diff --git a/desktopIconsIntegration.js b/desktopIconsIntegration.js
index e63750136..ca0774732 100644
--- a/desktopIconsIntegration.js
+++ b/desktopIconsIntegration.js
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ import {Extension} from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/extensions/extension.js';
 const IDENTIFIER_UUID = '130cbc66-235c-4bd6-8571-98d2d8bba5e2';
 
 export class DesktopIconsUsableAreaClass {
+    _checkIfExtensionIsEnabled(extension) {
+        return (extension?.state === ExtensionUtils.ExtensionState.ENABLED) ||
+               (extension?.state === ExtensionUtils.ExtensionState.ACTIVE);
+    }
+
     constructor() {
         const Me = Extension.lookupByURL(import.meta.url);
         this._UUID = Me.uuid;
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ export class DesktopIconsUsableAreaClass {
 
             // If an extension is being enabled and lacks the
             // DesktopIconsUsableArea object, we can avoid launching a refresh
-            if (extension.state === ExtensionUtils.ExtensionState.ENABLED) {
+            if (this._checkIfExtensionIsEnabled(extension)) {
                 this._sendMarginsToExtension(extension);
                 return;
             }
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ export class DesktopIconsUsableAreaClass {
     _sendMarginsToExtension(extension) {
         // check that the extension is an extension that has the logic to accept
         // working margins
-        if (extension?.state !== ExtensionUtils.ExtensionState.ENABLED)
+        if (!this._checkIfExtensionIsEnabled(extension))
             return;
 
         const usableArea = extension?.stateObj?.DesktopIconsUsableArea;