diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailfrontendcache/__init__.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailfrontendcache/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..2cd2d60cb0 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailfrontendcache/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailfrontendcache/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailfrontendcache.apps.WagtailFrontendCacheAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailfrontendcache/apps.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailfrontendcache/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fa34a0da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailfrontendcache/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailFrontendCacheAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailfrontendcache'
+    label = 'wagtailfrontendcache'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail frontend cache"
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailmedusa/__init__.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailmedusa/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..5d5f8ce966 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailmedusa/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailmedusa/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailmedusa.apps.WagtailMedusaAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailmedusa/apps.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailmedusa/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46143d1374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailmedusa/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailMedusaAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailmedusa'
+    label = 'wagtailmedusa'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail medusa"
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailroutablepage/__init__.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailroutablepage/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..286151ff05 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailroutablepage/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailroutablepage/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailroutablepage.apps.WagtailRoutablePageAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailroutablepage/apps.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailroutablepage/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3b9c9573a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailroutablepage/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailRoutablePageAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailroutablepage'
+    label = 'wagtailroutablepage'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail routablepage"
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailsitemaps/__init__.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailsitemaps/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..e647b7be1a 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailsitemaps/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailsitemaps/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailsitemaps.apps.WagtailSitemapsAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailsitemaps/apps.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailsitemaps/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8b249a2aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailsitemaps/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailSitemapsAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailsitemaps'
+    label = 'wagtailsitemaps'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail sitemaps"
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/__init__.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..18ff63cfe2 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailstyleguide.apps.WagtailStyleGuideAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/apps.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..093003ac85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailStyleGuideAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailstyleguide'
+    label = 'wagtailstyleguide'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail style guide"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..c0779fd931 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailadmin.apps.WagtailAdminAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c963dadef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailAdminAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailadmin'
+    label = 'wagtailadmin'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail admin"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..160f57430d 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailcore.apps.WagtailCoreAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4ef506dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailCoreAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailcore'
+    label = 'wagtailcore'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail core"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtaildocs/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtaildocs/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..9c5f852400 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtaildocs/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtaildocs/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtaildocs.apps.WagtailDocsAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtaildocs/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtaildocs/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eef820d18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtaildocs/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailDocsAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtaildocs'
+    label = 'wagtaildocs'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail documents"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/__init__.py
index b75cbc491d..54d9556086 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 from .models import Embed
 from .embeds import get_embed
+
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailembeds.apps.WagtailEmbedsAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecbaf6cb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailEmbedsAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailembeds'
+    label = 'wagtailembeds'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail embeds"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailforms/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailforms/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..7be37b5f1c 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailforms/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailforms/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailforms.apps.WagtailFormsAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailforms/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailforms/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7336f20e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailforms/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailFormsAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailforms'
+    label = 'wagtailforms'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail forms"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailimages/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailimages/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..61397a9116 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailimages/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailimages/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailimages.apps.WagtailImagesAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailimages/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailimages/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88cd6e3f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailimages/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailImagesAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailimages'
+    label = 'wagtailimages'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail images"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..b192b1b243 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailredirects.apps.WagtailRedirectsAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..400299f027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailRedirectsAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailredirects'
+    label = 'wagtailredirects'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail redirects"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/__init__.py
index ed896f4451..8f53f7c4a2 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 from wagtail.wagtailsearch.indexed import Indexed
 from wagtail.wagtailsearch.signal_handlers import register_signal_handlers
-from wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends import get_search_backend
\ No newline at end of file
+from wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends import get_search_backend
+
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailsearch.apps.WagtailSearchAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3b07c7210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailSearchAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailsearch'
+    label = 'wagtailsearch'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail search"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..4b8d21cd75 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailsnippets.apps.WagtailSnippetsAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f63d407599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailSnippetsAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailsnippets'
+    label = 'wagtailsnippets'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail snippets"
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailusers/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailusers/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..088b3cb696 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailusers/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailusers/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailusers.apps.WagtailUsersAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailusers/apps.py b/wagtail/wagtailusers/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..055e18d99a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailusers/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailUsersAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.wagtailusers'
+    label = 'wagtailusers'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail users"