diff --git a/core/src/event/wayland/mod.rs b/core/src/event/wayland/mod.rs
index 95b7626f84..1e4dd1a66a 100644
--- a/core/src/event/wayland/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/event/wayland/mod.rs
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ pub enum Event {
     SelectionOffer(SelectionOfferEvent),
     /// Frame events
     Frame(Instant, WlSurface, Id),
+    /// Activation event
+    ActivationToken(String, Option<Id>),
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/command/platform_specific/wayland/activation.rs b/runtime/src/command/platform_specific/wayland/activation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82ed66f872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/command/platform_specific/wayland/activation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use iced_core::window::Id;
+use iced_futures::MaybeSend;
+
+use std::{fmt, marker::PhantomData};
+
+/// xdg-activation Actions
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum Action<T> {
+    /// request an activation token
+    RequestToken {
+        /// application id
+        app_id: Option<String>,
+        /// window, if provided
+        window: Option<Id>,
+        /// phantom
+        _phantom: PhantomData<T>,
+    },
+    /// request a window to be activated
+    Activate {
+        /// window to activate
+        window: Id,
+        /// activation token
+        token: String,
+    },
+}
+
+impl<T> Action<T> {
+    /// Maps the output of a window [`Action`] using the provided closure.
+    pub fn map<A>(
+        self,
+        _: impl Fn(T) -> A + 'static + MaybeSend + Sync,
+    ) -> Action<A>
+    where
+        T: 'static,
+    {
+        match self {
+            Action::RequestToken { app_id, window, .. } => {
+                Action::RequestToken {
+                    app_id,
+                    window,
+                    _phantom: PhantomData,
+                }
+            }
+            Action::Activate { window, token } => {
+                Action::Activate { window, token }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> fmt::Debug for Action<T> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Action::RequestToken { app_id, window, .. } => write!(
+                f,
+                "Action::ActivationAction::RequestToken {{ app_id: {:?}, window: {:?} }}",
+                app_id, window,
+            ),
+            Action::Activate { window, token } => write!(
+                f,
+                "Action::ActivationAction::Activate {{ window: {:?}, token: {:?} }}",
+                window, token,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/command/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs b/runtime/src/command/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs
index 7556a93942..c5114aca7a 100644
--- a/runtime/src/command/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/command/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 use iced_futures::MaybeSend;
 
+/// activation Actions
+pub mod activation;
 /// data device Actions
 pub mod data_device;
 /// layer surface actions
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ pub enum Action<T> {
     Popup(popup::Action<T>),
     /// data device
     DataDevice(data_device::Action<T>),
+    /// activation
+    Activation(activation::Action<T>),
 }
 
 impl<T> Action<T> {
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ impl<T> Action<T> {
             Action::Window(a) => Action::Window(a.map(f)),
             Action::Popup(a) => Action::Popup(a.map(f)),
             Action::DataDevice(a) => Action::DataDevice(a.map(f)),
+            Action::Activation(a) => Action::Activation(a.map(f)),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -53,6 +58,9 @@ impl<T> Debug for Action<T> {
             Self::DataDevice(arg0) => {
                 f.debug_tuple("DataDevice").field(arg0).finish()
             }
+            Self::Activation(arg0) => {
+                f.debug_tuple("Activation").field(arg0).finish()
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sctk/src/application.rs b/sctk/src/application.rs
index 796f773da8..78297aacf0 100644
--- a/sctk/src/application.rs
+++ b/sctk/src/application.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ use sctk::{
     seat::{keyboard::Modifiers, pointer::PointerEventKind},
 };
 use std::{
-    collections::HashMap, ffi::c_void, hash::Hash, marker::PhantomData,
-    time::Duration,
+    collections::HashMap, hash::Hash, marker::PhantomData, time::Duration,
 };
 use wayland_backend::client::ObjectId;
 use wayland_protocols::wp::viewporter::client::wp_viewport::WpViewport;
@@ -92,6 +91,8 @@ pub enum Event<Message> {
     Popup(platform_specific::wayland::popup::Action<Message>),
     /// data device requests from the client
     DataDevice(platform_specific::wayland::data_device::Action<Message>),
+    /// xdg-activation request from the client
+    Activation(platform_specific::wayland::activation::Action<Message>),
     /// request sctk to set the cursor of the active pointer
     SetCursor(Interaction),
     /// Application Message
@@ -2063,6 +2064,13 @@ where
             command::Action::PlatformSpecific(platform_specific::Action::Wayland(platform_specific::wayland::Action::DataDevice(data_device_action))) => {
                 proxy.send_event(Event::DataDevice(data_device_action));
             }
+            command::Action::PlatformSpecific(
+                platform_specific::Action::Wayland(
+                    platform_specific::wayland::Action::Activation(activation_action)
+                )
+            ) => {
+                proxy.send_event(Event::Activation(activation_action));
+            }
             _ => {}
         };
     None
@@ -2136,5 +2144,9 @@ fn event_is_for_surface(
         SctkEvent::DndOffer { surface, .. } => &surface.id() == object_id,
         SctkEvent::SelectionOffer(_) => true,
         SctkEvent::DataSource(_) => true,
+        SctkEvent::Activation { window, .. } => window
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|w| &w.id() == object_id)
+            .unwrap_or(true),
     }
 }
diff --git a/sctk/src/commands/activation.rs b/sctk/src/commands/activation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28161dc60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sctk/src/commands/activation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use iced_runtime::command::Command;
+use iced_runtime::command::{
+    self,
+    platform_specific::{self, wayland},
+};
+use iced_runtime::window::Id as SurfaceId;
+
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+pub fn request_token<Message>(
+    app_id: Option<String>,
+    window: Option<SurfaceId>,
+) -> Command<Message> {
+    Command::single(command::Action::PlatformSpecific(
+        platform_specific::Action::Wayland(wayland::Action::Activation(
+            wayland::activation::Action::RequestToken {
+                app_id,
+                window,
+                _phantom: PhantomData,
+            },
+        )),
+    ))
+}
+
+pub fn activate<Message>(window: SurfaceId, token: String) -> Command<Message> {
+    Command::single(command::Action::PlatformSpecific(
+        platform_specific::Action::Wayland(wayland::Action::Activation(
+            wayland::activation::Action::Activate { window, token },
+        )),
+    ))
+}
diff --git a/sctk/src/commands/mod.rs b/sctk/src/commands/mod.rs
index 3c40a938cd..87f53d9b3e 100644
--- a/sctk/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/sctk/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Interact with the wayland objects of your application.
 
+pub mod activation;
 pub mod data_device;
 pub mod layer_surface;
 pub mod popup;
diff --git a/sctk/src/event_loop/mod.rs b/sctk/src/event_loop/mod.rs
index a8422d694b..fc658bbf06 100644
--- a/sctk/src/event_loop/mod.rs
+++ b/sctk/src/event_loop/mod.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use iced_runtime::command::platform_specific::{
     },
 };
 use sctk::{
+    activation::{ActivationState, RequestData},
     compositor::CompositorState,
     data_device_manager::DataDeviceManagerState,
     output::OutputState,
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ where
                     &globals, &qh,
                 )
                 .expect("data device manager is not available"),
+                activation_state: ActivationState::bind(&globals, &qh).ok(),
 
                 queue_handle: qh,
                 loop_handle,
@@ -1297,7 +1299,43 @@ where
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                    }
+                    },
+                    Event::Activation(activation_event) => match activation_event {
+                        platform_specific::wayland::activation::Action::RequestToken { app_id, window, _phantom } => {
+                            if let Some(activation_state) = self.state.activation_state.as_ref() {
+                                let (seat_and_serial, surface) = if let Some(id) = window {
+                                    let window = self.state.windows.iter().find(|w| w.id == id);
+                                    let surface = window.as_ref().map(|w| w.window.wl_surface().clone());
+                                    let seat_and_serial = surface.as_ref().and_then(|surface| {
+                                        self.state.seats.first().and_then(|seat| if seat.kbd_focus.as_ref().map(|focus| focus == surface).unwrap_or(false) {
+                                            seat.last_kbd_press.as_ref().map(|(_, serial)| (seat.seat.clone(), *serial))
+                                        } else if seat.ptr_focus.as_ref().map(|focus| focus == surface).unwrap_or(false) {
+                                            seat.last_ptr_press.as_ref().map(|(_, _, serial)| (seat.seat.clone(), *serial))
+                                        } else {
+                                            None
+                                        })
+                                    });
+
+                                    (seat_and_serial, surface)
+                                } else {
+                                    (None, None)
+                                };
+
+                                activation_state.request_token(&self.state.queue_handle, RequestData {
+                                    app_id,
+                                    seat_and_serial,
+                                    surface,
+                                });
+                            }
+                        },
+                        platform_specific::wayland::activation::Action::Activate { window, token } => {
+                            if let Some(activation_state) = self.state.activation_state.as_ref() {
+                                if let Some(surface) = self.state.windows.iter().find(|w| w.id == window).map(|w| w.window.wl_surface()) {
+                                    activation_state.activate::<SctkState<T>>(surface, token)
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                    },
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/sctk/src/event_loop/state.rs b/sctk/src/event_loop/state.rs
index 5521f00b54..04db9b3ca6 100644
--- a/sctk/src/event_loop/state.rs
+++ b/sctk/src/event_loop/state.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use iced_runtime::{
     window,
 };
 use sctk::{
+    activation::ActivationState,
     compositor::CompositorState,
     data_device_manager::{
         data_device::DataDevice,
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ pub struct SctkState<T> {
     pub(crate) xdg_shell_state: XdgShell,
     pub(crate) layer_shell: Option<LayerShell>,
     pub(crate) data_device_manager_state: DataDeviceManagerState,
+    pub(crate) activation_state: Option<ActivationState>,
     pub(crate) token_ctr: u32,
 }
 
diff --git a/sctk/src/handlers/activation.rs b/sctk/src/handlers/activation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50f31bae14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sctk/src/handlers/activation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use sctk::{
+    activation::{ActivationHandler, RequestData, RequestDataExt},
+    delegate_activation,
+};
+
+use crate::event_loop::state::SctkState;
+
+impl<T> ActivationHandler for SctkState<T> {
+    type RequestData = RequestData;
+
+    fn new_token(&mut self, token: String, data: &Self::RequestData) {
+        self.sctk_events
+            .push(crate::sctk_event::SctkEvent::Activation {
+                token,
+                window: data.surface().cloned(),
+            })
+    }
+}
+
+delegate_activation!(@<T> SctkState<T>);
diff --git a/sctk/src/handlers/mod.rs b/sctk/src/handlers/mod.rs
index 2e66ee3e7c..f2720046bd 100644
--- a/sctk/src/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/sctk/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // handlers
+pub mod activation;
 pub mod compositor;
 pub mod data_device;
 pub mod output;
diff --git a/sctk/src/sctk_event.rs b/sctk/src/sctk_event.rs
index ba10fed6b1..9c40087b2f 100755
--- a/sctk/src/sctk_event.rs
+++ b/sctk/src/sctk_event.rs
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ pub enum SctkEvent {
         surface: WlSurface,
     },
     SelectionOffer(SelectionOfferEvent),
+    Activation {
+        token: String,
+        window: Option<WlSurface>,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -956,6 +960,18 @@ impl SctkEvent {
                     .collect()
                 }
             },
+            SctkEvent::Activation { token, window } => {
+                Some(iced_runtime::core::Event::PlatformSpecific(
+                    PlatformSpecific::Wayland(wayland::Event::ActivationToken(
+                        token,
+                        window
+                            .and_then(|w| surface_ids.get(&w.id()))
+                            .map(SurfaceIdWrapper::inner),
+                    )),
+                ))
+                .into_iter()
+                .collect()
+            }
         }
     }
 }