diff --git a/src/api/DesktopAgent.ts b/src/api/DesktopAgent.ts
index 1f9c6efc0..310768889 100644
--- a/src/api/DesktopAgent.ts
+++ b/src/api/DesktopAgent.ts
@@ -144,9 +144,11 @@ interface DesktopAgent {
      * It is up to applications to manage how to share knowledge of these custom channels across windows and to manage
      * channel ownership and lifecycle. 
      * 
+     * If `displayMetadata` is specified, the channel is visually selectable by the user. If the channel already exists, displayMetadata is ignored.
+     * 
      * `Error` with a string from the `ChannelError` enumeration.
      */
-    getOrCreateChannel(channelId: string): Promise<Channel>;
+    getOrCreateChannel(channelId: string, displayMetadata?: DisplayMetadata): Promise<Channel>;
 
     /**
      * Returns the `Channel` object for the current channel membership.