diff --git a/pkg/odo/cli/component/list.go b/pkg/odo/cli/component/list.go
index 0f567647bec..82098676aaf 100644
--- a/pkg/odo/cli/component/list.go
+++ b/pkg/odo/cli/component/list.go
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ func (lo *ListOptions) Validate() (err error) {
 
 	var project, app string
 
+	if len(lo.Application) != 0 && lo.allAppsFlag {
+		return odoutil.ThrowContextError()
+	}
+
 	if !util.CheckKubeConfigExist() {
 		project = lo.LocalConfigInfo.GetProject()
 		app = lo.LocalConfigInfo.GetApplication()