diff --git a/src/IPC.js b/src/IPC.js
index 7f771699..de771e44 100644
--- a/src/IPC.js
+++ b/src/IPC.js
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ window.addEventListener('message', async (event) => {
     //-------------------------------------------------
     if(event.data.msg === 'READY'){
         $(target_iframe).attr('data-appUsesSDK', 'true');
+
+        // If we were waiting to launch this as a child app, report to the parent that it succeeded.
+        const child_launch_callback = window.child_launch_callbacks[event.data.appInstanceID];
+        if (child_launch_callback) {
+            const parent_iframe = iframe_for_app_instance(child_launch_callback.parent_instance_id);
+            // send confirmation to requester window
+            parent_iframe.contentWindow.postMessage({
+                msg: 'childAppLaunched',
+                original_msg_id: child_launch_callback.launch_msg_id,
+                child_instance_id: event.data.appInstanceID,
+            }, '*');
+            delete window.child_launch_callbacks[event.data.appInstanceID];
+        }
     }
     //-------------------------------------------------
     // windowFocused
@@ -500,16 +513,20 @@ window.addEventListener('message', async (event) => {
     // launchApp
     //--------------------------------------------------------
     else if(event.data.msg === 'launchApp'){
-        // launch app
+        // TODO: Determine if the app is allowed to launch child apps? We may want to limit this to prevent abuse.
+        // remember app for launch callback later
+        const child_instance_id = uuidv4();
+        window.child_launch_callbacks[child_instance_id] = {
+            parent_instance_id: event.data.appInstanceID,
+            launch_msg_id: msg_id,
+        };
+        // launch child app
         launch_app({
             name: event.data.app_name ?? app_name,
             args: event.data.args ?? {},
+            parent_instance_id: event.data.appInstanceID,
+            uuid: child_instance_id,
         });
-
-        // send confirmation to requester window
-        target_iframe.contentWindow.postMessage({
-            original_msg_id: msg_id, 
-        }, '*');
     }
     //--------------------------------------------------------
     // readAppDataFile
diff --git a/src/globals.js b/src/globals.js
index 5d91c0af..ea429a28 100644
--- a/src/globals.js
+++ b/src/globals.js
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ window.launch_apps = [];
 window.launch_apps.recent = []
 window.launch_apps.recommended = []
 
+// Map of { child_instance_id -> { parent_instance_id, launch_msg_id } }
+window.child_launch_callbacks = {};
+
 // Is puter being loaded inside an iframe?
 if (window.location !== window.parent.location) {
     window.is_embedded = true;
diff --git a/src/helpers.js b/src/helpers.js
index 47bf3741..a8486d11 100644
--- a/src/helpers.js
+++ b/src/helpers.js
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ window.trigger_download = (paths)=>{
  * @param {*} options 
  */
 window.launch_app = async (options)=>{
-    const uuid = uuidv4();
+    const uuid = options.uuid ?? uuidv4();
     let icon, title, file_signature;
     const window_options = options.window_options ?? {};
 
@@ -1945,6 +1945,11 @@ window.launch_app = async (options)=>{
         // add app_id to URL
         iframe_url.searchParams.append('puter.app.id', app_info.uuid);
 
+        // add parent_app_instance_id to URL
+        if (options.parent_instance_id) {
+            iframe_url.searchParams.append('puter.parent_instance_id', options.parent_instance_id);
+        }
+
         if(file_signature){
             iframe_url.searchParams.append('puter.item.uid', file_signature.uid);
             iframe_url.searchParams.append('puter.item.path', options.file_path ? `~/` + options.file_path.split('/').slice(1).join('/') : file_signature.path);