diff --git a/apps/msgwakefup/ChangeLog b/apps/msgwakefup/ChangeLog
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+0.01: New App!
diff --git a/apps/msgwakefup/README.md b/apps/msgwakefup/README.md
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+# Message Wake On Face Up
+
+Temporarily activate wake on face up function when a new message is auto displayed.
+
+## Usage
+
+This is a bootloader app and only needs to be installed to add the functionality to the watch.
+
+## Notes
+
+Tried with "Message UI" app - with and without "Fastload Utils" installed.
+
+## Requests
+
+Mention @thyttan in an issue on the espruino/BangleApps repository.
+
+## Creator
+
+thyttan and Gordon Williams
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diff --git a/apps/msgwakefup/boot.js b/apps/msgwakefup/boot.js
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+// If doing regular loads, not Bangle.load, this is used:
+if (global.__FILE__=="messagegui.new.js") Bangle.setOptions({wakeOnFaceUp:true});
+
+// If Fastload Utils is installed this is used:
+Bangle.on("message", (_, msg)=>{if (Bangle.CLOCK && msg.new) {
+  setTimeout(()=>{
+    if (global.__FILE__=="messagegui.new.js") Bangle.setOptions({wakeOnFaceUp:true});
+  },700) // It feels like there's a more elegant solution than checking the filename after 700 milliseconds. But this at least seems to work w/o sometimes activating when it shouldn't.
+}});
diff --git a/apps/msgwakefup/metadata.json b/apps/msgwakefup/metadata.json
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+{ "id": "msgwakefup",
+  "name": "Message wake on face up",
+  "version":"0.01",
+  "description": "Temporarily activate wake on face up function when a new message is auto displayed.",
+  "icon": "app.png",
+  "tags": "messages,tweak",
+  "type": "bootloader",
+  "supports" : ["BANGLEJS2"],
+  "readme": "README.md",
+  "storage": [
+    {"name":"msgwakefup.boot.js","url":"boot.js"}
+  ]
+}