diff --git a/sfx2/IwyuFilter_sfx2.yaml b/sfx2/IwyuFilter_sfx2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a26362937ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sfx2/IwyuFilter_sfx2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+assumeFilename: sfx2/source/appl/app.cxx
+blacklist:
+    sfx2/source/appl/appdde.cxx:
+    # Needed on WIN32
+    - config_features.h
+    - rtl/character.hxx
+    - rtl/malformeduriexception.hxx
+    - rtl/uri.hxx
+    - sot/exchange.hxx
+    - svl/eitem.hxx
+    - basic/sbstar.hxx
+    - svl/stritem.hxx
+    - sfx2/lnkbase.hxx
+    - sfx2/linkmgr.hxx
+    - tools/debug.hxx
+    - tools/urlobj.hxx
+    - tools/diagnose_ex.h
+    - unotools/pathoptions.hxx
+    - vcl/svapp.hxx
+    - sfx2/viewfrm.hxx
+    - sfx2/dispatch.hxx
+    - sfx2/sfxsids.hrc
+    - sfx2/docfile.hxx
+    - ucbhelper/content.hxx
+    - comphelper/processfactory.hxx
diff --git a/sfx2/source/appl/appdde.cxx b/sfx2/source/appl/appdde.cxx
index 9c87c2b98093..a65f087d9e26 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/appl/appdde.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/appl/appdde.cxx
@@ -21,35 +21,29 @@
 #include <rtl/character.hxx>
 #include <rtl/malformeduriexception.hxx>
 #include <rtl/uri.hxx>
-#include <sal/log.hxx>
 #include <sot/exchange.hxx>
-#include <svl/rectitem.hxx>
 #include <svl/eitem.hxx>
-#include <svl/intitem.hxx>
 #include <basic/sbstar.hxx>
 #include <svl/stritem.hxx>
 #include <svl/svdde.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/lnkbase.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/linkmgr.hxx>
 
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
 #include <tools/urlobj.hxx>
 #include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
 #include <unotools/pathoptions.hxx>
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
 
 #include <sfx2/app.hxx>
 #include <appdata.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/objsh.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/viewfrm.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/dispatch.hxx>
-#include <sfxtypes.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/sfxsids.hrc>
-#include <helper.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/docfile.hxx>
 #include <ucbhelper/content.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
-#include <com/sun/star/ucb/CommandAbortedException.hpp>
-#include <com/sun/star/ucb/IllegalIdentifierException.hpp>
-#include <com/sun/star/ucb/ContentCreationException.hpp>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)