diff --git a/shared/cli_args.py b/shared/cli_args.py
index 733144496..3c9221e94 100644
--- a/shared/cli_args.py
+++ b/shared/cli_args.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def parse_wgp_args(family_handlers: Sequence[str], config_filename: str, default
     add("--server-name", type=str, default="", help="Server name")
     add("--gpu", type=str, default="", help="Default GPU Device")
     add("--open-browser", action="store_true", help="open browser")
+    add("--run-as-chrome-app", type=str, default="", help="open as app using provided chrome exe location")
     add("--t2v", action="store_true", help="text to video mode")
     add("--i2v", action="store_true", help="image to video mode")
     add("--t2v-14B", action="store_true", help="text to video mode 14B model")
diff --git a/wgp.py b/wgp.py
index 646951fff..cd50528ae 100644
--- a/wgp.py
+++ b/wgp.py
@@ -1795,6 +1795,10 @@ def clear_queue_action(state):
 def quit_application():
     print("Save and Quit requested...")
     clear_startup_lock()
+    global chrome_proc
+    if chrome_proc:
+        chrome_proc.kill()
+        chrome_proc = None
     autosave_queue()
     import signal
     os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGINT)
@@ -12152,14 +12156,37 @@ def clear_startup_lock():
     if len(server_name) == 0:
         server_name = os.getenv("SERVER_NAME", "localhost")
     demo = create_ui()
-    clear_startup_lock()
+    clear_startup_lock() 
+    if server_name.startswith("http"):
+        url = server_name
+    else:
+        url = "http://" + server_name
+    url= url + ":" + str(server_port)   
+    if len(args.run_as_chrome_app) >0:
+        def run_chrome(command, callback):
+            import subprocess
+            def cleanup():
+                    global chrome_proc
+                    print("Cleaning up Chrome...")
+                    chrome_proc.kill()
+            def target():
+                global chrome_proc
+                chrome_proc = subprocess.Popen(command)
+                chrome_proc.communicate()                
+                callback()
+            atexit.register(cleanup)
+            thread = threading.Thread(target=target,daemon=True)
+            thread.start()
+        def finish():            
+            print("App has been closed, shutting down server...")
+            quit_application()
+        
+        chrome_exe=args.run_as_chrome_app
+        profile=os.path.join( Path.cwd(), "appModeProfile")        
+        run_chrome([chrome_exe,"--user-data-dir="+profile, "--app="+url], finish)
     if args.open_browser:
-        import webbrowser
-        if server_name.startswith("http"):
-            url = server_name
-        else:
-            url = "http://" + server_name
-        webbrowser.open(url + ":" + str(server_port), new = 0, autoraise = True)
+        import webbrowser       
+        webbrowser.open(url, new = 0, autoraise = True)
     demo.launch(
         favicon_path="favicon.png",
         server_name=server_name,