diff --git a/automation/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/LeonardoApiClient.scala b/automation/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/LeonardoApiClient.scala
index e50497324ae..c689291c5ed 100644
--- a/automation/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/LeonardoApiClient.scala
+++ b/automation/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/LeonardoApiClient.scala
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ object LeonardoApiClient {
     Map.empty,
     None,
     List.empty,
+    None,
     None
   )
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/appRoutesModels.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/appRoutesModels.scala
index 5bbf5f10884..6a6163ff3f7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/appRoutesModels.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/appRoutesModels.scala
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ final case class CreateAppRequest(kubernetesRuntimeConfig: Option[KubernetesRunt
                                   customEnvironmentVariables: Map[String, String],
                                   descriptorPath: Option[Uri],
                                   extraArgs: List[String],
+                                  workspaceId: Option[WorkspaceId],
                                   sourceWorkspaceId: Option[WorkspaceId]
 )
 
diff --git a/http/src/main/resources/swagger/api-docs.yaml b/http/src/main/resources/swagger/api-docs.yaml
index 51da960de92..ba619f997db 100644
--- a/http/src/main/resources/swagger/api-docs.yaml
+++ b/http/src/main/resources/swagger/api-docs.yaml
@@ -4028,6 +4028,9 @@ components:
           items:
             type: string
           description: Extra arguments to pass to the application. Only used if appType is CUSTOM.
+        workspaceId:
+          type: string
+          description: Optional id of workspace. Every app must have a workspaceId, but this is not required for backwards-compatibility. Note, if you're using v2 APIs, this field is not used.
         sourceWorkspaceId:
           type: string
           description: Optional id of source workspace if app is a clone.
diff --git a/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/api/AppV2Routes.scala b/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/api/AppV2Routes.scala
index bd695018587..20b2ab9b950 100644
--- a/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/api/AppV2Routes.scala
+++ b/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/api/AppV2Routes.scala
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ object AppV2Routes {
         cv <- x.downField("customEnvironmentVariables").as[Option[LabelMap]]
         dp <- x.downField("descriptorPath").as[Option[Uri]]
         ea <- x.downField("extraArgs").as[Option[List[String]]]
+        wsi <- x.downField("workspaceId").as[Option[WorkspaceId]]
         swi <- x.downField("sourceWorkspaceId").as[Option[WorkspaceId]]
 
         optStr <- x.downField("appType").as[Option[String]]
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ object AppV2Routes {
                                cv.getOrElse(Map.empty),
                                dp,
                                ea.getOrElse(List.empty),
+                               wsi,
                                swi
       )
     }
diff --git a/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/service/LeoAppServiceInterp.scala b/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/service/LeoAppServiceInterp.scala
index e1a26591505..99f839d2a56 100644
--- a/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/service/LeoAppServiceInterp.scala
+++ b/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/service/LeoAppServiceInterp.scala
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ final class LeoAppServiceInterp[F[_]: Parallel](config: AppServiceConfig,
                       lastUsedApp,
                       petSA,
                       nodepool.id,
-                      None,
+                      req.workspaceId,
                       ctx
         )
       )
diff --git a/http/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/KubernetesTestData.scala b/http/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/KubernetesTestData.scala
index 902449214bb..f9ae8890855 100644
--- a/http/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/KubernetesTestData.scala
+++ b/http/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/KubernetesTestData.scala
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ object KubernetesTestData {
     Map.empty,
     None,
     List.empty,
+    None,
     None
   )
 
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ object KubernetesTestData {
       customEnvironmentVariables = customEnvVars,
       descriptorPath = None,
       extraArgs = List.empty,
+      None,
       None
     )
 
diff --git a/http/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/api/AppV2RouteSpec.scala b/http/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/api/AppV2RouteSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dafd75ef872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/src/test/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/http/api/AppV2RouteSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package org.broadinstitute.dsde.workbench.leonardo.http.api
+
+import io.circe.parser.decode
+import org.broadinstitute.dsde.workbench.google2.DiskName
+import org.broadinstitute.dsde.workbench.leonardo.http.api.AppV2Routes.createAppDecoder
+import org.broadinstitute.dsde.workbench.leonardo.http.{CreateAppRequest, PersistentDiskRequest}
+import org.broadinstitute.dsde.workbench.leonardo.{AllowedChartName, AppType, LeonardoTestSuite, WorkspaceId}
+import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpec
+
+import java.util.UUID
+
+class AppV2RouteSpec extends AnyFlatSpec with LeonardoTestSuite {
+  it should "decode createApp request properly" in {
+    val workspaceId = WorkspaceId(UUID.randomUUID())
+    val jsonString =
+      s"""
+         |{
+         |  "diskConfig": {
+         |    "name": "disk1"
+         |  },
+         |  "appType": "ALLOWED",
+         |  "allowedChartName": "rstudio",
+         |  "workspaceId": "${workspaceId.value.toString}"
+         |}
+         |""".stripMargin
+
+    val res = decode[CreateAppRequest](jsonString)
+
+    val expected = CreateAppRequest(
+      None,
+      AppType.Allowed,
+      Some(AllowedChartName.RStudio),
+      None,
+      Some(PersistentDiskRequest(DiskName("disk1"), None, None, Map.empty)),
+      Map.empty,
+      Map.empty,
+      None,
+      List.empty,
+      Some(workspaceId),
+      None
+    )
+    res shouldBe (Right(expected))
+  }
+}