diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d447acd8000..9cb6e5ad84f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ## 4.49.0 (staging)
 
+- added: Honor `af` affiliate parameter on `deep.edge.app` deep links, activating the promotion alongside any inner payload (e.g. private-key import).
 - added: Show swap KYC/terms modal for NExchange
 - added: Nym mixnet warning in Stake, Unstake, and Claim Rewards scenes
 - changed: Migrate Thorchain Savers and Thorchain Yield endpoints off NineRealms to gateway.liquify.com.
diff --git a/src/__tests__/DeepLink.test.ts b/src/__tests__/DeepLink.test.ts
index c4e2d359360..66801e81047 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/DeepLink.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/DeepLink.test.ts
@@ -321,10 +321,53 @@ describe('parseDeepLink', function () {
       'https://dl.edge.app': {
         type: 'promotion',
         installerId: ''
+      },
+      'https://deep.edge.app/?af=bob': {
+        type: 'promotion',
+        installerId: 'bob'
+      },
+      'https://deep.edge.app/promotion/bob?af=bob': {
+        type: 'promotion',
+        installerId: 'bob'
       }
     })
   })
 
+  describe('affiliate', function () {
+    makeLinkTests({
+      'https://deep.edge.app/pay/bitcoincash/abc123?af=zano-telegram': {
+        type: 'affiliate',
+        installerId: 'zano-telegram',
+        link: {
+          type: 'other',
+          protocol: 'bitcoincash',
+          uri: 'bitcoincash:abc123'
+        }
+      },
+      'https://deep.edge.app/plugin/simplex/rabbit/hole?af=bob&param=alice': {
+        type: 'affiliate',
+        installerId: 'bob',
+        link: {
+          type: 'plugin',
+          pluginId: 'simplex',
+          path: '/rabbit/hole',
+          query: { param: 'alice' }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Lookalike hosts must NOT be treated as deep.edge.app:
+    it('https://deep.edge.appsomething.com/?af=evil', () => {
+      expect(
+        parseDeepLink('https://deep.edge.appsomething.com/?af=evil')
+      ).toEqual({
+        type: 'other',
+        protocol: 'https',
+        uri: 'https://deep.edge.appsomething.com/?af=evil'
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('swap', () => {
     makeLinkTests({
       'edge://swap': {
diff --git a/src/actions/DeepLinkingActions.tsx b/src/actions/DeepLinkingActions.tsx
index 3131b3e45a7..1a2661da9ed 100644
--- a/src/actions/DeepLinkingActions.tsx
+++ b/src/actions/DeepLinkingActions.tsx
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ async function handleLink(
       await dispatch(activatePromotion(link.installerId ?? ''))
       break
 
+    case 'affiliate':
+      await dispatch(activatePromotion(link.installerId))
+      await handleLink(navigation, dispatch, state, link.link)
+      break
+
     case 'requestAddress':
       await doRequestAddress(navigation, state.core.account, dispatch, link)
       break
diff --git a/src/types/DeepLinkTypes.ts b/src/types/DeepLinkTypes.ts
index 011812adc69..0d778106d19 100644
--- a/src/types/DeepLinkTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/DeepLinkTypes.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
  *   - https://dl.edge.app/... = edge://promotion/...
  *   - https://dl.edge.app/?af=... = edge://promotion/...
  *
+ * `deep.edge.app` URLs may also carry an `?af=<installerId>` query parameter.
+ * When present alongside another payload (e.g. a `pay` private-key URI), the
+ * deep link resolves to an `affiliate` wrapper that activates the promotion
+ * and then delegates to the inner link.
+ *
  * We also support some legacy prefixes (but don't use these):
  *
  *   - edge-ret://plugins/simplex/... = edge://plugin/simplex/...
@@ -147,7 +152,14 @@ export interface ModalLink {
   modalName: ModalNames
 }
 
+export interface AffiliateLink {
+  type: 'affiliate'
+  installerId: string
+  link: DeepLink
+}
+
 export type DeepLink =
+  | AffiliateLink
   | AztecoLink
   | SceneLink
   | EdgeLoginLink
diff --git a/src/util/DeepLinkParser.ts b/src/util/DeepLinkParser.ts
index 3d500d37c0f..aaeeda41b96 100644
--- a/src/util/DeepLinkParser.ts
+++ b/src/util/DeepLinkParser.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ export function parseDeepLink(
 ): DeepLink {
   const { aztecoApiKey = ENV.AZTECO_API_KEY } = opts
 
+  // Extract an `af` affiliate installer id from `deep.edge.app` URLs before
+  // the prefix normalization below strips the host. Matches the `dl.edge.app`
+  // behavior and adds a wrapper when there is also an inner payload:
+  const affiliateSplit = splitAffiliateLink(uri)
+  if (affiliateSplit != null) {
+    const { installerId, remainingUri } = affiliateSplit
+    const inner = parseDeepLink(remainingUri, opts)
+    if (inner.type === 'promotion' || inner.type === 'noop') {
+      return { type: 'promotion', installerId }
+    }
+    return { type: 'affiliate', installerId, link: inner }
+  }
+
   // Normalize some legacy cases:
   for (const prefix of prefixes) {
     const [from, to] = prefix
@@ -351,3 +364,31 @@ const prefixes: Array<[string, string]> = [
   ['airbitz://', 'edge://'],
   ['reqaddr://', 'edge://reqaddr']
 ]
+
+/**
+ * Detect an `af` affiliate installer id on a `deep.edge.app` URL and return
+ * the extracted id plus the original URL with `af` stripped from the query.
+ * Returns `null` for every other input.
+ */
+function splitAffiliateLink(
+  uri: string
+): { installerId: string; remainingUri: string } | null {
+  if (!uri.startsWith('https://')) return null
+
+  const url = new URL(uri)
+  if (url.host !== 'deep.edge.app') return null
+  const query = parseQuery(url.query)
+  const { af } = query
+  if (af == null || af === '') return null
+
+  const remainingQuery: typeof query = {}
+  for (const key of Object.keys(query)) {
+    if (key !== 'af') remainingQuery[key] = query[key]
+  }
+  const queryString =
+    Object.keys(remainingQuery).length === 0
+      ? ''
+      : stringifyQuery(remainingQuery)
+  const remainingUri = `${url.protocol}//${url.host}${url.pathname}${queryString}${url.hash}`
+  return { installerId: af, remainingUri }
+}