diff --git a/states/nextcloud/apps.sls b/states/nextcloud/apps.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d43b163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/states/nextcloud/apps.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+{%- from "nextcloud/map.jinja" import nextcloud with context %}
+{%- for app in nextcloud.apps %}
+nextcloud-apps-install-{{ app }}:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: php {{ nextcloud.install_dir }}/nextcloud/occ app:install {{ app }}
+    - runas: {{ nextcloud.user }}
+{%- endfor %}
+
+nextcloud-apps-update:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: php {{ nextcloud.install_dir }}/nextcloud/occ app:update --all
+    - runas: {{ nextcloud.user }}
diff --git a/states/nextcloud/defaults.yaml b/states/nextcloud/defaults.yaml
index b30b27a..ca1fa7a 100644
--- a/states/nextcloud/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/nextcloud/defaults.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ nextcloud:
   release_dir: /usr/local/apps/releases
   user: www-data
   group: www-data
+  apps:
+    - calendar
+    - contacts
   config:
     instanceid: ''
     passwordsalt: ''
diff --git a/states/nextcloud/init.sls b/states/nextcloud/init.sls
index 07b0c86..00ad38c 100644
--- a/states/nextcloud/init.sls
+++ b/states/nextcloud/init.sls
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ include:
   - redis
   - .install
   - .config
+  - .apps