diff --git a/plinth/frontpage.py b/plinth/frontpage.py
index 1feeb53ab..664249d6e 100644
--- a/plinth/frontpage.py
+++ b/plinth/frontpage.py
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ class Shortcut(app.FollowerComponent):
 
         'allowed_groups' specifies a list of user groups to whom this shortcut
         must be shown. All other user groups will not be shown this shortcut on
-        the frontpage.
+        the frontpage. If 'login_required' is False, this property has not
+        effect and the shortcut is shown to all the users including anonymous
+        users.
 
         """
         super().__init__(component_id)
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ class Shortcut(app.FollowerComponent):
 
         shortcuts = {}
         for shortcut_id, shortcut in cls._all_shortcuts.items():
-            if shortcut.allowed_groups and \
+            if shortcut.login_required and shortcut.allowed_groups and \
                user_groups.isdisjoint(shortcut.allowed_groups):
                 continue
 
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_frontpage.py b/plinth/tests/test_frontpage.py
index 764cc14b3..1566a5b4b 100644
--- a/plinth/tests/test_frontpage.py
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_frontpage.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ def fixture_common_shortcuts(clean_global_shortcuts):
     shortcuts = [
         Shortcut('anon-web-app-component-1', 'name1', 'short4', url='url1'),
         Shortcut('group1-web-app-component-1', 'Name2', 'Short3', url='url2',
-                 allowed_groups=['group1']),
+                 login_required=True, allowed_groups=['group1']),
         Shortcut('group2-web-app-component-1', 'name3', 'short2', url='url3',
-                 allowed_groups=['group2']),
+                 login_required=True, allowed_groups=['group2']),
         Shortcut('anon-non-web-app-component-1', 'name4', 'short1', url=None),
     ]
     return shortcuts
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ def test_shortcut_list_with_username(superuser_run, common_shortcuts):
     return_list = Shortcut.list(username='user2')
     assert return_list == [cuts[0], cuts[1], cuts[2], cuts[3]]
 
+    cut = Shortcut('group2-web-app-component-1', 'name5', 'short2', url='url4',
+                   login_required=False, allowed_groups=['group3'])
+    superuser_run.return_value = 'group3'
+    return_list = Shortcut.list(username='user3')
+    assert return_list == [cuts[0], cuts[3], cut]
+
+    superuser_run.return_value = 'group4'
+    return_list = Shortcut.list(username='user4')
+    assert return_list == [cuts[0], cuts[3], cut]
+
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('nextcloud_shortcut')
 def test_add_custom_shortcuts():