diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
index 37cfaf640395..78de29c1fac3 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ void App::SetDesktopName(const std::string& desktop_name) {
 #endif
 }
 
+void App::SetAppUserModelId(const std::string& app_id) {
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+  base::string16 app_id_utf16 = base::UTF8ToUTF16(app_id);
+  SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(app_id_utf16.c_str());
+#endif
+}
+
 mate::ObjectTemplateBuilder App::GetObjectTemplateBuilder(
     v8::Isolate* isolate) {
   auto browser = base::Unretained(Browser::Get());
@@ -223,6 +230,7 @@ mate::ObjectTemplateBuilder App::GetObjectTemplateBuilder(
       .SetMethod("getPath", &App::GetPath)
       .SetMethod("resolveProxy", &App::ResolveProxy)
       .SetMethod("setDesktopName", &App::SetDesktopName);
+      .SetMethod("setAppUserModelId", &App::SetAppUserModelId);
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
index 062d2d083d2a..c2f9212b7ca7 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class App : public mate::EventEmitter,
 
   void ResolveProxy(const GURL& url, ResolveProxyCallback callback);
   void SetDesktopName(const std::string& desktop_name);
+  void SetAppUserModelId(const std::string& app_id);
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(App);
 };