diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c8d3878..75e10889 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ with the terminal emulator itself. Foot implements the following OSCs:
 * `OSC 117` - reset highlight background color
 * `OSC 119` - reset highlight foreground color
 * `OSC 133` - [shell integration](#shell-integration)
+* `OSC 176` - set app ID
 * `OSC 555` - flash screen (**foot specific**)
 * `OSC 777` - desktop notification (only the `;notify` sub-command of
   OSC 777 is supported.)
diff --git a/doc/foot-ctlseqs.7.scd b/doc/foot-ctlseqs.7.scd
index 68a54beb..64c56d5d 100644
--- a/doc/foot-ctlseqs.7.scd
+++ b/doc/foot-ctlseqs.7.scd
@@ -693,6 +693,11 @@ All _OSC_ sequences begin with *\\E]*, sometimes abbreviated _OSC_.
 |  \\E] 133 ; D \\E\\ 
 :  FinalTerm
 :  Mark end of command output
+|  \\E] 176 ; _app-id_ \\E\\ 
+:  foot
+:  Set app ID. _app-id_ is optional; if assigned,
+   the terminal window App ID will be set to the value.
+   An empty App ID resets the value to the default.
 |  \\E] 555 \\E\\ 
 :  foot
 :  Flash the entire terminal (foot extension)
diff --git a/notify.c b/notify.c
index 04427477..7a208479 100644
--- a/notify.c
+++ b/notify.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ notify_notify(const struct terminal *term, const char *title, const char *body)
     if (!spawn_expand_template(
             &term->conf->notify, 4,
             (const char *[]){"app-id", "window-title", "title", "body"},
-            (const char *[]){term->conf->app_id, term->window_title, title, body},
+            (const char *[]){term->app_id ? term->app_id : term->conf->app_id, term->window_title, title, body},
             &argc, &argv))
     {
         return;
diff --git a/osc.c b/osc.c
index 1ea61a3e..28e93e51 100644
--- a/osc.c
+++ b/osc.c
@@ -916,6 +916,10 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
         }
         break;
 
+    case 176:
+        term_set_app_id(term, string);
+        break;
+
     case 555:
         osc_flash(term);
         break;
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 13d348f3..f82e54f0 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -4529,6 +4529,28 @@ render_refresh_title(struct terminal *term)
     render_refresh_csd(term);
 }
 
+void
+render_refresh_app_id(struct terminal *term)
+{
+    struct timespec now;
+    if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now) < 0)
+        return;
+
+    struct timespec diff;
+    timespec_sub(&now, &term->render.app_id.last_update, &diff);
+
+    if (diff.tv_sec == 0 && diff.tv_nsec < 8333 * 1000) {
+        const struct itimerspec timeout = {
+            .it_value = {.tv_nsec = 8333 * 1000 - diff.tv_nsec},
+        };
+
+        timerfd_settime(term->render.app_id.timer_fd, 0, &timeout, NULL);
+    } else {
+        term->render.app_id.last_update = now;
+        xdg_toplevel_set_app_id(term->window->xdg_toplevel, term->app_id ? term->app_id : term->conf->app_id);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 render_refresh(struct terminal *term)
 {
diff --git a/render.h b/render.h
index 78ebae40..cfedf311 100644
--- a/render.h
+++ b/render.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ bool render_resize(
     struct terminal *term, int width, int height, uint8_t resize_options);
 
 void render_refresh(struct terminal *term);
+void render_refresh_app_id(struct terminal *term);
 void render_refresh_csd(struct terminal *term);
 void render_refresh_search(struct terminal *term);
 void render_refresh_title(struct terminal *term);
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 7ace10ef..bc7dc428 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -627,6 +627,30 @@ fdm_title_update_timeout(struct fdm *fdm, int fd, int events, void *data)
     return true;
 }
 
+static bool
+fdm_app_id_update_timeout(struct fdm *fdm, int fd, int events, void *data)
+{
+    if (events & EPOLLHUP)
+        return false;
+
+    struct terminal *term = data;
+    uint64_t unused;
+    ssize_t ret = read(term->render.app_id.timer_fd, &unused, sizeof(unused));
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        if (errno == EAGAIN)
+            return true;
+        LOG_ERRNO("failed to read app ID update throttle timer");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    struct itimerspec reset = {{0}};
+    timerfd_settime(term->render.app_id.timer_fd, 0, &reset, NULL);
+
+    render_refresh_app_id(term);
+    return true;
+}
+
 static bool
 initialize_render_workers(struct terminal *term)
 {
@@ -1050,6 +1074,7 @@ term_init(const struct config *conf, struct fdm *fdm, struct reaper *reaper,
     int delay_upper_fd = -1;
     int app_sync_updates_fd = -1;
     int title_update_fd = -1;
+    int app_id_update_fd = -1;
 
     struct terminal *term = malloc(sizeof(*term));
     if (unlikely(term == NULL)) {
@@ -1084,6 +1109,12 @@ term_init(const struct config *conf, struct fdm *fdm, struct reaper *reaper,
         goto close_fds;
     }
 
+    if ((app_id_update_fd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_CLOEXEC | TFD_NONBLOCK)) < 0)
+    {
+        LOG_ERRNO("failed to create app ID update throttle timer FD");
+        goto close_fds;
+    }
+
     if (ioctl(ptmx, (unsigned int)TIOCSWINSZ,
               &(struct winsize){.ws_row = 24, .ws_col = 80}) < 0)
     {
@@ -1114,7 +1145,8 @@ term_init(const struct config *conf, struct fdm *fdm, struct reaper *reaper,
         !fdm_add(fdm, delay_lower_fd, EPOLLIN, &fdm_delayed_render, term) ||
         !fdm_add(fdm, delay_upper_fd, EPOLLIN, &fdm_delayed_render, term) ||
         !fdm_add(fdm, app_sync_updates_fd, EPOLLIN, &fdm_app_sync_updates_timeout, term) ||
-        !fdm_add(fdm, title_update_fd, EPOLLIN, &fdm_title_update_timeout, term))
+        !fdm_add(fdm, title_update_fd, EPOLLIN, &fdm_title_update_timeout, term) ||
+        !fdm_add(fdm, app_id_update_fd, EPOLLIN, &fdm_app_id_update_timeout, term))
     {
         goto err;
     }
@@ -1210,6 +1242,9 @@ term_init(const struct config *conf, struct fdm *fdm, struct reaper *reaper,
             .title = {
                 .timer_fd = title_update_fd,
             },
+            .app_id = {
+                .timer_fd = app_id_update_fd,
+            },
             .workers = {
                 .count = conf->render_worker_count,
                 .queue = tll_init(),
@@ -1318,6 +1353,7 @@ close_fds:
     fdm_del(fdm, delay_upper_fd);
     fdm_del(fdm, app_sync_updates_fd);
     fdm_del(fdm, title_update_fd);
+    fdm_del(fdm, app_id_update_fd);
 
     free(term);
     return NULL;
@@ -1510,6 +1546,7 @@ term_shutdown(struct terminal *term)
 
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->selection.auto_scroll.fd);
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->render.app_sync_updates.timer_fd);
+    fdm_del(term->fdm, term->render.app_id.timer_fd);
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->render.title.timer_fd);
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->delayed_render_timer.lower_fd);
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->delayed_render_timer.upper_fd);
@@ -1548,6 +1585,7 @@ term_shutdown(struct terminal *term)
 
     term->selection.auto_scroll.fd = -1;
     term->render.app_sync_updates.timer_fd = -1;
+    term->render.app_id.timer_fd = -1;
     term->render.title.timer_fd = -1;
     term->delayed_render_timer.lower_fd = -1;
     term->delayed_render_timer.upper_fd = -1;
@@ -1601,6 +1639,7 @@ term_destroy(struct terminal *term)
 
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->selection.auto_scroll.fd);
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->render.app_sync_updates.timer_fd);
+    fdm_del(term->fdm, term->render.app_id.timer_fd);
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->render.title.timer_fd);
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->delayed_render_timer.lower_fd);
     fdm_del(term->fdm, term->delayed_render_timer.upper_fd);
@@ -1644,6 +1683,7 @@ term_destroy(struct terminal *term)
 
     composed_free(term->composed);
 
+    free(term->app_id);
     free(term->window_title);
     tll_free_and_free(term->window_title_stack, free);
 
@@ -3260,6 +3300,25 @@ term_set_window_title(struct terminal *term, const char *title)
     term->window_title_has_been_set = true;
 }
 
+void
+term_set_app_id(struct terminal *term, const char *app_id)
+{
+    if (app_id != NULL && *app_id == '\0')
+        app_id = NULL;
+    if (term->app_id == NULL && app_id == NULL)
+        return;
+    if (term->app_id != NULL && app_id != NULL && strcmp(term->app_id, app_id) == 0)
+        return;
+
+    free(term->app_id);
+    if (app_id != NULL) {
+        term->app_id = xstrdup(app_id);
+    } else {
+        term->app_id = NULL;
+    }
+    render_refresh_app_id(term);
+}
+
 void
 term_flash(struct terminal *term, unsigned duration_ms)
 {
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 7b743c09..49c88926 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ struct terminal {
     bool window_title_has_been_set;
     char *window_title;
     tll(char *) window_title_stack;
+    char *app_id;
 
     struct {
         bool active;
@@ -606,6 +607,11 @@ struct terminal {
             int timer_fd;
         } title;
 
+        struct {
+            struct timespec last_update;
+            int timer_fd;
+        } app_id;
+
         uint32_t scrollback_lines; /* Number of scrollback lines, from conf (TODO: move out from render struct?) */
 
         struct {
@@ -832,6 +838,7 @@ void term_xcursor_update_for_seat(struct terminal *term, struct seat *seat);
 void term_set_user_mouse_cursor(struct terminal *term, const char *cursor);
 
 void term_set_window_title(struct terminal *term, const char *title);
+void term_set_app_id(struct terminal *term, const char *app_id);
 void term_flash(struct terminal *term, unsigned duration_ms);
 void term_bell(struct terminal *term);
 bool term_spawn_new(const struct terminal *term);