diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd737cd843def..c491018577b98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 - [Previous Changelogs](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/tree/master/doc/changelogs/)
 
-<!-- ## not yet released
+## not yet released
 
-<a name="breaking_changes_not_yet_released">[Breaking Changes:](#breaking_changes_not_yet_released)</a> -->
+- [application-manager] Generate Extension Info in server application to avoid empty About Dialog [#13590](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/13590) - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
+
+<!-- <a name="breaking_changes_not_yet_released">[Breaking Changes:](#breaking_changes_not_yet_released)</a> -->
 
 ## v1.48.0 - 03/28/2024
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/application-manager/src/generator/backend-generator.ts b/dev-packages/application-manager/src/generator/backend-generator.ts
index 8974ec5ed850b..da42553255e3a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/application-manager/src/generator/backend-generator.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/application-manager/src/generator/backend-generator.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ const main = require('@theia/core/lib/node/main');
 
 BackendApplicationConfigProvider.set(${this.prettyStringify(this.pck.props.backend.config)});
 
+globalThis.extensionInfo = ${this.prettyStringify(this.pck.extensionPackages.map(({ name, version }) => ({ name, version }))) };
+
 const serverModule = require('./server');
 const serverAddress = main.start(serverModule());
 
@@ -192,8 +194,6 @@ serverAddress.then((addressInfo) => {
 });
 
 globalThis.serverAddress = serverAddress;
-globalThis.extensionInfo = ${this.prettyStringify(this.pck.extensionPackages.map(({ name, version }) => ({ name, version }))) };
-
 `;
     }