diff --git a/app/controllers/oauth/applications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/oauth/applications_controller.rb
index a1fe02dc852..9e700f648f4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/oauth/applications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/oauth/applications_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Oauth::ApplicationsController < Doorkeeper::ApplicationsController
   include PageLayoutHelper
   include OauthApplications
 
-  before_action :verify_user_oauth_applications_enabled
+  before_action :verify_user_oauth_applications_enabled, except: :index
   before_action :authenticate_user!
   before_action :add_gon_variables
   before_action :load_scopes, only: [:index, :create, :edit]
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/sidebar/_profile.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/sidebar/_profile.html.haml
index d65f153b451..69167edb1df 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/nav/sidebar/_profile.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/sidebar/_profile.html.haml
@@ -28,18 +28,17 @@
             = link_to profile_account_path do
               %strong.fly-out-top-item-name
                 = _('Account')
-      - if Gitlab::CurrentSettings.user_oauth_applications?
-        = nav_link(controller: 'oauth/applications') do
-          = link_to applications_profile_path do
-            .nav-icon-container
-              = sprite_icon('applications')
-            %span.nav-item-name
-              = _('Applications')
-          %ul.sidebar-sub-level-items.is-fly-out-only
-            = nav_link(controller: 'oauth/applications', html_options: { class: "fly-out-top-item" } ) do
-              = link_to applications_profile_path do
-                %strong.fly-out-top-item-name
-                  = _('Applications')
+      = nav_link(controller: 'oauth/applications') do
+        = link_to applications_profile_path do
+          .nav-icon-container
+            = sprite_icon('applications')
+          %span.nav-item-name
+            = _('Applications')
+        %ul.sidebar-sub-level-items.is-fly-out-only
+          = nav_link(controller: 'oauth/applications', html_options: { class: "fly-out-top-item" } ) do
+            = link_to applications_profile_path do
+              %strong.fly-out-top-item-name
+                = _('Applications')
       = nav_link(controller: :chat_names) do
         = link_to profile_chat_names_path do
           .nav-icon-container
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/47398-user-is-unable-revoke-a-authorized-application-unless-user-oauth-applications-is-checked-in-admin-settings.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/47398-user-is-unable-revoke-a-authorized-application-unless-user-oauth-applications-is-checked-in-admin-settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0dc26301d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/47398-user-is-unable-revoke-a-authorized-application-unless-user-oauth-applications-is-checked-in-admin-settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+title: Allow user to revoke an authorized application even if User OAuth applications
+  setting is disabled in admin settings
+merge_request: 21835
+author:
+type: changed
diff --git a/spec/controllers/oauth/applications_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/oauth/applications_controller_spec.rb
index 1195f44f37d..9545815cb04 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/oauth/applications_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/oauth/applications_controller_spec.rb
@@ -16,13 +16,43 @@ describe Oauth::ApplicationsController do
       end
 
       it 'redirects back to profile page if OAuth applications are disabled' do
-        allow(Gitlab::CurrentSettings.current_application_settings).to receive(:user_oauth_applications?).and_return(false)
+        disable_user_oauth
 
         get :index
 
+        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(200)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'POST #create' do
+      it 'creates an application' do
+        post :create, oauth_params
+
+        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(302)
+        expect(response).to redirect_to(oauth_application_path(Doorkeeper::Application.last))
+      end
+
+      it 'redirects back to profile page if OAuth applications are disabled' do
+        disable_user_oauth
+
+        post :create, oauth_params
+
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(302)
         expect(response).to redirect_to(profile_path)
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def disable_user_oauth
+    allow(Gitlab::CurrentSettings.current_application_settings).to receive(:user_oauth_applications?).and_return(false)
+  end
+
+  def oauth_params
+    {
+      doorkeeper_application: {
+        name: 'foo',
+        redirect_uri: 'http://example.org'
+      }
+    }
+  end
 end