diff --git a/src/gui/src/IPC.js b/src/gui/src/IPC.js
index cf3cf4f9e..929925971 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/IPC.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/IPC.js
@@ -17,23 +17,23 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-import UIAlert from './UI/UIAlert.js';
-import UIWindow from './UI/UIWindow.js';
-import UIWindowSignup from './UI/UIWindowSignup.js';
-import UIWindowRequestPermission from './UI/UIWindowRequestPermission.js';
-import UIItem from './UI/UIItem.js';
-import UIWindowFontPicker from './UI/UIWindowFontPicker.js';
-import UIWindowColorPicker from './UI/UIWindowColorPicker.js';
-import UIPrompt from './UI/UIPrompt.js';
 import download from './helpers/download.js';
-import path from './lib/path.js';
-import UIContextMenu from './UI/UIContextMenu.js';
-import update_mouse_position from './helpers/update_mouse_position.js';
 import item_icon from './helpers/item_icon.js';
-import UIPopover from './UI/UIPopover.js';
 import socialLink from './helpers/socialLink.js';
+import update_mouse_position from './helpers/update_mouse_position.js';
+import path from './lib/path.js';
+import UIAlert from './UI/UIAlert.js';
+import UIContextMenu from './UI/UIContextMenu.js';
+import UIItem from './UI/UIItem.js';
+import UIPopover from './UI/UIPopover.js';
+import UIPrompt from './UI/UIPrompt.js';
+import UIWindow from './UI/UIWindow.js';
+import UIWindowColorPicker from './UI/UIWindowColorPicker.js';
 import UIWindowEmailConfirmationRequired from './UI/UIWindowEmailConfirmationRequired.js';
+import UIWindowFontPicker from './UI/UIWindowFontPicker.js';
+import UIWindowRequestPermission from './UI/UIWindowRequestPermission.js';
 import UIWindowSaveAccount from './UI/UIWindowSaveAccount.js';
+import UIWindowSignup from './UI/UIWindowSignup.js';
 
 import { PROCESS_IPC_ATTACHED } from './definitions.js';
 
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ const ipc_listener = async (event, handled) => {
         // options.permission must be provided and be a string
         if ( !event.data.options.permission || typeof event.data.options.permission !== 'string' )
         {
+            console.error('IPC requestPermission requires parameter { permission }', event.data);
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/puter-js/src/modules/UI.js b/src/puter-js/src/modules/UI.js
index d9c6bfdc3..431badfc3 100644
--- a/src/puter-js/src/modules/UI.js
+++ b/src/puter-js/src/modules/UI.js
@@ -182,7 +182,15 @@ class UI extends EventListener {
             ...args,
         }, '*');
         //register callback
-        this.#callbackFunctions[msg_id] = resolve;
+        this.#callbackFunctions[msg_id] = (...a) => {
+            resolve(...a);
+        };
+    }
+
+    #postMessageAsync (name, args = {}) {
+        return new Promise(resolve => {
+            this.#postMessageWithCallback(name, resolve, args);
+        });
     }
 
     #postMessageWithObject (name, value) {
@@ -974,17 +982,14 @@ class UI extends EventListener {
         this.#postMessageWithObject('setMenubar', spec);
     };
 
-    requestPermission (options) {
-        return new Promise((resolve) => {
-            if ( this.env === 'app' ) {
-                return new Promise((resolve) => {
-                    this.#postMessageWithCallback('requestPermission', resolve, { options });
-                });
-            } else {
-                // TODO: Implement for web
-                resolve(false);
-            }
-        });
+    async requestPermission (options) {
+        if ( this.env === 'app' ) {
+            const result = await this.#postMessageAsync('requestPermission', { options });
+            return result.granted;
+        } else {
+            // TODO: Implement for web
+            return false;
+        }
     };
 
     disableMenuItem (item_id) {