diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5316d57..68544fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "keytar": "^7.9.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.23",
     "loglevel": "^1.9.2",
+    "nanoid": "^5.1.14",
     "online-3d-viewer": "^0.16.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
     "react": "^19.1.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 01bfcf1..a67f42c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ importers:
       loglevel:
         specifier: ^1.9.2
         version: 1.9.2
+      nanoid:
+        specifier: ^5.1.14
+        version: 5.1.14
       online-3d-viewer:
         specifier: ^0.16.0
         version: 0.16.0
@@ -4718,6 +4721,11 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: ^10 || ^12 || ^13.7 || ^14 || >=15.0.1}
     hasBin: true
 
+  nanoid@5.1.14:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5c8l8kVzqpnDPaicbEop/fV0Q1w16FmbWtVhMqugTozAwYdlIQojWH5a/M7UfziFmGdQRrUdV+EPzc9Xng3VAQ==}
+    engines: {node: ^18 || >=20}
+    hasBin: true
+
   nanopop@2.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fzN+T2K7/Ah25XU02MJkPZ5q4Tj5FpjmIYq4rvoHX4yb16HzFdCO6JxFFn5Y/oBhQ8no8fUZavnyIv9/+xkBBw==}
 
@@ -12095,6 +12103,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   nanoid@3.3.11: {}
 
+  nanoid@5.1.14: {}
+
   nanopop@2.3.0: {}
 
   napi-build-utils@2.0.0: {}
diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index fe1cbd9..c0784b2 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { MessageProvider } from './components/Dashboard/context/MessageContext.j
 import AuthCallback from './components/App/AuthCallback.jsx'
 import EmailNotificationTemplate from './components/Email/EmailNotificationTemplate.jsx'
 import MarketplaceAuthCallback from './components/Dashboard/Sales/Marketplaces/MarketplaceAuthCallback.jsx'
+import AuthLaunch from './components/App/AppLaunch.jsx'
 
 import {
   ProductionRoutes,
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ const AppContent = () => {
                       <SpotlightProvider>
                         <ActionsModalProvider>
                           <Routes>
+                            <Route path='/applaunch' element={<AuthLaunch />} />
                             <Route
                               path='/dashboard/electron/spotlightcontent'
                               element={
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ const AppContent = () => {
                               path='/email/notification'
                               element={<EmailNotificationTemplate />}
                             />
+
                             <Route
                               path='/dashboard'
                               element={
diff --git a/src/components/App/AppLaunch.jsx b/src/components/App/AppLaunch.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e587b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/App/AppLaunch.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import { useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Flex, Card, Alert } from 'antd'
+import { LoadingOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons'
+import { customAlphabet } from 'nanoid'
+import AuthParticles from './AppParticles'
+import FarmControlLogo from '../Logos/FarmControlLogo'
+import ExclamationOctagonIcon from '../Icons/ExclamationOctagonIcon'
+import CheckIcon from '../Icons/CheckIcon'
+import { ApiServerContext } from '../Dashboard/context/ApiServerContext'
+
+const createLaunchSession = customAlphabet(
+  '01abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ',
+  32
+)
+
+const AuthLaunch = () => {
+  const location = useLocation()
+  const hasRedirected = useRef(false)
+  const startTimeoutRef = useRef(null)
+  const pollTimeoutRef = useRef(null)
+  const { getAppLaunchSession } = useContext(ApiServerContext)
+  const [launchError, setLaunchError] = useState(false)
+  const [launchErrorMessage, setLaunchErrorMessage] = useState('')
+  const [launchSuccess, setLaunchSuccess] = useState(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false
+    const redirect = new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('redirect')
+
+    if (!redirect) {
+      setLaunchError(true)
+      setLaunchErrorMessage('No redirect provided!')
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (!redirect || hasRedirected.current) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    startTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (cancelled) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      hasRedirected.current = true
+      const launchSession = createLaunchSession()
+      let launchCheckCount = 0
+
+      setLaunchError(false)
+      setLaunchErrorMessage('')
+      setLaunchSuccess(false)
+
+      let redirectWithLaunchSession = redirect
+      try {
+        const redirectUrl = new URL(redirect, window.location.origin)
+        redirectUrl.searchParams.set('launchSession', launchSession)
+        redirectWithLaunchSession = redirectUrl.toString()
+      } catch {
+        const hasQuery = redirect.includes('?')
+        const separator = hasQuery ? '&' : '?'
+        redirectWithLaunchSession = `${redirect}${separator}launchSession=${encodeURIComponent(
+          launchSession
+        )}`
+      }
+
+      const link = document.createElement('a')
+      link.href = redirectWithLaunchSession
+      link.style.display = 'none'
+      document.body.appendChild(link)
+      link.click()
+      document.body.removeChild(link)
+
+      const checkLaunchSession = async () => {
+        launchCheckCount += 1
+
+        let launchComplete = false
+
+        try {
+          const launchStatus = await getAppLaunchSession(launchSession)
+          launchComplete = launchStatus?.complete === true
+        } catch {
+          launchComplete = false
+        }
+
+        if (cancelled) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (launchComplete) {
+          setLaunchSuccess(true)
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (launchCheckCount >= 10) {
+          setLaunchError(true)
+          setLaunchErrorMessage('Failed to open Farm Control.')
+          return
+        }
+
+        pollTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+          checkLaunchSession()
+        }, 1000)
+      }
+
+      checkLaunchSession()
+    }, 0)
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true
+      hasRedirected.current = false
+      if (startTimeoutRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(startTimeoutRef.current)
+      }
+      if (pollTimeoutRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(pollTimeoutRef.current)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [getAppLaunchSession, location.search])
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        backgroundColor: 'black'
+      }}
+    >
+      <div
+        style={{
+          backgroundColor: 'black',
+          minHeight: '100vh',
+          transition: 'opacity 0.5s ease-in-out',
+          opacity: 1
+        }}
+      >
+        <AuthParticles />
+        <Flex
+          align='center'
+          justify='center'
+          vertical
+          style={{ height: '100vh' }}
+          gap={'large'}
+        >
+          <Card style={{ borderRadius: 20 }}>
+            <Flex vertical align='center'>
+              <FarmControlLogo style={{ fontSize: '500px', height: '40px' }} />
+            </Flex>
+          </Card>
+          {!launchError && !launchSuccess && (
+            <Alert
+              message='Launching Farm Control please wait...'
+              icon={<LoadingOutlined />}
+              showIcon
+            />
+          )}
+          {launchError && (
+            <Alert
+              message={launchErrorMessage}
+              icon={<ExclamationOctagonIcon />}
+              type='error'
+              showIcon
+            />
+          )}
+          {launchSuccess && (
+            <Alert
+              message='Launch successful! You may now close this window.'
+              icon={<CheckIcon />}
+              type='success'
+              showIcon
+            />
+          )}
+        </Flex>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default AuthLaunch
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/context/ApiServerContext.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard/context/ApiServerContext.jsx
index dea2535..aa55363 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/context/ApiServerContext.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/context/ApiServerContext.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import io from 'socket.io-client'
 import { message, Modal, Space, Button } from 'antd'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import { AuthContext } from './AuthContext'
+import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 
 import axios from 'axios'
 import ExclamationOctagonIcon from '../../Icons/ExclamationOctagonIcon'
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ const getObjectEndpoint = (type) =>
 const ApiServerContext = createContext()
 
 const ApiServerProvider = ({ children }) => {
+  const location = useLocation()
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
   const {
     token,
     userProfile,
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ const ApiServerProvider = ({ children }) => {
   const subscribedCallbacksRef = useRef(new Map())
   const subscribedLockCallbacksRef = useRef(new Map())
   const notificationListenersRef = useRef(new Set())
+  const completedLaunchSessionsRef = useRef(new Set())
 
   const handleLockUpdate = useCallback(
     async (lockData) => {
@@ -1606,6 +1610,72 @@ const ApiServerProvider = ({ children }) => {
     })
   }, [token])
 
+  const completeAppLaunchSession = useCallback(
+    async (launchSession) => {
+      const response = await axios.post(
+        `${config.backendUrl}/applaunch/${launchSession}`,
+        {},
+        {
+          headers: {
+            Accept: 'application/json',
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`
+          }
+        }
+      )
+      return response.data
+    },
+    [token]
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const launchSession = new URLSearchParams(location.search).get(
+      'launchSession'
+    )
+
+    if (
+      authenticated !== true ||
+      !token ||
+      !launchSession ||
+      completedLaunchSessionsRef.current.has(launchSession)
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    completedLaunchSessionsRef.current.add(launchSession)
+
+    completeAppLaunchSession(launchSession)
+      .then(() => {
+        const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
+        searchParams.delete('launchSession')
+        const newSearch = searchParams.toString()
+        const newPath = location.pathname + (newSearch ? `?${newSearch}` : '')
+        navigate(newPath, { replace: true })
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        logger.error('Failed to complete app launch session:', err)
+        completedLaunchSessionsRef.current.delete(launchSession)
+      })
+  }, [
+    token,
+    authenticated,
+    completeAppLaunchSession,
+    location.search,
+    location.pathname,
+    navigate
+  ])
+
+  const getAppLaunchSession = useCallback(async (launchSession) => {
+    const response = await axios.get(
+      `${config.backendUrl}/applaunch/${launchSession}`,
+      {
+        headers: {
+          Accept: 'application/json'
+        }
+      }
+    )
+    return response.data
+  }, [])
+
   const flushFile = async (id) => {
     logger.debug('Flushing file...')
     try {
@@ -1700,7 +1770,9 @@ const ApiServerProvider = ({ children }) => {
         registerNotificationListener,
         unregisterNotificationListener,
         getMarketplaceAuthUrl,
-        refreshMarketplaceAuth
+        refreshMarketplaceAuth,
+        completeAppLaunchSession,
+        getAppLaunchSession
       }}
     >
       {contextHolder}
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/context/AuthContext.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard/context/AuthContext.jsx
index 9f1fbd3..a86c2a1 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/context/AuthContext.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/context/AuthContext.jsx
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ const AuthProvider = ({ children }) => {
       }
     }
 
+    if (location.pathname === '/applaunch') {
+      return
+    }
+
     load()
     return () => {
       cancelled = true