diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-apples-add.md b/.changeset/breezy-apples-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58117d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-apples-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@apollo/explorer": patch
+"@apollo/sandbox": patch
+---
+
+send referrer to studio via query param
diff --git a/packages/explorer/src/EmbeddedExplorer.ts b/packages/explorer/src/EmbeddedExplorer.ts
index 2278cfa9..efcd3f16 100644
--- a/packages/explorer/src/EmbeddedExplorer.ts
+++ b/packages/explorer/src/EmbeddedExplorer.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export type EmbeddableExplorerOptions =
 
 type InternalEmbeddableExplorerOptions = EmbeddableExplorerOptions & {
   __testLocal__?: boolean;
+  runtime?: string;
 };
 
 let idCounter = 0;
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ export class EmbeddedExplorer {
     const graphRef =
       'graphRef' in this.options ? this.options.graphRef : undefined;
     const queryParams = {
+      runtime: this.options.runtime,
       graphRef,
       defaultCollectionEntryId: operationId,
       defaultCollectionId: collectionId,
diff --git a/packages/sandbox/src/EmbeddedSandbox.ts b/packages/sandbox/src/EmbeddedSandbox.ts
index 398fc602..3490fa08 100644
--- a/packages/sandbox/src/EmbeddedSandbox.ts
+++ b/packages/sandbox/src/EmbeddedSandbox.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import type { JSONObject } from './helpers/types';
 export interface EmbeddableSandboxOptions {
   target: string | HTMLElement; // HTMLElement is to accommodate people who might prefer to pass in a ref
   initialEndpoint?: string;
-
   initialState?: {
     document?: string;
     variables?: JSONObject;
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ export interface EmbeddableSandboxOptions {
 type InternalEmbeddableSandboxOptions = EmbeddableSandboxOptions & {
   __testLocal__?: boolean;
   initialRequestQueryPlan?: boolean;
+  runtime?: string;
 };
 
 let idCounter = 0;
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ export class EmbeddedSandbox {
     } = this.options.initialState || {};
 
     const queryParams = {
+      runtime: this.options.runtime,
       endpoint: this.options.initialEndpoint,
       defaultCollectionId: collectionId,
       defaultCollectionEntryId: operationId,