diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/crud.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/crud.py
index 8450dc8493716..1c79bd8f511b2 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/crud.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/crud.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from .ix_apps.path import get_installed_app_path, get_installed_app_version_path
 from .ix_apps.query import list_apps
 from .ix_apps.setup import setup_install_app_dir
+from .ix_apps.utils import AppState
 from .version_utils import get_latest_version_from_app_versions
 
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class Config:
         'app_entry',
         Str('name'),
         Str('id'),
-        Str('state', enum=['STOPPED', 'DEPLOYING', 'RUNNING']),
+        Str('state', enum=[state.value for state in AppState]),
         Bool('upgrade_available'),
         Str('human_version'),
         Str('version'),
diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/ix_apps/query.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/ix_apps/query.py
index e0cdd959d9447..5dc5e4209b6cc 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/ix_apps/query.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/ix_apps/query.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from .metadata import get_collective_config, get_collective_metadata
 from .lifecycle import get_current_app_config
 from .path import get_app_parent_config_path
-from .utils import get_app_name_from_project_name, normalize_reference, PROJECT_PREFIX
+from .utils import AppState, get_app_name_from_project_name, normalize_reference, PROJECT_PREFIX
 
 
 COMPOSE_SERVICE_KEY: str = 'com.docker.compose.service'
@@ -86,12 +86,18 @@ def list_apps(
         # When we stop docker service and start it again - the containers can be in exited
         # state which means we need to account for this.
         state = 'STOPPED'
+        exited_containers = 0
         for container in workloads['container_details']:
             if container['state'] == 'starting':
-                state = 'DEPLOYING'
+                state = AppState.DEPLOYING.value
                 break
             elif container['state'] == 'running':
-                state = 'RUNNING'
+                state = AppState.RUNNING.value
+            elif container['state'] == 'exited':
+                exited_containers += 1
+        else:
+            if exited_containers != 0 and exited_containers == len(workloads['container_details']):
+                state = AppState.CRASHED.value
 
         app_metadata = metadata[app_name]
         active_workloads = get_default_workload_values() if state == 'STOPPED' else workloads
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ def list_apps(
                 'name': entry.name,
                 'id': entry.name,
                 'active_workloads': get_default_workload_values(),
-                'state': 'STOPPED',
+                'state': AppState.STOPPED.value,
                 'upgrade_available': upgrade_available_for_app(train_to_apps_version_mapping, app_metadata),
                 'image_updates_available': False,
                 **app_metadata | {'portals': normalize_portal_uris(app_metadata['portals'], host_ip)}
diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/ix_apps/utils.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/ix_apps/utils.py
index 31e868d8743e9..422b579ec2377 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/ix_apps/utils.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/ix_apps/utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+import enum
+
 from catalog_reader.library import RE_VERSION  # noqa
 from middlewared.plugins.apps_images.utils import normalize_reference  # noqa
 from middlewared.plugins.apps.schema_utils import CONTEXT_KEY_NAME  # noqa
 from middlewared.plugins.apps.utils import IX_APPS_MOUNT_PATH, PROJECT_PREFIX, run  # noqa
 
 
+class AppState(enum.Enum):
+    CRASHED = 'CRASHED'
+    DEPLOYING = 'DEPLOYING'
+    RUNNING = 'RUNNING'
+    STOPPED = 'STOPPED'
+
+
 def get_app_name_from_project_name(project_name: str) -> str:
     return project_name[len(PROJECT_PREFIX):]
diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/logs.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/logs.py
index 3cafc9a4248c5..74646a9ff1818 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/logs.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/logs.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from middlewared.service import CallError
 from middlewared.validators import Range
 
+from .ix_apps.utils import AppState
 from .ix_apps.docker.utils import get_docker_client
 
 
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def validate_log_args(self, app_name, container_id):
         app = self.middleware.call_sync('app.get_instance', app_name)
-        if app['state'] not in ('RUNNING', 'DEPLOYING'):
-            raise CallError(f'App "{app_name}" is not running')
+        if AppState(app['state']) not in (AppState.CRASHED, AppState.RUNNING, AppState.DEPLOYING):
+            raise CallError(f'Unable to retrieve logs of stopped {app_name!r} app')
 
         if not any(c['id'] == container_id for c in app['active_workloads']['container_details']):
             raise CallError(f'Container "{container_id}" not found in app "{app_name}"', errno=errno.ENOENT)