diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/CHANGELOG.md
index ee9635a3a1f7f..1784624ca402e 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
 - Fixed `the function must be called on main queue` error when the app is reload from the error screen on iOS. ([#18563](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/18563) by [@lukmccall](https://github.com/lukmccall))
+- Fix deferred deep link handling on iOS. ([#18614](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/18614)) by [@ajsmth](https://github.com/ajsmth)
 
 ### 💡 Others
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/ReactDelegateHandler/ExpoDevLauncherReactDelegateHandler.swift b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/ReactDelegateHandler/ExpoDevLauncherReactDelegateHandler.swift
index dcb36b9c893b6..d205535de2ca7 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/ReactDelegateHandler/ExpoDevLauncherReactDelegateHandler.swift
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/ReactDelegateHandler/ExpoDevLauncherReactDelegateHandler.swift
@@ -73,7 +73,19 @@ public class ExpoDevLauncherReactDelegateHandler: ExpoReactDelegateHandler, RCTB
   // MARK: EXDevelopmentClientControllerDelegate implementations
 
   public func devLauncherController(_ developmentClientController: EXDevLauncherController, didStartWithSuccess success: Bool) {
-    let bridge = RCTBridge(delegate: self.bridgeDelegate, launchOptions: self.launchOptions)
+    var launchOptions: [AnyHashable: Any] = [:]
+
+    if let initialLaunchOptions = self.launchOptions {
+      for (key, value) in initialLaunchOptions {
+        launchOptions[key] = value
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (key, value) in developmentClientController.getLaunchOptions() {
+      launchOptions[key] = value
+    }
+
+    let bridge = RCTBridge(delegate: self.bridgeDelegate, launchOptions: launchOptions)
     developmentClientController.appBridge = bridge
 
     let rootView = RCTRootView(bridge: bridge!, moduleName: self.rootViewModuleName!, initialProperties: self.rootViewInitialProperties)