diff --git a/Zotlabs/Lib/Apps.php b/Zotlabs/Lib/Apps.php
index fe1e63186..42fd5280e 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Lib/Apps.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Lib/Apps.php
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ class Apps {
 		$apps = array(
 			'Apps' => t('Apps'),
 			'Friend Zoom' => t('Friend Zoom'),
+			'Virtual Lists' => t('Virtual Lists'),
 			'Articles' => t('Articles'),
 			'Cards' => t('Cards'),
 			'Calendar' => t('Calendar'),
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Vlists.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Vlists.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24b82499e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Vlists.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Zotlabs\Module;
+
+use Zotlabs\Lib\Apps;
+use Zotlabs\Lib\Libsync;
+use Zotlabs\Web\Controller;
+
+class Vlists extends Controller {
+
+
+	function get() {
+
+        $desc = t('This app creates dynamic access lists corresponding to [1] all connections, [2] all ActivityPub protocol connections, and [3] all Zot/6 protocol connections. These additional selections will be found within the Permissions setting tool.');
+
+        $text = '<div class="section-content-info-wrapper">' . $desc . '</div>';
+
+        $o .= $text;
+
+
+        $text2 = '<div class="section-content-info-wrapper">' . t('This app is installed. ') . '</div>';
+
+        if (local_channel() && Apps::system_app_installed(local_channel(),'Virtual Lists')) {
+            $o .=  $text2;
+        }
+
+		return $o;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/app/vlists.apd b/app/vlists.apd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6a2612a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/vlists.apd
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 1
+url: $baseurl/vlists
+requires: local_channel
+name: Virtual Lists
+photo: icon:user-secret
+categories: Networking, Productivity
diff --git a/include/acl_selectors.php b/include/acl_selectors.php
index f3293732c..f37241992 100644
--- a/include/acl_selectors.php
+++ b/include/acl_selectors.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * @package acl_selectors
  */
 
+use Zotlabs\Lib\Apps;
 
 function fixacl(&$item) {
 	$item = str_replace( [ '<', '>' ], [ '', '' ], $item);
@@ -90,15 +91,15 @@ function populate_acl($defaults = null,$show_jotnets = true, $emptyACL_descripti
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ($channel) {
+	if ($channel && Apps::system_app_installed($channel['channel_id'],'Virtual Lists')) {
 		$selected = (($single_group && 'connections:' . $channel['channel_hash'] === $allow_gid[0]) ? ' selected = "selected" ' : '');
-		$groups .= '<option id="vg1" value="connections:' . $channel['channel_hash'] . '"' . $selected . '>' . t('My connections') . ' ' . t('(List)') . '</option>' . "\r\n";
+		$groups .= '<option id="vg1" value="connections:' . $channel['channel_hash'] . '"' . $selected . '>' . t('My connections') . ' ' . t('(Virtual List)') . '</option>' . "\r\n";
 		if (get_pconfig($channel['channel_id'],'system','activitypub',get_config('system','activitypub',true))) {
 			$selected = (($single_group && 'activitypub:' . $channel['channel_hash'] === $allow_gid[0]) ? ' selected = "selected" ' : '');
-			$groups .= '<option id="vg2" value="activitypub:' . $channel['channel_hash'] . '"' . $selected . '>' . t('My ActivityPub connections') . ' ' . t('(List)') . '</option>' . "\r\n";
+			$groups .= '<option id="vg2" value="activitypub:' . $channel['channel_hash'] . '"' . $selected . '>' . t('My ActivityPub connections') . ' ' . t('(Virtual List)') . '</option>' . "\r\n";
 		}
 		$selected = (($single_group && 'zot:' . $channel['channel_hash'] === $allow_gid[0]) ? ' selected = "selected" ' : '');
-		$groups .= '<option id="vg3" value="zot:' . $channel['channel_hash'] . '"' . $selected . '>' . t('My Zot connections') . ' ' . t('(List)') . '</option>' . "\r\n";
+		$groups .= '<option id="vg3" value="zot:' . $channel['channel_hash'] . '"' . $selected . '>' . t('My Zot connections') . ' ' . t('(Virtual List)') . '</option>' . "\r\n";