diff --git a/UEVR/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/UEVR/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index b8edd14..181a008 100644
--- a/UEVR/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/UEVR/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window {
 
         private ExecutableFilter m_executableFilter = new ExecutableFilter();
         private string? m_commandLineAttachExe = null;
+        private string? m_commandLineLaunchExe = null;
+        private string? m_commandLineLaunchArgs = null;
+        private int m_commandLineDelayInjection = 0;
         private bool m_ignoreFutureVDWarnings = false;
 
         [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")]
@@ -187,6 +190,25 @@ public MainWindow() {
             foreach (string arg in args) {
                 if (arg.StartsWith("--attach=")) {
                     m_commandLineAttachExe = arg.Split('=')[1];
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (arg.StartsWith("--launch=")) {
+                    m_commandLineLaunchExe = arg.Substring(arg.IndexOf('=') + 1); // game exe URI may contain any characters including '='
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (arg.StartsWith("--launch_args=")) {
+                    m_commandLineLaunchArgs = arg.Substring(arg.IndexOf('=') + 1); // space separated list of game exe arguments
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (arg.StartsWith("--delay=")) {
+                    try {
+                        m_commandLineDelayInjection = int.Parse(arg.Split('=')[1]);
+                    }
+                    catch {
+                        m_commandLineDelayInjection = 0;
+                    }
+
+                    continue;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -251,6 +273,8 @@ private void RestartAsAdminButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
         }
 
         private DateTime m_lastAutoInjectTime = DateTime.MinValue;
+        private bool m_launchExeDone = false;
+        private int? m_delayInjectionTimer = null;
 
         private void Update_InjectStatus() {
             if (m_connected) {
@@ -261,6 +285,22 @@ private void Update_InjectStatus() {
             DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
             TimeSpan oneSecond = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
 
+            if (m_commandLineLaunchExe != null && !m_launchExeDone) {
+                try {
+                    Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo {
+                        FileName = m_commandLineLaunchExe,
+                        UseShellExecute = true, // for launcher compatiblity, executable might be an URI
+                        Arguments = m_commandLineLaunchArgs
+                    });
+
+                    m_launchExeDone = true;
+                }
+                catch (Exception) {
+                    MessageBox.Show("Failed to launch: " + m_commandLineLaunchExe, "Launch error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
+                    Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(new Action(() => { Application.Current.Shutdown(1); }));
+                }
+            }
+
             if (m_commandLineAttachExe == null) {
                 if (m_lastSelectedProcessId == 0) {
                     m_injectButton.Content = "Inject";
@@ -313,6 +353,16 @@ private void Update_InjectStatus() {
                     return;
                 }
 
+                if (m_commandLineDelayInjection > 0) {
+                    if (m_delayInjectionTimer == null) {
+                        m_delayInjectionTimer = m_commandLineDelayInjection;
+                    }
+
+                    m_injectButton.Content = m_commandLineAttachExe.ToLower() + " found. Delaying " + m_delayInjectionTimer + "s";
+                    m_delayInjectionTimer--;
+                    if (m_delayInjectionTimer > 0) return;
+                }
+
                 if (now - m_lastAutoInjectTime > oneSecond) {
                     if (m_nullifyVRPluginsCheckbox.IsChecked == true) {
                         IntPtr nullifierBase;
@@ -355,6 +405,8 @@ private void Update_InjectStatus() {
 
                     m_lastAutoInjectTime = now;
                     m_commandLineAttachExe = null; // no need anymore.
+                    m_delayInjectionTimer = null;
+                    m_commandLineDelayInjection = 0;
                     FillProcessList();
                     if (m_focusGameOnInjectionCheckbox.IsChecked == true)
                     {