diff --git a/packages/api-electron/src/preload/window.ts b/packages/api-electron/src/preload/window.ts
index c8788f0..51a6f80 100644
--- a/packages/api-electron/src/preload/window.ts
+++ b/packages/api-electron/src/preload/window.ts
@@ -348,6 +348,17 @@ class Window implements ssf.Window {
     wrappedWindow.id = String(win.id);
     return wrappedWindow;
   }
+
+  static getById(id: string) {
+    return new Promise<Window>(resolve => {
+      if (!isNaN(parseInt(id))) {
+        const bw = BrowserWindow.fromId(parseInt(id))
+        resolve(bw === null ? null : Window.wrap(bw));
+        return;
+      }
+      resolve(null);
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 export default Window;
diff --git a/packages/api-openfin/src/window.ts b/packages/api-openfin/src/window.ts
index b4e43ed..3db4cdf 100644
--- a/packages/api-openfin/src/window.ts
+++ b/packages/api-openfin/src/window.ts
@@ -242,9 +242,7 @@ class Window implements ssf.Window {
         fin.desktop.InterApplicationBus.unsubscribe('*' , 'ssf-child-windows', subscribeListener);
         const children = [];
         names.forEach((name) => {
-          const app = fin.desktop.Application.wrap(name);
-          const win = app.getWindow();
-          const childWin = Window.wrap(win);
+          const childWin = Window.getById(name);
           children.push(childWin);
         });
         resolve(children);
@@ -282,9 +280,7 @@ class Window implements ssf.Window {
           resolve(null);
           return;
         }
-        const app = fin.desktop.Application.wrap(name);
-        const win = app.getWindow();
-        const parentWin = Window.wrap(win);
+        const parentWin = Window.getById(name);
         resolve(parentWin);
       };
 
@@ -524,6 +520,36 @@ class Window implements ssf.Window {
     wrappedWin.id = win.uuid + ':' + win.name;
     return wrappedWin;
   }
+
+  static getById(id: string) {
+    const appExists = (uuid): Promise<boolean> => {
+      return new Promise<boolean>(resolve => {
+        fin.desktop.System.getAllApplications((apps) => {
+          resolve(apps.filter((app) => app.uuid === uuid).length === 1);
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    const idRegex = '(' +    // Start group 1
+            '[\w\d-]+' +     // At least 1 word character, digit or dash
+            ')' +            // End group 1
+            ':' +            // colon
+            '\\1';            // Same string that was matched in group 1
+
+    let app = null;
+    let existsPromise: Promise<void>;
+    const uuid = id.match(new RegExp(idRegex)) ? id.split(':')[0] : id;
+    return appExists(uuid).then((exists) => {
+      app = exists ? fin.desktop.Application.wrap(uuid) : null;
+    }).then(() => {
+      if (app) {
+        const win = app.getWindow();
+        return Window.wrap(win);
+      }
+
+      return null;
+    })
+  }
 }
 
 export default Window;
diff --git a/packages/api-specification/interface/window.ts b/packages/api-specification/interface/window.ts
index 7775329..01355d8 100644
--- a/packages/api-specification/interface/window.ts
+++ b/packages/api-specification/interface/window.ts
@@ -461,5 +461,11 @@ declare namespace ssf {
      * @returns A promise that resolves to nothing when the window has unmaximized.
      */
     unmaximize(): Promise<void>;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the window object with a particular id. Returns null if no window with that id exists.
+     * @param id The id of the window.
+     */
+    static getById(id: string): Promise<Window>;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-tests/test/window.core.spec.js b/packages/api-tests/test/window.core.spec.js
index c769972..3074695 100644
--- a/packages/api-tests/test/window.core.spec.js
+++ b/packages/api-tests/test/window.core.spec.js
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ describe('WindowCore API', function(done) {
       return chainPromises(steps);
     });
 
-    it.only('Should wrap a native window in a containerjs window object #ssf.Window.wrap', function() {
+    it('Should wrap a native window in a containerjs window object #ssf.Window.wrap', function() {
       const windowTitle = 'windownamewrap';
       const windowOptions = getWindowOptions({
         name: windowTitle
diff --git a/packages/api-tests/test/window.spec.js b/packages/api-tests/test/window.spec.js
index 580e476..b979241 100644
--- a/packages/api-tests/test/window.spec.js
+++ b/packages/api-tests/test/window.spec.js
@@ -109,6 +109,58 @@ if (process.env.MOCHA_CONTAINER !== 'browser') {
         return chainPromises(steps);
       });
 
+      it('Should get a window by its id #ssf.Window.getById', function() {
+        const windowTitle = 'windownamegetbyid';
+        const windowOptions = getWindowOptions({
+          name: windowTitle
+        });
+
+        /* eslint-disable no-undef */
+        const idScript = (callback) => {
+          ssf.app.ready().then(() => {
+            const id = window.newWin.getId();
+            const win = ssf.Window.getById(id);
+            callback(win !== null);
+          });
+        };
+        /* eslint-enable no-undef */
+
+        const steps = [
+          ...setupWindowSteps(windowOptions),
+          () => selectWindow(app.client, 0),
+          () => executeAsyncJavascript(app.client, idScript),
+          (result) => assert.equal(result.value, true)
+        ];
+
+        return chainPromises(steps);
+      });
+
+      it('Should return null if no window with id exists #ssf.Window.getById', function() {
+        const windowTitle = 'windownamegetbyidwrong';
+        const windowOptions = getWindowOptions({
+          name: windowTitle
+        });
+
+        /* eslint-disable no-undef */
+        const idScript = (callback) => {
+          ssf.app.ready().then(() => {
+            ssf.Window.getById('thisiswrong').then(win => {
+              callback(win === null);
+            });
+          });
+        };
+        /* eslint-enable no-undef */
+
+        const steps = [
+          ...setupWindowSteps(windowOptions),
+          () => selectWindow(app.client, 0),
+          () => executeAsyncJavascript(app.client, idScript),
+          (result) => assert.equal(result.value, true)
+        ];
+
+        return chainPromises(steps);
+      });
+
       it('Should return the maximum width #ssf.Window.getMaximumSize', function() {
         const windowTitle = 'windownamemaxwidth';
         const maxWidth = 500;