diff --git a/app/gui2/src/appRunner.ts b/app/gui2/src/appRunner.ts
index 1a74dc2bfc..e38a818544 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/appRunner.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/appRunner.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ async function runApp(
   _metadata?: object | undefined,
   pinia?: Pinia | undefined,
 ) {
+  const ignoreParamsRegex = (() => {
+    if (_metadata)
+      if ('ignoreParamsRegex' in _metadata)
+        if (_metadata['ignoreParamsRegex'] instanceof RegExp) return _metadata['ignoreParamsRegex']
+
+    return null
+  })()
+
   running = true
   const { mountProjectApp } = await import('./createApp')
   if (!running) return
@@ -19,7 +27,11 @@ async function runApp(
   function onUnrecognizedOption(path: string[]) {
     unrecognizedOptions.push(path.join('.'))
   }
-  const intermediateConfig = mergeConfig(baseConfig, urlParams(), { onUnrecognizedOption })
+  const intermediateConfig = mergeConfig(
+    baseConfig,
+    urlParams({ ignoreKeysRegExp: ignoreParamsRegex }),
+    { onUnrecognizedOption },
+  )
   const appConfig = mergeConfig(intermediateConfig, config ?? {})
   unmount = await mountProjectApp({ config: appConfig, accessToken, unrecognizedOptions }, pinia)
 }
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/util/urlParams.ts b/app/gui2/src/util/urlParams.ts
index 2458254168..d9f2492b4f 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/util/urlParams.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/util/urlParams.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 import type { StringConfig } from './config'
 
+export interface UrlParamsProps {
+  ignoreKeysRegExp?: RegExp | null
+}
+
 /** Returns the parameters passed in the URL query string. */
-export function urlParams(): StringConfig {
+export function urlParams(props: UrlParamsProps = {}): StringConfig {
+  const { ignoreKeysRegExp } = props
+
   const params: StringConfig = {}
   const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
+
   for (const [name, value] of urlParams.entries()) {
     let obj = params
     const path = name.split('.')
     const lastSegment = path.pop()
+
+    if (ignoreKeysRegExp != null && ignoreKeysRegExp.test(name)) {
+      continue
+    }
+
     if (lastSegment == null) {
       console.error(`Invalid URL parameter name: '${name}'`)
     } else {
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/appUtils.tsx b/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/appUtils.tsx
index 216bb34bd7..6845116d2c 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/appUtils.tsx
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/appUtils.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 // === Constants ===
 // =================
 
+// =============
+// === Paths ===
+// =============
+
 /** Path to the root of the app (i.e., the Cloud dashboard). */
 export const DASHBOARD_PATH = '/'
 /** Path to the login page. */
@@ -28,3 +32,9 @@ export const ALL_PATHS_REGEX = new RegExp(
     `${FORGOT_PASSWORD_PATH}|${RESET_PASSWORD_PATH}|${SET_USERNAME_PATH}|` +
     `${ENTER_OFFLINE_MODE_PATH}|${SUBSCRIBE_PATH})$`
 )
+
+// ===========
+// === URL ===
+// ===========
+
+export const SEARCH_PARAMS_PREFIX = 'cloud-ide_'
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/hooks/searchParamsStateHooks.ts b/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/hooks/searchParamsStateHooks.ts
index a0567cb944..1cd4795584 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/hooks/searchParamsStateHooks.ts
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/hooks/searchParamsStateHooks.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import * as React from 'react'
 
 import * as reactRouterDom from 'react-router-dom'
 
+import * as appUtils from '#/appUtils'
+
 import * as eventCallback from '#/hooks/eventCallbackHooks'
 import * as lazyMemo from '#/hooks/useLazyMemoHooks'
 
@@ -32,22 +34,31 @@ export function useSearchParamsState<T = unknown>(
 ): SearchParamsStateReturnType<T> {
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = reactRouterDom.useSearchParams()
 
+  const prefixedKey = `${appUtils.SEARCH_PARAMS_PREFIX}${key}`
+
   const lazyDefaultValueInitializer = lazyMemo.useLazyMemoHooks(defaultValue, [])
   const predicateEventCallback = eventCallback.useEventCallback(predicate)
 
   const clear = eventCallback.useEventCallback((replace: boolean = false) => {
-    searchParams.delete(key)
+    searchParams.delete(prefixedKey)
     setSearchParams(searchParams, { replace })
   })
 
+  const unprefixedValue = searchParams.get(key)
+  if (unprefixedValue != null) {
+    searchParams.set(prefixedKey, unprefixedValue)
+    searchParams.delete(key)
+    setSearchParams(searchParams)
+  }
+
   const rawValue = React.useMemo<T>(() => {
-    const maybeValue = searchParams.get(key)
+    const maybeValue = searchParams.get(prefixedKey)
     const defaultValueFrom = lazyDefaultValueInitializer()
 
     return maybeValue != null
       ? safeJsonParse.safeJsonParse(maybeValue, defaultValueFrom, (unknown): unknown is T => true)
       : defaultValueFrom
-  }, [key, lazyDefaultValueInitializer, searchParams])
+  }, [prefixedKey, lazyDefaultValueInitializer, searchParams])
 
   const isValueValid = predicateEventCallback(rawValue)
 
@@ -71,7 +82,7 @@ export function useSearchParamsState<T = unknown>(
     if (nextValue === lazyDefaultValueInitializer()) {
       clear()
     } else {
-      searchParams.set(key, JSON.stringify(nextValue))
+      searchParams.set(prefixedKey, JSON.stringify(nextValue))
       setSearchParams(searchParams)
     }
   })
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/layouts/Editor.tsx b/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/layouts/Editor.tsx
index 9e03e8a1f4..cfb7b9b0a2 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/layouts/Editor.tsx
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/lib/dashboard/src/layouts/Editor.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /** @file The container that launches the IDE. */
 import * as React from 'react'
 
+import * as appUtils from '#/appUtils'
+
 import * as toastAndLogHooks from '#/hooks/toastAndLogHooks'
 
 import * as backendModule from '#/services/Backend'
@@ -114,7 +116,10 @@ export default function Editor(props: EditorProps) {
                   },
                 },
                 accessToken,
-                { projectId: project.projectId }
+                {
+                  projectId: project.projectId,
+                  ignoreParamsRegex: new RegExp(`^${appUtils.SEARCH_PARAMS_PREFIX}(.+)$`),
+                }
               )
             } catch (error) {
               toastAndLog('openEditorError', error)