diff --git a/examples/web/assets/js/app.js b/examples/web/assets/js/app.js
index 5118f5e4..540b035f 100644
--- a/examples/web/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/examples/web/assets/js/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var container = desktopJS.resolveContainer();
+var container;
 var snapAssist;
 
 var hostName = document.getElementById('hostName');
@@ -59,38 +59,42 @@ desktopJS.Electron.ElectronContainer.prototype.showNotification = function (titl
 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function (event) {
 	updatefps();
 
-	hostName.innerHTML = container.hostType + " • " + container.uuid + " • "+ desktopJS.version;
+	container = desktopJS.resolveContainer();
 
-	$("#button-joingroup").prop("disabled", !container.getCurrentWindow().allowGrouping);
-	$("#button-leavegroup").prop("disabled", !container.getCurrentWindow().allowGrouping);
+	container.ready().then(() => {
+		hostName.innerHTML = container.hostType + " • " + container.uuid + " • " + desktopJS.version;
 
-	container.addListener("window-created", (e) => container.log("info", "Window created: " + e.window + ", " + e.windowId + ", " + e.windowName));
-	container.addListener("layout-loaded", (e) => container.log("info", "Layout loaded"));
-	container.addListener("layout-saved", (e) => container.log("info", "Layout saved"));
+		$("#button-joingroup").prop("disabled", !container.getCurrentWindow().allowGrouping);
+		$("#button-leavegroup").prop("disabled", !container.getCurrentWindow().allowGrouping);
 
-	desktopJS.Container.addListener("window-created", (e) => container.log("info", "Window created - static (Container): " + e.windowId + ", " + e.windowName));
-	desktopJS.ContainerWindow.addListener("window-created", (e) => container.log("info", "Window created - static (ContainerWindow): " + e.windowId + ", " + e.windowName));
-	desktopJS.Container.addListener("layout-saved", (e) => container.log("info", "Layout saved - static: " + e.layoutName));
-	desktopJS.Container.addListener("layout-loaded", (e) => container.log("info", "Layout loaded - static: " + e.layoutName));
+		container.addListener("window-created", (e) => container.log("info", "Window created: " + e.window + ", " + e.windowId + ", " + e.windowName));
+		container.addListener("layout-loaded", (e) => container.log("info", "Layout loaded"));
+		container.addListener("layout-saved", (e) => container.log("info", "Layout saved"));
 
-	desktopJS.ContainerWindow.addListener("window-joinGroup", (e) => container.log("info", "grouped " + JSON.stringify(e)));
-	desktopJS.ContainerWindow.addListener("window-leaveGroup", (e) => container.log("info", "ungrouped" + JSON.stringify(e)));
+		desktopJS.Container.addListener("window-created", (e) => container.log("info", "Window created - static (Container): " + e.windowId + ", " + e.windowName));
+		desktopJS.ContainerWindow.addListener("window-created", (e) => container.log("info", "Window created - static (ContainerWindow): " + e.windowId + ", " + e.windowName));
+		desktopJS.Container.addListener("layout-saved", (e) => container.log("info", "Layout saved - static: " + e.layoutName));
+		desktopJS.Container.addListener("layout-loaded", (e) => container.log("info", "Layout loaded - static: " + e.layoutName));
 
-	subscribe();
+		desktopJS.ContainerWindow.addListener("window-joinGroup", (e) => container.log("info", "grouped " + JSON.stringify(e)));
+		desktopJS.ContainerWindow.addListener("window-leaveGroup", (e) => container.log("info", "ungrouped" + JSON.stringify(e)));
 
-	// If url is provided a hash, try to navigate to bootstrap tab if exists
-	var activeTab = $('[href="' + location.hash + '"]');
-	activeTab && activeTab.tab('show');
+		subscribe();
 
-	// Enable popovers
-	$('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover();
+		// If url is provided a hash, try to navigate to bootstrap tab if exists
+		var activeTab = $('[href="' + location.hash + '"]');
+		activeTab && activeTab.tab('show');
 
-	if (container.getCurrentWindow().id === "desktopJS") {
-		snapAssist = new desktopJS.SnapAssistWindowManager(container,
-			{
-				windowStateTracking: desktopJS.WindowStateTracking.Main | desktopJS.WindowStateTracking.Group
-			});
-	}
+		// Enable popovers
+		$('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover();
+
+		if (container.getCurrentWindow().id === "desktopJS") {
+			snapAssist = new desktopJS.SnapAssistWindowManager(container,
+				{
+					windowStateTracking: desktopJS.WindowStateTracking.Main | desktopJS.WindowStateTracking.Group
+				});
+		}
+	});
 });
 
 openWindowButton.onclick = function () {
diff --git a/packages/desktopjs-openfin/src/openfin.ts b/packages/desktopjs-openfin/src/openfin.ts
index 9cc87ce3..3e533d02 100644
--- a/packages/desktopjs-openfin/src/openfin.ts
+++ b/packages/desktopjs-openfin/src/openfin.ts
@@ -456,6 +456,10 @@ export class OpenFinContainer extends WebContainerBase {
         });
     }
 
+    public ready(): Promise<void> {
+        return new Promise(resolve => this.desktop.main(resolve));
+    }
+
     public getMainWindow(): ContainerWindow {
         if (!this.mainWindow) {
             this.mainWindow = this.wrapWindow(this.desktop.Application.getCurrent().getWindow());
diff --git a/packages/desktopjs-openfin/tests/openfin.spec.ts b/packages/desktopjs-openfin/tests/openfin.spec.ts
index 95d8b02b..119209d1 100644
--- a/packages/desktopjs-openfin/tests/openfin.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/desktopjs-openfin/tests/openfin.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class MockDesktop {
             }
         }
     }
+    main(callback): any { callback() };
     GlobalHotkey: any = { };
     Window: any = MockWindow;
     Notification(): any { return {}; }
@@ -502,6 +503,13 @@ describe("OpenFinContainer", () => {
         expect(container.hostType).toEqual("OpenFin");
     });
 
+    it("ready invokes underlying main", (done) => {
+        spyOn(desktop, "main").and.callThrough();
+        container.ready().then(() => {
+            expect(desktop.main).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        }).then(done);
+    });
+
     describe("ctor options", () => {
         describe("registerUser", () => {
             let desktop;
diff --git a/packages/desktopjs/src/container.ts b/packages/desktopjs/src/container.ts
index cbff62a1..8680e5fe 100644
--- a/packages/desktopjs/src/container.ts
+++ b/packages/desktopjs/src/container.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ export abstract class Container extends EventEmitter implements ContainerWindowM
      */
     public abstract uuid: string;
 
+    public ready(): Promise<void> {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
     public abstract getMainWindow(): ContainerWindow;
 
     public abstract getCurrentWindow(): ContainerWindow;
diff --git a/packages/desktopjs/tests/unit/container.spec.ts b/packages/desktopjs/tests/unit/container.spec.ts
index 2a721bae..e7e6bc4c 100644
--- a/packages/desktopjs/tests/unit/container.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/desktopjs/tests/unit/container.spec.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ describe("container", () => {
         expect(container.ipc).toBeDefined();
     });
 
+    it("ready resolves", (done) => {
+        container.ready().then(done);
+    });
+
     describe("Static events", () => {
         it("addListener adds callback to listeners", () => {
             expect(Container.listeners("TestEvent").length).toEqual(0);