diff --git a/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/AirshipDelegate.swift b/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/AirshipDelegate.swift
index 2a1c276..5396ea0 100644
--- a/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/AirshipDelegate.swift
+++ b/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/AirshipDelegate.swift
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ extension AirshipDelegate: PushNotificationDelegate {
     func receivedNotificationResponse(_ notificationResponse: UNNotificationResponse) async {
         LaunchDeepLinkTracker.shared.onNotificationResponse(
             userInfo: notificationResponse.notification.request.content.userInfo,
-            isDefaultAction: notificationResponse.actionIdentifier == UNNotificationDefaultActionIdentifier
+            isDefaultAction: notificationResponse.actionIdentifier == UNNotificationDefaultActionIdentifier,
+            isAppForegrounded: AppStateTracker.shared.isForegrounded
         )
 
         do {
diff --git a/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/LaunchDeepLinkTracker.swift b/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/LaunchDeepLinkTracker.swift
index b66ec47..3944eed 100644
--- a/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/LaunchDeepLinkTracker.swift
+++ b/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/LaunchDeepLinkTracker.swift
@@ -32,17 +32,21 @@ final class LaunchDeepLinkTracker {
 
     /// Called from the notification response handler with the tapped
     /// notification's payload. A default-action tap resolves the launch,
-    /// stashing the payload's deep link if present.
+    /// stashing the payload's deep link when the app was not already
+    /// foregrounded.
     func onNotificationResponse(
         userInfo: [AnyHashable: Any],
-        isDefaultAction: Bool
+        isDefaultAction: Bool,
+        isAppForegrounded: Bool
     ) {
         guard isDefaultAction else { return }
-        let deepLink = Self.deepLinkActionKeys
-            .compactMap { userInfo[$0] as? String }
-            .first
-        if let deepLink {
-            stash = (deepLink, dateProvider())
+        if !isAppForegrounded {
+            let deepLink = Self.deepLinkActionKeys
+                .compactMap { userInfo[$0] as? String }
+                .first
+            if let deepLink {
+                stash = (deepLink, dateProvider())
+            }
         }
         launchResolved = true
         resolveWaiters()
diff --git a/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/Proxies/AirshipProxy.swift b/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/Proxies/AirshipProxy.swift
index 8700c6a..a910510 100644
--- a/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/Proxies/AirshipProxy.swift
+++ b/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxy/Proxies/AirshipProxy.swift
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ public final class AirshipProxy: Sendable {
         return Airship.isFlying
     }
 
+    /// Returns the deep link that launched the app from a notification tap,
+    /// or nil if the app was not launched by a notification with a deep
+    /// link. One-shot: the value is consumed on read.
+    public func getLaunchDeepLink() async -> String? {
+        return await LaunchDeepLinkTracker.shared.takeLaunchDeepLink()
+    }
+
     private static func ensureAirshipReady() throws {
         guard Airship.isFlying else {
             AirshipLogger.warn("Airship not ready. Ensure takeOff has completed before using proxy APIs.")
@@ -221,6 +228,15 @@ public final class AirshipProxy: Sendable {
             }
         }
 
+        if AppStateTracker.shared.isForegrounded {
+            LaunchDeepLinkTracker.shared.onLaunchResolved()
+        } else {
+            Task { @MainActor in
+                await AppStateTracker.shared.waitForActive()
+                LaunchDeepLinkTracker.shared.onLaunchResolved()
+            }
+        }
+
         Airship.push.defaultPresentationOptions = self.proxyStore.foregroundPresentationOptions
 
         if let categories = self.loadCategories() {
diff --git a/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxyTests/LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest.swift b/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxyTests/LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest.swift
index 2f683a1..6be8640 100644
--- a/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxyTests/LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest.swift
+++ b/ios/AirshipFrameworkProxyTests/LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ final class LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest: XCTestCase {
         let tracker = LaunchDeepLinkTracker()
         tracker.onNotificationResponse(
             userInfo: ["^d": "myapp://home"],
-            isDefaultAction: true
+            isDefaultAction: true,
+            isAppForegrounded: false
         )
         let result = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()
         XCTAssertEqual(result, "myapp://home")
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ final class LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest: XCTestCase {
         let tracker = LaunchDeepLinkTracker()
         tracker.onNotificationResponse(
             userInfo: ["^d": "myapp://home"],
-            isDefaultAction: true
+            isDefaultAction: true,
+            isAppForegrounded: false
         )
         _ = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()
         let second = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()
@@ -31,15 +33,31 @@ final class LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest: XCTestCase {
         let tracker = LaunchDeepLinkTracker()
         tracker.onNotificationResponse(
             userInfo: ["deep_link_action": "myapp://home"],
-            isDefaultAction: true
+            isDefaultAction: true,
+            isAppForegrounded: false
         )
         let result = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()
         XCTAssertEqual(result, "myapp://home")
     }
 
+    func testForegroundTapSkipsStash() async {
+        let tracker = LaunchDeepLinkTracker()
+        tracker.onNotificationResponse(
+            userInfo: ["^d": "myapp://home"],
+            isDefaultAction: true,
+            isAppForegrounded: true
+        )
+        let result = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()
+        XCTAssertNil(result)
+    }
+
     func testTapWithoutDeepLinkResolvesNil() async {
         let tracker = LaunchDeepLinkTracker()
-        tracker.onNotificationResponse(userInfo: [:], isDefaultAction: true)
+        tracker.onNotificationResponse(
+            userInfo: [:],
+            isDefaultAction: true,
+            isAppForegrounded: false
+        )
         let result = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()
         XCTAssertNil(result)
     }
@@ -48,7 +66,8 @@ final class LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest: XCTestCase {
         let tracker = LaunchDeepLinkTracker()
         tracker.onNotificationResponse(
             userInfo: ["^d": "myapp://home"],
-            isDefaultAction: false
+            isDefaultAction: false,
+            isAppForegrounded: false
         )
         tracker.onLaunchResolved()
         let result = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()
@@ -61,7 +80,8 @@ final class LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest: XCTestCase {
         await Task.yield()
         tracker.onNotificationResponse(
             userInfo: ["^d": "myapp://home"],
-            isDefaultAction: true
+            isDefaultAction: true,
+            isAppForegrounded: false
         )
         let result = await task.value
         XCTAssertEqual(result, "myapp://home")
@@ -88,7 +108,8 @@ final class LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest: XCTestCase {
         let tracker = LaunchDeepLinkTracker(dateProvider: { now })
         tracker.onNotificationResponse(
             userInfo: ["^d": "myapp://home"],
-            isDefaultAction: true
+            isDefaultAction: true,
+            isAppForegrounded: false
         )
         now = now.addingTimeInterval(11.0)
         let result = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()
@@ -100,7 +121,8 @@ final class LaunchDeepLinkTrackerTest: XCTestCase {
         let tracker = LaunchDeepLinkTracker(dateProvider: { now })
         tracker.onNotificationResponse(
             userInfo: ["^d": "myapp://home"],
-            isDefaultAction: true
+            isDefaultAction: true,
+            isAppForegrounded: false
         )
         now = now.addingTimeInterval(9.0)
         let result = await tracker.takeLaunchDeepLink()