diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index caa7ede9d..083f2f6aa 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Wayland: Fix for a bug preventing kitty from starting on Hyprland when using a non-unit scale (:iss:`5467`)
 
+- Wayland: Generate a XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN when opening URLs or running programs in the background via the launch action
+
 
 0.26.2 [2022-09-05]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/glfw/glfw.py b/glfw/glfw.py
index 8558ab90d..3cef8ede9 100755
--- a/glfw/glfw.py
+++ b/glfw/glfw.py
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ def generate_wrappers(glfw_header: str) -> None:
     int glfwGetNativeKeyForName(const char* key_name, int case_sensitive)
     void glfwRequestWaylandFrameEvent(GLFWwindow *handle, unsigned long long id, GLFWwaylandframecallbackfunc callback)
     void glfwWaylandActivateWindow(GLFWwindow *handle, const char *activation_token)
+    void glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken(GLFWwindow *handle, GLFWactivationcallback cb, void *cb_data)
     bool glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor(GLFWwindow *handle, uint32_t color, bool use_system_color)
     unsigned long long glfwDBusUserNotify(const char *app_name, const char* icon, const char *summary, const char *body, \
 const char *action_text, int32_t timeout, GLFWDBusnotificationcreatedfun callback, void *data)
diff --git a/glfw/wl_window.c b/glfw/wl_window.c
index eacc86c78..6a1578a26 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_window.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_window.c
@@ -2223,6 +2223,12 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwWaylandActivateWindow(GLFWwindow* handle, const char *activatio
     if (activation_token && activation_token[0]) xdg_activation_v1_activate(_glfw.wl.xdg_activation_v1, activation_token, window->wl.surface);
 }
 
+GLFWAPI void glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken(GLFWwindow *handle, GLFWactivationcallback cb, void *cb_data) {
+    _GLFWwindow* window = (_GLFWwindow*) handle;
+    _GLFW_REQUIRE_INIT();
+    get_activation_token(window, _glfw.wl.input_serial, cb, cb_data);
+}
+
 GLFWAPI int glfwGetNativeKeyForName(const char* keyName, bool caseSensitive) {
     return glfw_xkb_keysym_from_name(keyName, caseSensitive);
 }
diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index 1e543eb4d..7cd41d77a 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
 from .child import cached_process_data, default_env, set_default_env
 from .cli import create_opts, parse_args
 from .cli_stub import CLIOptions
-from .clipboard import Clipboard, get_primary_selection, set_primary_selection, get_clipboard_string, set_clipboard_string
+from .clipboard import (
+    Clipboard, get_clipboard_string, get_primary_selection,
+    set_clipboard_string, set_primary_selection
+)
 from .conf.utils import BadLine, KeyAction, to_cmdline
 from .config import common_opts_as_dict, prepare_config_file_for_editing
 from .constants import (
@@ -38,11 +41,11 @@ from .fast_data_types import (
     current_application_quit_request, current_os_window, destroy_global_data,
     focus_os_window, get_boss, get_options, get_os_window_size,
     global_font_size, mark_os_window_for_close, os_window_font_size,
-    patch_global_colors, redirect_mouse_handling, ring_bell, safe_pipe,
-    send_data_to_peer, set_application_quit_request, set_background_image,
-    set_boss, set_in_sequence_mode, set_options, set_os_window_size,
-    set_os_window_title, thread_write, toggle_fullscreen, toggle_maximized,
-    toggle_secure_input
+    patch_global_colors, redirect_mouse_handling, ring_bell,
+    run_with_activation_token, safe_pipe, send_data_to_peer,
+    set_application_quit_request, set_background_image, set_boss,
+    set_in_sequence_mode, set_options, set_os_window_size, set_os_window_title,
+    thread_write, toggle_fullscreen, toggle_maximized, toggle_secure_input
 )
 from .key_encoding import get_name_to_functional_number_map
 from .keys import get_shortcut, shortcut_matches
@@ -1751,7 +1754,16 @@ class Boss:
             extra_env = {}
             if self.listening_on:
                 extra_env['KITTY_LISTEN_ON'] = self.listening_on
-            open_url(url, program or get_options().open_url_with, cwd=cwd, extra_env=extra_env)
+
+            def doit(activation_token: str = '') -> None:
+                if activation_token:
+                    extra_env['XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN'] = activation_token
+                open_url(url, program or get_options().open_url_with, cwd=cwd, extra_env=extra_env)
+
+            if is_wayland():
+                run_with_activation_token(doit)
+            else:
+                doit()
 
     @ac('misc', 'Click a URL using the keyboard')
     def open_url_with_hints(self) -> None:
@@ -1945,18 +1957,28 @@ class Boss:
             with suppress(Exception):
                 cwd = cwd_from.cwd_of_child
 
-        if stdin:
-            r, w = safe_pipe(False)
-            try:
-                subprocess.Popen(cmd, env=env, stdin=r, cwd=cwd, preexec_fn=clear_handled_signals)
-            except Exception:
-                os.close(w)
+        def doit(activation_token: str = '') -> None:
+            nonlocal env
+            if activation_token:
+                if env is None:
+                    env = default_env().copy()
+                env['XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN'] = activation_token
+            if stdin:
+                r, w = safe_pipe(False)
+                try:
+                    subprocess.Popen(cmd, env=env, stdin=r, cwd=cwd, preexec_fn=clear_handled_signals)
+                except Exception:
+                    os.close(w)
+                else:
+                    thread_write(w, stdin)
+                finally:
+                    os.close(r)
             else:
-                thread_write(w, stdin)
-            finally:
-                os.close(r)
+                subprocess.Popen(cmd, env=env, cwd=cwd, preexec_fn=clear_handled_signals)
+        if is_wayland():
+            run_with_activation_token(doit)
         else:
-            subprocess.Popen(cmd, env=env, cwd=cwd, preexec_fn=clear_handled_signals)
+            doit()
 
     def pipe(self, source: str, dest: str, exe: str, *args: str) -> Optional[Window]:
         cmd = [exe] + list(args)
diff --git a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
index f89621576..9d433fa03 100644
--- a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
+++ b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
@@ -1474,3 +1474,4 @@ def get_docs_ref_map() -> bytes: ...
 def clearenv() -> None: ...
 def set_clipboard_data_types(ct: int, mime_types: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None: ...
 def get_clipboard_mime(ct: int, mime: Optional[str], callback: Callable[[bytes], None]) -> None: ...
+def run_with_activation_token(func: Callable[[str], None]) -> None: ...
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
index 038099338..8c5578b68 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ load_glfw(const char* path) {
     *(void **) (&glfwWaylandActivateWindow_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwWaylandActivateWindow");
     if (glfwWaylandActivateWindow_impl == NULL) dlerror(); // clear error indicator
 
+    *(void **) (&glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken");
+    if (glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken_impl == NULL) dlerror(); // clear error indicator
+
     *(void **) (&glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor");
     if (glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor_impl == NULL) dlerror(); // clear error indicator
 
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
index 33e4bbc0b..0dcd5db13 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
@@ -2210,6 +2210,10 @@ typedef void (*glfwWaylandActivateWindow_func)(GLFWwindow*, const char*);
 GFW_EXTERN glfwWaylandActivateWindow_func glfwWaylandActivateWindow_impl;
 #define glfwWaylandActivateWindow glfwWaylandActivateWindow_impl
 
+typedef void (*glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken_func)(GLFWwindow*, GLFWactivationcallback, void*);
+GFW_EXTERN glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken_func glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken_impl;
+#define glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken_impl
+
 typedef bool (*glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor_func)(GLFWwindow*, uint32_t, bool);
 GFW_EXTERN glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor_func glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor_impl;
 #define glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor glfwWaylandSetTitlebarColor_impl
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 82ed7e0ce..be1739ccd 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -1317,6 +1317,26 @@ find_os_window(id_type os_window_id) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
+static void
+activation_token_callback(GLFWwindow *window UNUSED, const char *token, void *data) {
+    if (!token || !token[0]) {
+        token = "";
+        log_error("Wayland: Did not get activation token from compositor. Use a better compositor.");
+    }
+    PyObject *ret = PyObject_CallFunction(data, "s", token);
+    if (ret == NULL) PyErr_Print();
+    else Py_DECREF(ret);
+    Py_CLEAR(data);
+}
+
+void
+run_with_activation_token_in_os_window(OSWindow *w, PyObject *callback) {
+    if (global_state.is_wayland) {
+        Py_INCREF(callback);
+        glfwWaylandRunWithActivationToken(w->handle, activation_token_callback, callback);
+    }
+}
+
 static PyObject*
 toggle_fullscreen(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args) {
     id_type os_window_id = 0;
diff --git a/kitty/state.c b/kitty/state.c
index 4012803d8..f8fbfd17b 100644
--- a/kitty/state.c
+++ b/kitty/state.c
@@ -831,6 +831,17 @@ PYWRAP1(focus_os_window) {
     Py_RETURN_FALSE;
 }
 
+PYWRAP1(run_with_activation_token) {
+    for (size_t o = 0; o < global_state.num_os_windows; o++) {
+        OSWindow *os_window = global_state.os_windows + o;
+        if (os_window->is_focused) {
+            run_with_activation_token_in_os_window(os_window, args);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
 PYWRAP1(set_titlebar_color) {
     id_type os_window_id;
     unsigned int color;
@@ -1292,6 +1303,7 @@ static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
     MW(set_titlebar_color, METH_VARARGS),
     MW(focus_os_window, METH_VARARGS),
     MW(mark_tab_bar_dirty, METH_O),
+    MW(run_with_activation_token, METH_O),
     MW(change_background_opacity, METH_VARARGS),
     MW(background_opacity_of, METH_O),
     MW(update_window_visibility, METH_VARARGS),
diff --git a/kitty/state.h b/kitty/state.h
index b4ef7b8b8..895225338 100644
--- a/kitty/state.h
+++ b/kitty/state.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ void hide_mouse(OSWindow *w);
 bool is_mouse_hidden(OSWindow *w);
 void destroy_os_window(OSWindow *w);
 void focus_os_window(OSWindow *w, bool also_raise, const char *activation_token);
+void run_with_activation_token_in_os_window(OSWindow *w, PyObject *callback);
 void set_os_window_title(OSWindow *w, const char *title);
 OSWindow* os_window_for_kitty_window(id_type);
 OSWindow* add_os_window(void);