diff --git a/src/components/application_manager/rpc_plugins/sdl_rpc_plugin/src/commands/mobile/system_request.cc b/src/components/application_manager/rpc_plugins/sdl_rpc_plugin/src/commands/mobile/system_request.cc
index cca088ed2de..518c256d943 100644
--- a/src/components/application_manager/rpc_plugins/sdl_rpc_plugin/src/commands/mobile/system_request.cc
+++ b/src/components/application_manager/rpc_plugins/sdl_rpc_plugin/src/commands/mobile/system_request.cc
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ void SystemRequest::Run() {
     SendResponse(false, mobile_apis::Result::APPLICATION_NOT_REGISTERED);
     return;
   }
-
   const mobile_apis::RequestType::eType request_type =
       static_cast<mobile_apis::RequestType::eType>(
           (*message_)[strings::msg_params][strings::request_type].asInt());
@@ -479,6 +478,15 @@ void SystemRequest::Run() {
     return;
   }
 
+  const uint16_t query_apps_min_version = 4;
+
+  if (mobile_apis::RequestType::QUERY_APPS == request_type &&
+      application_manager_.get_settings().max_supported_protocol_version() <
+          query_apps_min_version) {
+    SendResponse(false, mobile_apis::Result::UNSUPPORTED_RESOURCE);
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (!file_system::IsFileNameValid(file_name) &&
       mobile_apis::RequestType::ICON_URL != request_type) {
     const std::string err_msg = "Sync file name contains forbidden symbols.";