diff --git a/cpp/apps/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/apps/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a3cdea35bb..1d12f58cc24 100644
--- a/cpp/apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ macro(open3d_add_app_gui SRC_DIR APP_NAME TARGET_NAME)
                     DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin"
                     USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS)
             if (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX MATCHES "^(/usr/local|/opt)")
-                set(DESKTOP_INSTALL_DIR "/usr/share")
+                set(DESKTOP_INSTALL_DIR "/usr/share" CACHE PATH "The install directory for the desktop apps")
             else()
-                set(DESKTOP_INSTALL_DIR "$ENV{HOME}/.local/share")
+                set(DESKTOP_INSTALL_DIR "$ENV{HOME}/.local/share" CACHE PATH "The install directory for the desktop apps")
             endif()
             configure_file("${SOURCE_DIR}/${TARGET_NAME}.desktop.in"
                            "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${APP_NAME}.desktop")
diff --git a/cpp/open3d/visualization/gui/ListView.cpp b/cpp/open3d/visualization/gui/ListView.cpp
index 184234dd974..3234f5187f6 100644
--- a/cpp/open3d/visualization/gui/ListView.cpp
+++ b/cpp/open3d/visualization/gui/ListView.cpp
@@ -116,15 +116,12 @@ Widget::DrawResult ListView::Draw(const DrawContext &context) {
     ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_HeaderActive,  // click-hold color
                           colorToImgui(context.theme.list_selected_color));
 
-    int height_in_items =
-            int(std::floor(frame.height / ImGui::GetFrameHeight()));
-
     auto result = Widget::DrawResult::NONE;
     auto new_selected_idx = impl_->selected_index_;
     bool is_double_click = false;
     DrawImGuiPushEnabledState();
-    if (ImGui::ListBoxHeader(impl_->imgui_id_.c_str(),
-                             int(impl_->items_.size()), height_in_items)) {
+    ImVec2 initial_size(0, frame.height);
+    if (ImGui::BeginListBox(impl_->imgui_id_.c_str(), initial_size)) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < impl_->items_.size(); ++i) {
             bool is_selected = (int(i) == impl_->selected_index_);
             // ImGUI's list wants to hover over items, which is not done by
@@ -155,7 +152,7 @@ Widget::DrawResult ListView::Draw(const DrawContext &context) {
             }
             ImGui::PopStyleColor();
         }
-        ImGui::ListBoxFooter();
+        ImGui::EndListBox();
 
         if (new_selected_idx != impl_->selected_index_ || is_double_click) {
             impl_->selected_index_ = new_selected_idx;