diff --git a/lib/roles/device/plugins/install.js b/lib/roles/device/plugins/install.js
index 9b0ba19b..de4cded4 100644
--- a/lib/roles/device/plugins/install.js
+++ b/lib/roles/device/plugins/install.js
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
       var source = new stream.Readable().wrap(request(message.url))
       var seq = 0
       adb.install(options.serial, source)
+        .then(function() {
+          if (message.launchActivity) {
+            log.info(
+              'Launching activity with action "%s" on component "%s"'
+            , message.launchActivity.action
+            , message.launchActivity.component
+            )
+            return adb.startActivity(options.serial, message.launchActivity)
+          }
+        })
         .then(function() {
           log.info('Installed "%s"', message.url)
           push.send([
diff --git a/lib/roles/storage/temp.js b/lib/roles/storage/temp.js
index 0e70106c..cfece85b 100644
--- a/lib/roles/storage/temp.js
+++ b/lib/roles/storage/temp.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var util = require('util')
 var express = require('express')
 var formidable = require('formidable')
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
+var ApkReader = require('adbkit-apkreader')
 
 var logger = require('../../util/logger')
 var Storage = require('../../util/storage')
@@ -30,16 +31,27 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
     form.parseAsync(req)
       .spread(function(fields, files) {
         if (files.file) {
-          var id = storage.store(files.file)
-          res.json(201, {
-            success: true
-          , url: util.format(
-              'http://%s:%s/api/v1/resources/%s'
-            , options.publicIp
-            , options.port
-            , id
-            )
-          })
+          try {
+            var reader = ApkReader.readFile(files.file.path)
+            var manifest = reader.readManifestSync()
+            var id = storage.store(files.file)
+            res.json(201, {
+              success: true
+            , url: util.format(
+                'http://%s:%s/api/v1/resources/%s'
+              , options.publicIp
+              , options.port
+              , id
+              )
+            , manifest: manifest
+            })
+          }
+          catch (err) {
+            log.error('ApkReader had an error', err.stack)
+            res.json(500, {
+              success: false
+            })
+          }
         }
         else {
           res.json(400, {
diff --git a/lib/wire/wire.proto b/lib/wire/wire.proto
index b82ef62f..00d668df 100644
--- a/lib/wire/wire.proto
+++ b/lib/wire/wire.proto
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum MessageType {
   KeyDownMessage             = 12;
   KeyPressMessage            = 13;
   KeyUpMessage               = 14;
+  LaunchActivityMessage      = 31;
   LeaveGroupMessage          = 15;
   LogcatApplyFiltersMessage  = 16;
   ProbeMessage               = 17;
@@ -293,4 +294,12 @@ message ShellKeepAliveMessage {
 
 message InstallMessage {
   required string url = 1;
+  optional LaunchActivityMessage launchActivity = 2;
+}
+
+message LaunchActivityMessage {
+  required string action = 1;
+  required string component = 2;
+  repeated string category = 3;
+  optional uint32 flags = 4;
 }
diff --git a/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js b/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
index a10a159e..e264eeca 100644
--- a/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
+++ b/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
@@ -96,10 +96,21 @@ module.exports = function ControlServiceFactory($rootScope, $upload, socket, Tra
         })
         .success(function(data) {
           console.log('success', arguments)
+          var app = data.manifest.application
           var tx = TransactionService.create(devices)
-          socket.emit('device.install', channel, tx.channel, {
+          var params = {
             url: data.url
-          })
+          }
+          if (app.launcherActivities.length) {
+            var activity = app.launcherActivities[0]
+            params.launchActivity = {
+              action: 'android.intent.action.MAIN'
+            , component: data.manifest.package + '/' + activity.name
+            , category: ['android.intent.category.LAUNCHER']
+            , flags: 0x10200000
+            }
+          }
+          socket.emit('device.install', channel, tx.channel, params)
           return tx
         })
         .error(function() {