {
-			$addonName = $addon['name'];
-			// temp addons with admin
-			$addons_admin[] = $addonName;
-		}
+		$addons_admin = Addon::getAdminList();
 
 		if ($a->argc > 2) {
 			// @TODO: Replace with parameter from router
@@ -93,7 +86,7 @@ class Details extends BaseAdminModule
 			}
 
 			$admin_form = '';
-			if (in_array($addon, $addons_admin)) {
+			if (array_key_exists($addon, $addons_admin)) {
 				require_once "addon/$addon/$addon.php";
 				$func = $addon . '_addon_admin';
 				$func($a, $admin_form);
@@ -126,4 +119,4 @@ class Details extends BaseAdminModule
 
 		$a->internalRedirect('admin/addons');
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Index.php b/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Index.php
index 6c8d48dc49..9df486c10e 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Addons/Index.php
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Module\Admin\Addons;
 
-use Friendica\Content\Text\Markdown;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
-use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseAdminModule;
 
 class Index extends BaseAdminModule
@@ -46,12 +43,6 @@ class Index extends BaseAdminModule
 			$a->internalRedirect('admin/addons');
 		}
 
-		$addons_admin = [];
-		$addonsAdminStmt = DBA::select('addon', ['name'], ['plugin_admin' => 1], ['order' => ['name']]);
-		foreach (DBA::toArray($addonsAdminStmt) as $addon) {
-			$addons_admin[] = $addon['name'];
-		}
-
 		$addons = Addon::getAvailableList();
 
 		$t = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('admin/addons/index.tpl');
diff --git a/src/Module/BaseAdminModule.php b/src/Module/BaseAdminModule.php
index 140f1223ee..5e56bd8d71 100644
--- a/src/Module/BaseAdminModule.php
+++ b/src/Module/BaseAdminModule.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Module;
 
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
+use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
@@ -97,15 +98,9 @@ abstract class BaseAdminModule extends BaseModule
 			]],
 		];
 
-		$addons_admin = [];
-		$addonsAdminStmt = DBA::select('addon', ['name'], ['plugin_admin' => 1], ['order' => ['name']]);
-		foreach (DBA::toArray($addonsAdminStmt) as $addon) {
-			$addons_admin[] = ['admin/addons/' . $addon['name'], $addon['name'], 'addon'];
-		}
-
 		$t = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('admin/aside.tpl');
 		$a->page['aside'] .= Renderer::replaceMacros($t, [
-			'$admin' => ['addons_admin' => $addons_admin],
+			'$admin' => ['addons_admin' => Addon::getAdminList()],
 			'$subpages' => $aside_sub,
 			'$admtxt' => L10n::t('Admin'),
 			'$plugadmtxt' => L10n::t('Addon Features'),
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/admin/aside.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/admin/aside.tpl
index 5da73e135d..0ba58e5aec 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/admin/aside.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/admin/aside.tpl
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 	<h3>{{$plugadmtxt}}</h3>
 	<ul role="menu">
 		{{foreach $admin.addons_admin as $name => $item}}
-		<li role="menuitem" class="{{$item.2}}">
-			<a href="{{$item.0}}" {{if $item.accesskey}}accesskey="{{$item.accesskey}}"{{/if}}>
-				{{$item.1}}
+		<li role="menuitem" class="{{$item.class}}">
+			<a href="{{$item.url}}" {{if $item.accesskey}}accesskey="{{$item.accesskey}}"{{/if}}>
+				{{$item.name}}
 			</a>
 		</li>
 		{{/foreach}}