diff --git a/public/static/locales/en/instantlaunches.json b/public/static/locales/en/instantlaunches.json
index 36691a214..8075ca0fe 100644
--- a/public/static/locales/en/instantlaunches.json
+++ b/public/static/locales/en/instantlaunches.json
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
     "instantLaunch": "Instant Launch",
     "instantLaunchCreationError": "Error creating Instant Launch",
     "instantLaunchError": "There was a problem launching your analysis.",
+    "launchingAppWithData": "Launching app: {{appName}} with data {{path}}",
+    "launchingApp": "Launching app: {{appName}}",
     "listDescription": "Create new Instant Launches, add them to the dashboard, or delete them entirely.",
     "mappingDescription": "Control which files in the data listing are associated with Instant Launches based on their filenames.",
     "name": "Name",
diff --git a/src/components/instantlaunches/InstantLaunchButtonWrapper.js b/src/components/instantlaunches/InstantLaunchButtonWrapper.js
index 5016dde90..3085e0f3e 100644
--- a/src/components/instantlaunches/InstantLaunchButtonWrapper.js
+++ b/src/components/instantlaunches/InstantLaunchButtonWrapper.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 import React, { useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
 
-import { useMutation } from "react-query";
+import { useMutation, useQuery } from "react-query";
 
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ import { useUserProfile } from "contexts/userProfile";
 import { useBootstrapInfo } from "contexts/bootstrap";
 import ids from "./ids";
 import { InstantLaunchSubmissionDialog } from "./index";
-import { instantlyLaunch } from "serviceFacades/instantlaunches";
+import {
+    instantlyLaunch,
+    extractLaunchId,
+} from "serviceFacades/instantlaunches";
+import {
+    SAVED_LAUNCH_APP_INFO,
+    getAppInfo,
+} from "serviceFacades/savedLaunches";
 import { useTranslation } from "i18n";
 import { ERROR_CODES } from "components/error/errorCode";
 
@@ -48,6 +55,8 @@ function InstantLaunchButtonWrapper(props) {
 
     const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
     const [hasLaunched, setHasLaunched] = React.useState(false);
+    const [appInfo, setAppInfo] = React.useState(null);
+
     const [signInDlgOpen, setSignInDlgOpen] = React.useState(false);
     const [accessRequestDialogOpen, setAccessRequestDialogOpen] =
         React.useState(false);
@@ -72,6 +81,19 @@ function InstantLaunchButtonWrapper(props) {
         }
     }, [ilUrl, landingUrl, autolaunch, router]);
 
+    const launchId = extractLaunchId(instantLaunch);
+
+    const { isFetching: savedLaunchLoading } = useQuery({
+        queryKey: [SAVED_LAUNCH_APP_INFO, { launchId }],
+        queryFn: () => getAppInfo({ launchId }),
+        enabled: open,
+        onSuccess: setAppInfo,
+        onError: (err) => {
+            setOpen(false);
+            showErrorAnnouncer(err.message, err);
+        },
+    });
+
     const { mutate: launch } = useMutation(instantlyLaunch, {
         onSuccess: (listing) => {
             if (listing.analyses.length > 0) {
@@ -119,45 +141,54 @@ function InstantLaunchButtonWrapper(props) {
     const preferences = bootstrapInfo?.preferences;
     const userId = userProfile?.id;
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (open && !savedLaunchLoading) {
+            launch({
+                instantLaunch,
+                resource,
+                output_dir,
+                preferences,
+                appInfo,
+            });
+        }
+    }, [
+        open,
+        savedLaunchLoading,
+        instantLaunch,
+        launch,
+        resource,
+        output_dir,
+        preferences,
+        appInfo,
+    ]);
+
     const onClick = useCallback(() => {
         if (userId) {
             if (computeLimitExceeded) {
                 showErrorAnnouncer(t("computeLimitExceededMsg"));
             } else {
                 setOpen(true);
-                launch({
-                    instantLaunch,
-                    resource,
-                    output_dir,
-                    preferences,
-                });
             }
         } else {
             setSignInDlgOpen(true);
         }
-    }, [
-        preferences,
-        computeLimitExceeded,
-        instantLaunch,
-        launch,
-        output_dir,
-        resource,
-        showErrorAnnouncer,
-        t,
-        userId,
-    ]);
+    }, [computeLimitExceeded, showErrorAnnouncer, t, userId]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (autolaunch && !hasLaunched) {
             onClick();
             setHasLaunched(true);
         }
-    }, [autolaunch, onClick, hasLaunched, setHasLaunched]);
+    }, [autolaunch, onClick, hasLaunched]);
 
     return (
         <>
             {!autolaunch && render && render(onClick)}
-            <InstantLaunchSubmissionDialog open={open} />
+            <InstantLaunchSubmissionDialog
+                open={open}
+                appInfo={appInfo}
+                resource={resource}
+            />
             <SignInDialog
                 open={signInDlgOpen}
                 handleClose={() => setSignInDlgOpen(false)}
diff --git a/src/components/instantlaunches/index.js b/src/components/instantlaunches/index.js
index 3573839ee..58f498af4 100644
--- a/src/components/instantlaunches/index.js
+++ b/src/components/instantlaunches/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles()((theme) => ({
  * @param {Object} props - The component props.
  * @param {boolean} props.open - Whether or not the dialog is open.
  */
-export const InstantLaunchSubmissionDialog = ({ open }) => {
+export const InstantLaunchSubmissionDialog = ({
+    open,
+    appInfo,
+    resource = null,
+}) => {
     const baseID = buildID(ids.BASE, ids.SUBMISSION, ids.DIALOG);
     const { t } = useTranslation("instantlaunches");
     const { classes } = useStyles();
@@ -57,6 +61,16 @@ export const InstantLaunchSubmissionDialog = ({ open }) => {
             </DialogTitle>
 
             <DialogContent>
+                {appInfo && (
+                    <Typography variant="body1">
+                        {resource
+                            ? t("launchingAppWithData", {
+                                  appName: appInfo.name,
+                                  path: resource.path,
+                              })
+                            : t("launchingApp", { appName: appInfo.name })}
+                    </Typography>
+                )}
                 <div
                     className={classes.progress}
                     id={buildID(baseID, ids.PROGRESS)}
diff --git a/src/serviceFacades/instantlaunches.js b/src/serviceFacades/instantlaunches.js
index 6baf82577..bb8656639 100644
--- a/src/serviceFacades/instantlaunches.js
+++ b/src/serviceFacades/instantlaunches.js
@@ -326,6 +326,24 @@ export const deleteInstantLaunchHandler = async (id) => {
     );
 };
 
+/**
+ * Utility function to extract a saved launch ID from an instant launch in either format.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} instantLaunch - the instant launch object to pull the value out of
+ */
+export const extractLaunchId = (instantLaunch) => {
+    if (instantLaunch.hasOwnProperty("default")) {
+        // The data window logic.
+        // The saved launch ID is buried in the "default" map of the object passed in
+        // from the data window.
+        return instantLaunch.default["quick_launch_id"];
+    } else {
+        // The dashboard logic.
+        // The saved launch ID is a top-level property of the object passed in.
+        return instantLaunch.quick_launch_id;
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Event handler for the button that performs the instant launch.
  *
@@ -337,27 +355,21 @@ export const instantlyLaunch = ({
     resource,
     output_dir,
     preferences,
+    appInfo = null,
 }) => {
-    let savedLaunchId; // The saved launch ID, used to get app information.
+    let savedLaunchId = extractLaunchId(instantLaunch); // The saved launch ID, used to get app information.
+
     let savedLaunchPromise; // The promise used to get saved launch information.
+    let appInfoPromise; // The promise used to get app info for the saved launch.
 
     // The format of the instantLaunch object passed in by the data window is a bit different
     // than the format passed in by the dashboard, so a bit of normalization needs to take
     // place.
     if (instantLaunch.hasOwnProperty("default")) {
-        // The data window logic.
-        // The saved launch ID is buried in the "default" map of the object passed in
-        // from the data window.
-        savedLaunchId = instantLaunch.default["quick_launch_id"];
-
         // We'll need to get the saved launch info from the API since it contains the
         // submission, which isn't provided from the data window.
         savedLaunchPromise = getSavedLaunch(savedLaunchId);
     } else {
-        // The dashboard logic.
-        // The saved launch ID is a top-level property of the object passed in.
-        savedLaunchId = instantLaunch.quick_launch_id;
-
         // Wrap the instant launch object in a promise so we don't have to branch logic
         // farther down.
         savedLaunchPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -365,11 +377,16 @@ export const instantlyLaunch = ({
         });
     }
 
+    if (appInfo) {
+        appInfoPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            resolve(appInfo);
+        });
+    } else {
+        appInfoPromise = getAppInfo({ launchId: savedLaunchId });
+    }
+
     // Contains the Promises that resolve to the data needed to perform a job submission.
-    const promiseList = [
-        savedLaunchPromise,
-        getAppInfo({ launchId: savedLaunchId }),
-    ];
+    const promiseList = [savedLaunchPromise, appInfoPromise];
 
     return Promise.all(promiseList)
         .then((values) => {