diff --git a/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h b/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
index e5a6fa05..fe27f1bb 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ typedef struct {
     Event StateChangedEvent; ///< Output from GetAppletStateChangedEvent, autoclear=false.
     LibAppletMode mode;      ///< See ref \ref LibAppletMode.
     u64 layer_handle;        ///< Output from GetIndirectLayerConsumerHandle on 2.0.0+.
+    bool creating_self;      ///< When set, indicates that the LibraryApplet title is creating itself.
 } AppletHolder;
 
 Result appletInitialize(void);
@@ -189,6 +190,15 @@ Result appletPushToGeneralChannel(AppletStorage *s);
  */
 Result appletCreateLibraryApplet(AppletHolder *h, AppletId id, LibAppletMode mode);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Creates a LibraryApplet. This is for when a LibraryApplet title creates itself.
+ * @note  Identical to \ref appletCreateLibraryApplet except this sets the creating_self flag to true.
+ * @param h AppletHolder object.
+ * @param id See \ref AppletId.
+ * @param mode See \ref LibAppletMode.
+ */
+Result appletCreateLibraryAppletSelf(AppletHolder *h, AppletId id, LibAppletMode mode);
+
 /// Closes an AppletHolder object.
 void appletHolderClose(AppletHolder *h);
 
@@ -200,6 +210,12 @@ void appletHolderClose(AppletHolder *h);
  */
 Result appletHolderGetIndirectLayerConsumerHandle(AppletHolder *h, u64 *out);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Starts the LibraryApplet.
+ * @param h AppletHolder object.
+ */
+Result appletHolderStart(AppletHolder *h);
+
 /**
  * @brief Creates a storage.
  * @param s Storage object.
diff --git a/nx/source/services/applet.c b/nx/source/services/applet.c
index 4b23d500..1c621b9d 100644
--- a/nx/source/services/applet.c
+++ b/nx/source/services/applet.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ static AppletHookCookie g_appletFirstHook;
 static TransferMemory g_appletRecordingTmem;
 static u32 g_appletRecordingInitialized;
 
+static Event g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEvent;
+static bool g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEventInitialized;
+
 static Result _appletGetHandle(Service* srv, Handle* handle_out, u64 cmd_id);
 static Result _appletGetEvent(Service* srv, Event* event_out, u64 cmd_id, bool autoclear);
 static Result _appletGetSession(Service* srv, Service* srv_out, u64 cmd_id);
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ Result appletInitialize(void)
     g_appletNotifiedRunning = 0;
     g_appletExitProcessFlag = 0;
     g_appletRecordingInitialized = 0;
+    g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEventInitialized = false;
 
     switch (__nx_applet_type) {
     case AppletType_Default:
@@ -312,6 +316,11 @@ void appletExit(void)
             }
         }
 
+        if (g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEventInitialized) {
+            g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEventInitialized = false;
+            eventClose(&g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEvent);
+        }
+
         eventClose(&g_appletMessageEvent);
 
         serviceClose(&g_appletIDebugFunctions);
@@ -1180,6 +1189,19 @@ Result appletUnlockExit(void) {
     return _appletCmdNoIO(&g_appletISelfController, 2);
 }
 
+static Result _appletWaitLibraryAppletLaunchableEvent(void) {
+    Result rc=0;
+
+    if (!g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEventInitialized) {
+        rc = _appletGetEvent(&g_appletICommonStateGetter, &g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEvent, 9, false);
+        if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEventInitialized = true;
+    }
+
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) eventWait(&g_appletLibraryAppletLaunchableEvent, U64_MAX);
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
 Result appletSetScreenShotPermission(s32 val) {
     IpcCommand c;
     ipcInitialize(&c);
@@ -1522,13 +1544,16 @@ static Result _appletGetIndirectLayerConsumerHandle(Service* srv, u64 *out) {
     return rc;
 }
 
-Result appletCreateLibraryApplet(AppletHolder *h, AppletId id, LibAppletMode mode) {
+static Result _appletHolderCreate(AppletHolder *h, AppletId id, LibAppletMode mode, bool creating_self) {
     Result rc=0;
 
     memset(h, 0, sizeof(AppletHolder));
     h->mode = mode;
+    h->creating_self = creating_self;
 
-    rc = _appletCreateLibraryApplet(&h->s, id, mode);
+    if (!h->creating_self) rc = _appletWaitLibraryAppletLaunchableEvent();
+
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = _appletCreateLibraryApplet(&h->s, id, mode);
 
     if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = _appletGetEvent(&h->s, &h->StateChangedEvent, 0, false);//GetAppletStateChangedEvent
 
@@ -1537,6 +1562,14 @@ Result appletCreateLibraryApplet(AppletHolder *h, AppletId id, LibAppletMode mod
     return rc;
 }
 
+Result appletCreateLibraryApplet(AppletHolder *h, AppletId id, LibAppletMode mode) {
+    return _appletHolderCreate(h, id, mode, false);
+}
+
+Result appletCreateLibraryAppletSelf(AppletHolder *h, AppletId id, LibAppletMode mode) {
+    return _appletHolderCreate(h, id, mode, true);
+}
+
 void appletHolderClose(AppletHolder *h) {
     eventClose(&h->StateChangedEvent);
     serviceClose(&h->s);
@@ -1556,6 +1589,19 @@ Result appletHolderGetIndirectLayerConsumerHandle(AppletHolder *h, u64 *out) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+Result appletHolderStart(AppletHolder *h) {
+    Result rc=0;
+
+    if (!serviceIsActive(&h->s))
+        return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_NotInitialized);
+
+    if (!h->creating_self) rc = _appletWaitLibraryAppletLaunchableEvent();
+
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = _appletCmdNoIO(&h->s, 10);//Start
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
 Result appletCreateStorage(AppletStorage *s, s64 size) {
     memset(s, 0, sizeof(AppletStorage));