diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/explorer-new/explorer.c b/reactos/base/shell/explorer-new/explorer.c
index 5c9ab725a15..e0a31fc561d 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/explorer-new/explorer.c
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/explorer-new/explorer.c
@@ -410,6 +410,15 @@ _tWinMain(IN HINSTANCE hInstance,
 
     if (CreateShellDesktop)
     {
+        /* Initialize shell dde support */
+        ShellDDEInit(TRUE);
+
+        /* Initialize shell icons */
+        FileIconInit(TRUE);
+
+        /* Initialize CLSID_ShellWindows class */
+        WinList_Init();
+
         if (RegisterTrayWindowClass() && RegisterTaskSwitchWndClass())
         {
             Tray = CreateTrayWindow();
diff --git a/reactos/include/psdk/shlobj_undoc.h b/reactos/include/psdk/shlobj_undoc.h
index ba882ae8e16..00bc21b43e8 100644
--- a/reactos/include/psdk/shlobj_undoc.h
+++ b/reactos/include/psdk/shlobj_undoc.h
@@ -755,6 +755,10 @@ BOOL WINAPI ILGetDisplayNameEx(IShellFolder *psf, LPCITEMIDLIST pidl, LPVOID pat
 #define ILGDN_NORMAL      1
 #define ILGDN_INFOLDER    2
 
+BOOL WINAPI FileIconInit(BOOL bFullInit);
+void WINAPI ShellDDEInit(BOOL bInit);
+DWORD WINAPI WinList_Init(void);
+
 HANDLE WINAPI SHCreateDesktop(IShellDesktopTray*);
 BOOL WINAPI SHDesktopMessageLoop(HANDLE);