diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminServlet.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminServlet.java
index fecfff9b4..e6a46a12a 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminServlet.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminServlet.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.arsdigita.globalization.GlobalizedMessage;
 import com.arsdigita.templating.Templating;
 import com.arsdigita.ui.SiteBanner;
 import com.arsdigita.ui.UserBanner;
+import com.arsdigita.ui.admin.applications.ApplicationsTab;
 import com.arsdigita.ui.admin.categories.CategoriesTab;
 import com.arsdigita.ui.admin.configuration.ConfigurationTab;
 import com.arsdigita.web.BaseApplicationServlet;
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ public class AdminServlet extends BaseApplicationServlet {
         tabbedPane.addTab(
             new Label(new GlobalizedMessage("ui.admin.tab.applications",
                                             ADMIN_BUNDLE)),
-            new ApplicationsAdminTab());
+            new ApplicationsTab());
 
         tabbedPane.addTab(
             new Label(new GlobalizedMessage(
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationTypePropertySheetModel.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationTypePropertySheetModel.java
index 338633ccb..374c44be6 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationTypePropertySheetModel.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationTypePropertySheetModel.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class ApplicationTypePropertySheetModel implements PropertySheetModel {
 
     private static enum AppTypeProperty {
         NAME,
+        TITLE,
         DESC,
         APP_CLASS,
         CREATOR,
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ public class ApplicationTypePropertySheetModel implements PropertySheetModel {
         switch(currentProperty) {
             case NAME: 
                 return applicationType.name();
+            case TITLE:
+                return getAppTypeTitle();
             case DESC: 
                 return getAppTypeDesc();
             case APP_CLASS:
@@ -114,6 +117,13 @@ public class ApplicationTypePropertySheetModel implements PropertySheetModel {
         }
     }
 
+    private String getAppTypeTitle() {
+        final org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager appManager = CdiUtil.createCdiUtil().findBean(
+            org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager.class);
+        
+        return appManager.getApplicationTypeTitle(applicationType);
+    }
+    
     private String getAppTypeDesc() {
         final org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager appManager = CdiUtil.createCdiUtil().findBean(
             org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager.class);
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationTypeTreeNode.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationTypeTreeNode.java
index 6bf781408..90aaa22fd 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationTypeTreeNode.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationTypeTreeNode.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package com.arsdigita.ui.admin.applications;
 
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.tree.TreeNode;
 
+import org.libreccm.cdi.utils.CdiUtil;
 import org.libreccm.web.ApplicationType;
 
 /**
@@ -36,16 +37,19 @@ public class ApplicationTypeTreeNode implements TreeNode {
 
     @Override
     public Object getKey() {
-        return applicationType.applicationClass().getName();
+        return applicationType.name();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Object getElement() {
-        return applicationType.name();
+        final org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager appManager = CdiUtil
+            .createCdiUtil().findBean(org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager.class);
+
+        return appManager.getApplicationTypeTitle(applicationType);
     }
 
     public ApplicationType getApplicationType() {
         return applicationType;
     }
-    
+
 }
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationsTab.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationsTab.java
index 093fbec09..69e1c3073 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationsTab.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/applications/ApplicationsTab.java
@@ -18,12 +18,24 @@
  */
 package com.arsdigita.ui.admin.applications;
 
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.ActionLink;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.BoxPanel;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.Label;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.Page;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.PageState;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.ParameterSingleSelectionModel;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.PropertySheet;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.Text;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.Tree;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.parameters.StringParameter;
+import com.arsdigita.globalization.GlobalizedMessage;
 import com.arsdigita.toolbox.ui.LayoutPanel;
 
+import org.libreccm.cdi.utils.CdiUtil;
+import org.libreccm.web.ApplicationType;
+
+import static com.arsdigita.ui.admin.AdminUiConstants.*;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
@@ -37,6 +49,10 @@ public class ApplicationsTab extends LayoutPanel {
     private final ParameterSingleSelectionModel<String> selectedAppInstance;
 
     private final Tree applicationTree;
+    private final BoxPanel managementLinks;
+    private final Text placeholderInstances;
+    private final Text placeholderSingletonSettings;
+    private final BoxPanel appInfo;
 
     public ApplicationsTab() {
         super();
@@ -45,28 +61,212 @@ public class ApplicationsTab extends LayoutPanel {
 
         selectedAppTypeParam = new StringParameter("selectedAppType");
         selectedAppType = new ParameterSingleSelectionModel<>(
-                selectedAppTypeParam);
+            selectedAppTypeParam);
 
         selectedAppInstanceParam = new StringParameter("selectedAppInstance");
         selectedAppInstance = new ParameterSingleSelectionModel<>(
-                selectedAppInstanceParam);
+            selectedAppInstanceParam);
 
         applicationTree = new Tree(new ApplicationTreeModelBuilder());
         applicationTree.addChangeListener(e -> {
+            final PageState state = e.getPageState();
+
+            final Object key = applicationTree.getSelectedKey(state);
+            if (key instanceof Long) {
+
+            } else if (key instanceof String) {
+                //ApplicationType node is selected
+                showManagementLinks(state);
+                final String appTypeKey = (String) key;
+
+                selectedAppType.setSelectedKey(state, appTypeKey);
+
+                final org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager appManager = CdiUtil
+                    .createCdiUtil().findBean(
+                        org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager.class);
+                final ApplicationType appType = appManager.getApplicationTypes()
+                    .get(appTypeKey);
+
+                if (appType.singleton()) {
+                    showSingletonAppSettings(state);
+                } else {
+                    showInstances(state);
+                }
+
+            } else {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "The key of the selected must be Long or a String");
+            }
 
         });
 
         setLeft(applicationTree);
 
+        final BoxPanel managementPanel = new BoxPanel(BoxPanel.VERTICAL);
+        managementLinks = new BoxPanel(BoxPanel.HORIZONTAL);
+
+        final ActionLink singletonAppSettingsLink
+                             = new SingletonAppSettingsLink(
+                new GlobalizedMessage("ui.admin.applications.singleton.link",
+                                      ADMIN_BUNDLE));
+        singletonAppSettingsLink.addActionListener(e -> {
+            final PageState state = e.getPageState();
+
+            showSingletonAppSettings(state);
+        });
+        managementLinks.add(singletonAppSettingsLink);
+
+        final ActionLink instancesLink = new InstancesLink(
+            new GlobalizedMessage("ui.admin.applications.instances.link",
+                                  ADMIN_BUNDLE));
+        instancesLink.addActionListener(e -> {
+            final PageState state = e.getPageState();
+
+            showInstances(state);
+        });
+        managementLinks.add(instancesLink);
+
+        final ActionLink infoLink = new ActionLink(new GlobalizedMessage(
+            "ui.admin.applications.info.link", ADMIN_BUNDLE));
+        infoLink.addActionListener(e -> {
+            final PageState state = e.getPageState();
+
+            showAppInfo(state);
+        });
+        managementLinks.add(infoLink);
+
+        managementPanel.add(managementLinks);
+
+        placeholderInstances = new Text("placeholder instances");
+        managementPanel.add(placeholderInstances);
+
+        placeholderSingletonSettings
+            = new Text("placeholder singleton settings");
+        managementPanel.add(placeholderSingletonSettings);
+
+        appInfo = new BoxPanel(BoxPanel.VERTICAL);
+        final Label appInfoHeading = new Label(new GlobalizedMessage(
+            "ui.admin.applications.info.heading", ADMIN_BUNDLE));
+        appInfoHeading.setClassAttr("heading");
+        appInfo.add(appInfoHeading);
+
+        final PropertySheet appInfoSheet = new PropertySheet(
+            new ApplicationTypePropertySheetModelBuilder(selectedAppType));
+        appInfo.add(appInfoSheet);
+        managementPanel.add(appInfo);
+
+        setBody(managementPanel);
+
     }
 
     @Override
     public void register(final Page page) {
         super.register(page);
-        
+
         page.addGlobalStateParam(selectedAppTypeParam);
         page.addGlobalStateParam(selectedAppInstanceParam);
 
+        page.setVisibleDefault(managementLinks, false);
+        page.setVisibleDefault(placeholderInstances, false);
+        page.setVisibleDefault(placeholderSingletonSettings, false);
+        page.setVisibleDefault(appInfo, false);
+
+    }
+
+    protected void showManagementLinks(final PageState state) {
+        managementLinks.setVisible(state, true);
+    }
+
+    protected void hideManagementLinks(final PageState state) {
+        managementLinks.setVisible(state, false);
+    }
+
+    protected void showInstances(final PageState state) {
+        placeholderInstances.setVisible(state, true);
+        placeholderSingletonSettings.setVisible(state, false);
+        appInfo.setVisible(state, false);
+    }
+
+    protected void hideInstances(final PageState state) {
+        placeholderInstances.setVisible(state, false);
+    }
+
+    protected void showSingletonAppSettings(final PageState state) {
+        placeholderInstances.setVisible(state, false);
+        placeholderSingletonSettings.setVisible(state, true);
+        appInfo.setVisible(state, false);
+    }
+
+    protected void hideSingletonAppSettings(final PageState state) {
+        placeholderSingletonSettings.setVisible(state, false);
+    }
+
+    protected void showAppInfo(final PageState state) {
+        placeholderInstances.setVisible(state, false);
+        placeholderSingletonSettings.setVisible(state, false);
+        appInfo.setVisible(state, true);
+    }
+
+    protected void hideAppInfo(final PageState state) {
+        appInfo.setVisible(state, false);
+    }
+
+    private class SingletonAppSettingsLink extends ActionLink {
+
+        public SingletonAppSettingsLink(final GlobalizedMessage label) {
+            super(label);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isVisible(final PageState state) {
+            if (super.isVisible(state)) {
+                if (selectedAppType.getSelectedKey(state) == null) {
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    final org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager appManager
+                                                                  = CdiUtil
+                        .createCdiUtil().findBean(
+                            org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager.class);
+                    final ApplicationType appType = appManager
+                        .getApplicationTypes().get(selectedAppType
+                            .getSelectedKey(state));
+
+                    return appType.singleton();
+                }
+            } else {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private class InstancesLink extends ActionLink {
+
+        public InstancesLink(final GlobalizedMessage label) {
+            super(label);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isVisible(final PageState state) {
+            if (super.isVisible(state)) {
+                if (selectedAppType.getSelectedKey(state) == null) {
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    final org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager appManager
+                                                                  = CdiUtil
+                        .createCdiUtil().findBean(
+                            org.libreccm.web.ApplicationManager.class);
+                    final ApplicationType appType = appManager
+                        .getApplicationTypes().get(selectedAppType
+                            .getSelectedKey(state));
+
+                    return !appType.singleton();
+                }
+            } else {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationManager.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationManager.java
index e2c0d9464..8c025d099 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationManager.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationManager.java
@@ -150,6 +150,28 @@ public class ApplicationManager {
         }
     }
 
+    public String getApplicationTypeTitle(
+        final ApplicationType applicationType) {
+
+        final String descBundle;
+        if (Strings.isBlank(applicationType.descBundle())) {
+            descBundle = String.join("", applicationType.name(), "Description");
+        } else {
+            descBundle = applicationType.descBundle();
+        }
+
+        final ResourceBundle bundle;
+        try {
+            bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle(
+                descBundle, globalizationHelper.getNegotiatedLocale());
+            return bundle.getString(applicationType.titleKey());
+        } catch (MissingResourceException ex) {
+            LOGGER.warn("Failed to find resource bundle '{}'.", ex);
+
+            return applicationType.name();
+        }
+    }
+
     public String getApplicationTypeDescription(
         final ApplicationType applicationType) {
 
@@ -164,13 +186,12 @@ public class ApplicationManager {
         try {
             bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle(
                 descBundle, globalizationHelper.getNegotiatedLocale());
+            return bundle.getString(applicationType.descKey());
         } catch (MissingResourceException ex) {
             LOGGER.warn("Failed to find resource bundle '{}'.", ex);
-            
+
             return "";
         }
-        
-        return bundle.getString(applicationType.descKey());
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationType.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationType.java
index e8a19a4fe..e582b6cf0 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationType.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationType.java
@@ -54,13 +54,23 @@ public @interface ApplicationType {
     String descBundle() default "";
 
     /**
-     * The (optional) key for the description of the application in its resource
+     * The (optional) key for the title of the application in its resource
      * bundle. Defaults to {@code application_title}
      *
      * @return
+     * 
+     * @return 
      */
-    String descKey() default "application_title";
-
+    String titleKey() default "application_title";
+    
+    /**
+     * The (optional) key for the description of the application in its resource
+     * bundle. Defaults to {@code application_desc}
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    String descKey() default "application_desc";
+    
     /**
      * The application type class. Default is {@link CcmApplication}. Most
      * application types will no need to extend these class and can leave the
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources.properties b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources.properties
index 0e3a12968..6cb97f0d0 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources.properties
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources.properties
@@ -527,3 +527,14 @@ ui.admin.categories.category.name.visible=Visible?
 ui.admin.categories.category.name.abstract=Abstract?
 ui.admin.appliations.type_pane.info_sheet=About
 application_title=Administration
+ui.admin.applications.singleton.link=Settings
+ui.admin.applications.info.link=About
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.name=Name
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.title=Title
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.desc=Description
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.app_class=Application Class
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.creator=Creator class
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.singleton=Singleton?
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.servlet_class=Servlet
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.servlet_path=Servlet path
+ui.admin.applications.info.heading=About the application type
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_de.properties b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_de.properties
index ecb2629bc..cae914f2f 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_de.properties
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_de.properties
@@ -530,3 +530,14 @@ ui.admin.categories.category.name.visible=Sichtbar?
 ui.admin.categories.category.name.abstract=Abstrakt?
 ui.admin.appliations.type_pane.info_sheet=\u00dcber
 application_title=Administration
+ui.admin.applications.singleton.link=Einstellungen
+ui.admin.applications.info.link=Info
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.name=Name
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.title=Titel
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.desc=Beschreibung
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.app_class=Applikationsklasse
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.creator=Creator class
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.singleton=Singleton?
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.servlet_class=Servlet
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.servlet_path=Servlet-Pfad
+ui.admin.applications.info.heading=\u00dcber den Applikationstyp
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_en.properties b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_en.properties
index bfe3297c2..a330375c2 100755
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_en.properties
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_en.properties
@@ -523,3 +523,14 @@ ui.admin.categories.category.name.visible=Visible?
 ui.admin.categories.category.name.abstract=Abstract?
 ui.admin.appliations.type_pane.info_sheet=About
 application_title=Administration
+ui.admin.applications.singleton.link=Settings
+ui.admin.applications.info.link=About
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.name=Name
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.title=Title
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.desc=Description
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.app_class=Application Class
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.creator=Creator class
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.singleton=Singleton?
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.servlet_class=Servlet
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.servlet_path=Servlet path
+ui.admin.applications.info.heading=About the application type
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_fr.properties b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_fr.properties
index 1f9aa601b..f116fc351 100755
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_fr.properties
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/resources/com/arsdigita/ui/admin/AdminResources_fr.properties
@@ -514,3 +514,14 @@ ui.admin.categories.category.name.visible=Visible?
 ui.admin.categories.category.name.abstract=Abstract?
 ui.admin.appliations.type_pane.info_sheet=About
 application_title=Administration
+ui.admin.applications.singleton.link=Settings
+ui.admin.applications.info.link=About
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.name=Name
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.title=Title
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.desc=Description
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.app_class=Application Class
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.creator=Creator class
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.singleton=Singleton?
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.servlet_class=Servlet
+ui.admin.applications.type.property_sheet.servlet_path=Servlet path
+ui.admin.applications.info.heading=About the application type