diff --git a/source/src/Slackbot.Net.Endpoints/Hosting/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/source/src/Slackbot.Net.Endpoints/Hosting/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 1e5754c..a8cc959 100644
--- a/source/src/Slackbot.Net.Endpoints/Hosting/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/source/src/Slackbot.Net.Endpoints/Hosting/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -38,5 +38,10 @@ public class OAuthOptions
 {
     public string CLIENT_ID { get; set; }
     public string CLIENT_SECRET { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Where the user ends up after a successful install. If the install was started with an
+    ///     OAuth <c>state</c> parameter, that value is appended here as <c>?state=</c> so the page
+    ///     can pick it up — this library never interprets it.
+    /// </summary>
     public string SuccessRedirectUri { get; set; } = "/success?default=1";
 }
diff --git a/source/src/Slackbot.Net.Endpoints/Middlewares/SlackbotCodeTokenExchangeMiddleware.cs b/source/src/Slackbot.Net.Endpoints/Middlewares/SlackbotCodeTokenExchangeMiddleware.cs
index 8a8a592..f9a4333 100644
--- a/source/src/Slackbot.Net.Endpoints/Middlewares/SlackbotCodeTokenExchangeMiddleware.cs
+++ b/source/src/Slackbot.Net.Endpoints/Middlewares/SlackbotCodeTokenExchangeMiddleware.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Slackbot.Net.Abstractions.Hosting;
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ await installationHandler.Install(new Workspace
                 response.Access_Token
             ));
 
-            ctx.Response.Redirect(options.Value.SuccessRedirectUri);
+            var stateTheAppSent = ctx.Request.Query["state"].FirstOrDefault();
+            ctx.Response.Redirect(SuccessRedirect(options.Value.SuccessRedirectUri, stateTheAppSent));
         }
         else
         {
@@ -48,4 +50,11 @@ await installationHandler.Install(new Workspace
             await ctx.Response.WriteAsync(response.Error);
         }
     }
+
+    // `state` is opaque to this library — only the app that sent it knows what it means, so it
+    // rides back to that app's own success page untouched rather than being interpreted here.
+    internal static string SuccessRedirect(string successRedirectUri, string state) =>
+        string.IsNullOrEmpty(state)
+            ? successRedirectUri
+            : QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(successRedirectUri, "state", state);
 }
diff --git a/source/test/Slackbot.Net.SlackClients.Http.Tests/DistributionRedirectTests.cs b/source/test/Slackbot.Net.SlackClients.Http.Tests/DistributionRedirectTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aee8b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/Slackbot.Net.SlackClients.Http.Tests/DistributionRedirectTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Slackbot.Net.Abstractions.Hosting;
+using Slackbot.Net.Endpoints.Hosting;
+using Slackbot.Net.Tests.Helpers;
+
+namespace Slackbot.Net.Tests;
+
+public class DistributionRedirectTests
+{
+    private const string OauthAccessResponse =
+        """{"ok":true,"access_token":"xoxb-token","scope":"chat:write","team":{"id":"T1","name":"Team"},"app_id":"A1"}""";
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task WithoutState_TheWorkspaceIsInstalledAndTheSuccessPageUsedUntouched()
+    {
+        var (ctx, handler) = await Install(state: null, successRedirectUri: "/success?default=1");
+
+        var workspace = Assert.Single(handler.Installed);
+        Assert.Equal("T1", workspace.TeamId);
+        Assert.Equal("Team", workspace.TeamName);
+        Assert.Equal("xoxb-token", workspace.Token);
+        Assert.Equal("/success?default=1", ctx.Response.Headers.Location.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StateRidesBackToTheSuccessPageAsAQueryParameter()
+    {
+        var (ctx, _) = await Install("/admin/slack", "/success?default=1");
+
+        Assert.Equal("/success?default=1&state=%2Fadmin%2Fslack", ctx.Response.Headers.Location.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("/admin/slack")]
+    [InlineData("https://evil.example/steal")]
+    [InlineData("//evil.example")]
+    [InlineData("eyJyZXR1cm5UbyI6Ii9hZG1pbiJ9")]
+    public async Task StateIsNeverTheRedirectTarget_WhateverItHolds(string state)
+    {
+        var (ctx, _) = await Install(state, "https://example.com/success");
+
+        Assert.StartsWith("https://example.com/success?state=", ctx.Response.Headers.Location.ToString());
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<(HttpContext Context, RecordingInstallationHandler Handler)> Install(
+        string state, string successRedirectUri)
+    {
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.AddLogging();
+        services.AddSlackBotEvents<RecordingInstallationHandler>();
+        services.AddSlackbotDistribution(o =>
+        {
+            o.CLIENT_ID = "client-id";
+            o.CLIENT_SECRET = "client-secret";
+            o.SuccessRedirectUri = successRedirectUri;
+        });
+        services.ConfigureHttpClientDefaults(b =>
+            b.ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(() => new StubHttpMessageHandler(OauthAccessResponse)));
+
+        await using var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider(new ServiceProviderOptions { ValidateScopes = true });
+        await using var scope = provider.CreateAsyncScope();
+
+        var pipeline = new ApplicationBuilder(provider).UseSlackbotDistribution().Build();
+
+        var query = QueryString.Create("code", "the-code");
+        if (state != null)
+        {
+            query = query.Add(QueryString.Create("state", state));
+        }
+
+        var ctx = new DefaultHttpContext { RequestServices = scope.ServiceProvider };
+        ctx.Request.Scheme = "https";
+        ctx.Request.Host = new HostString("example.com");
+        ctx.Request.QueryString = query;
+
+        await pipeline(ctx);
+
+        var handler = (RecordingInstallationHandler)scope.ServiceProvider
+            .GetRequiredService<IWorkspaceInstallationHandler>();
+        return (ctx, handler);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class RecordingInstallationHandler : IWorkspaceInstallationHandler
+    {
+        public List<Workspace> Installed { get; } = [];
+
+        public Task Install(Workspace workspace)
+        {
+            Installed.Add(workspace);
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        public Task Uninstall(string teamId) => Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+}