diff --git a/settings/js/apps.js b/settings/js/apps.js
index 4cd7520caa7a2962fdede7e9991dab496874eda5..3f9a9eab17a1f27de3f21f56df76d6f61e005bcc 100644
--- a/settings/js/apps.js
+++ b/settings/js/apps.js
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ OC.Settings.Apps = OC.Settings.Apps || {
 			page.find('input.update').hide();
 		}
 
-		if (app.removable !== false) {
-			page.find('input.uninstall').show();
-			page.find('input.uninstall').data('appid', app.id);
-			page.find('input.uninstall').attr('value', t('settings', 'Uninstall App'));
+		if (app.removable !== false && app.active === false) {
+			page.find('a.uninstall').show();
+			page.find('a.uninstall').data('appid', app.id);
+			page.find('a.uninstall').attr('value', t('settings', 'Uninstall App'));
 		} else {
-			page.find('input.uninstall').hide();
+			page.find('a.uninstall').hide();
 		}
 
 		page.find('input.enable').show();
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 			OC.Settings.Apps.updateApp(appid, element);
 		}
 	});
-	$('#app-content input.uninstall').click(function(){
+	$('#app-content a.uninstall').click(function(){
 		var element = $(this);
 		var appid=$(this).data('appid');
 		if(appid) {
diff --git a/settings/templates/apps.php b/settings/templates/apps.php
index b35eda4350cbb55d69e84ea566d1ba93d3824213..29fda0ed243ccef5c737a8575c3cf9d46ef3ac2f 100644
--- a/settings/templates/apps.php
+++ b/settings/templates/apps.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		print_unescaped($l->t('<span class="licence"></span>-licensed by <span class="author"></span>'));?></p>
 	<input class="enable hidden" type="submit" />
 	<input class="update hidden" type="submit" value="<?php p($l->t('Update')); ?>" />
-	<input class="uninstall hidden" type="submit" value="<?php p($l->t('Uninstall')); ?>"/>
+	<a class="uninstall hidden" href="#"><?php p($l->t('Uninstall')); ?></a>
 	<br />
 	<input class="hidden" type="checkbox" id="groups_enable"/>
 	<label class="hidden" for="groups_enable"><?php p($l->t('Enable only for specific groups')); ?></label>