diff --git a/packages/core/application/application.d.ts b/packages/core/application/application.d.ts
index e5c2eec0c7..a305a88838 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/application.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/application.d.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 	 * Get the current one or set a custom one.
 	 */
 	sceneDelegate: UIWindowSceneDelegate;
+
+	/**
+	 * Flag to be set when the launch event should be delayed until the application has become active.
+	 * This is useful when you want to process notifications or data in the background without creating the UI.
+	 */
+	shouldDelayLaunchEvent: boolean;
 }
 
 export const VALID_FONT_SCALES: number[];
diff --git a/packages/core/application/application.ios.ts b/packages/core/application/application.ios.ts
index 0a581e5ffc..df76b1f827 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ios as iosUtils, dataSerialize } from '../utils/native-helper';
 import { ApplicationCommon, initializeSdkVersionClass, SceneEvents } from './application-common';
 import { ApplicationEventData, SceneEventData } from './application-interfaces';
 import { Observable } from '../data/observable';
+import type { iOSApplication as IiOSApplication } from './application';
 import { Trace } from '../trace';
 import {
 	AccessibilityServiceEnabledPropName,
@@ -256,10 +257,11 @@ class SceneDelegate extends UIResponder implements UIWindowSceneDelegate {
 // ensure available globally
 global.SceneDelegate = SceneDelegate;
 
-export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
+export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon implements IiOSApplication {
 	private _delegate: UIApplicationDelegate;
 	private _delegateHandlers = new Map<string, Array<Function>>();
 	private _rootView: View;
+	private launchEventCalled = false;
 	private _sceneDelegate: UIWindowSceneDelegate;
 	private _windowSceneMap = new Map<UIScene, UIWindow>();
 	private _primaryScene: UIWindowScene | null = null;
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 	displayedLinkTarget: CADisplayLinkTarget;
 	displayedLink: CADisplayLink;
 
+	shouldDelayLaunchEvent = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * @internal - should not be constructed by the user.
 	 */
@@ -585,6 +589,7 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 	}
 
 	private notifyAppStarted(notification?: NSNotification) {
+		this.launchEventCalled = true;
 		const root = this.notifyLaunch({
 			ios: notification?.userInfo?.objectForKey('UIApplicationLaunchOptionsLocalNotificationKey') ?? null,
 		});
@@ -693,7 +698,10 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 				this.window.backgroundColor = SDK_VERSION <= 12 || !UIColor.systemBackgroundColor ? UIColor.whiteColor : UIColor.systemBackgroundColor;
 			}
 
-			this.notifyAppStarted(notification);
+			this.launchEventCalled = false;
+			if (!this.shouldDelayLaunchEvent) {
+				this.notifyAppStarted();
+			}
 		} else {
 			// Scene-based app - window creation will happen in scene delegate
 		}
@@ -701,6 +709,9 @@ export class iOSApplication extends ApplicationCommon {
 
 	@profile
 	private didBecomeActive(notification: NSNotification) {
+		if (!this.launchEventCalled) {
+			this.notifyAppStarted(notification);
+		}
 		const additionalData = {
 			ios: UIApplication.sharedApplication,
 		};