diff --git a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/README.md b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/README.md
index 4e35d9e9f..6ca1ca219 100644
--- a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/README.md
+++ b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/README.md
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ instance to target.
 
 The caller workflow:
 
-1. Starts two remote `GreetingWorkflow` instances via `runFromRemote` (backed by `WorkflowRunOperation`)
-2. Queries supported languages from workflow one and the current language from workflow two
-3. Changes the language on each (Spanish and Hindi)
-4. Approves both workflows
-5. Waits for each to complete and returns their results
+1. Attaches approval context for user one via `attachApprovalContext`, before anything has started
+   that user's workflow
+2. Starts or attaches to two remote `GreetingWorkflow` instances via `runFromRemote` (backed by `TemporalOperation`)
+3. Attaches approval context for user two, whose workflow now already exists
+4. Queries supported languages from workflow one and the current language from workflow two
+5. Changes the language on each (Spanish and Hindi)
+6. Approves both workflows
+7. Waits for each to complete and returns their results
 
 ### Running
 
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ Start a compatible Temporal dev server with Workflow Update callbacks enabled:
   --dynamic-config-value history.enableCHASMCallbacks=true \
   --dynamic-config-value history.enableUpdateCallbacks=true \
   --dynamic-config-value history.enableCHASMSignalBacklinks=true \
+  --dynamic-config-value history.enableSignalWithStartFromWorkflow=true \
   --namespace nexus-messaging-handler-namespace \
   --namespace nexus-messaging-caller-namespace
 ```
@@ -65,8 +69,10 @@ npm run workflow.ondemandpattern
 Expected output:
 
 ```
+  attached approval context for user: UserId_One
   started workflow one for user: UserId_One
   started workflow two for user: UserId_Two
+  attached approval context to running workflow for user: UserId_Two
   workflow one languages: chinese, english
   workflow one: set language to spanish, previous was: english
   workflow two current language: english
diff --git a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/api.ts b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/api.ts
index 5e8e74427..c67839b1b 100644
--- a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/api.ts
+++ b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/api.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const CALLER_NAMESPACE = 'nexus-messaging-caller-namespace';
 
 export const nexusRemoteGreetingService = nexus.service('NexusRemoteGreetingService', {
   /**
-   * Starts a new GreetingWorkflow with the given workflowId (async WorkflowRunOperation).
+   * Starts a new GreetingWorkflow with the given workflowId (async TemporalOperation).
    */
   runFromRemote: nexus.operation<RunFromRemoteInput, RunFromRemoteOutput>(),
 
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export const nexusRemoteGreetingService = nexus.service('NexusRemoteGreetingServ
    * Approves (completes) the given workflow via a signal.
    */
   approve: nexus.operation<ApproveInput, void>(),
+
+  /**
+   * Attaches supporting information for the eventual approval, either by messaging a running
+   * Workflow or by creating one (Signal-with-Start).
+   */
+  attachApprovalContext: nexus.operation<AttachApprovalContextInput, void>(),
 });
 
 export type Language = 'arabic' | 'chinese' | 'english' | 'french' | 'hindi' | 'portuguese' | 'spanish';
@@ -62,3 +68,8 @@ export type SetLanguageOutput = Language;
 export interface ApproveInput {
   userId: string;
 }
+
+export interface AttachApprovalContextInput {
+  userId: string;
+  note: string;
+}
diff --git a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/caller/workflows.ts b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/caller/workflows.ts
index 4b5e91942..d91e2db1b 100644
--- a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/caller/workflows.ts
+++ b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/caller/workflows.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,19 @@ export async function callerRemoteWorkflow(): Promise<string[]> {
   const userIdOne = 'UserId_One';
   const userIdTwo = 'UserId_Two';
 
-  // Start both remote workflows concurrently
+  // Attach approval context before anything has started Workflow One. Because
+  // attachApprovalContext is backed by Signal-with-Start on the handler, this call creates the
+  // Workflow and delivers the note to it.
+  await nexusClient.executeOperation(
+    'attachApprovalContext',
+    { userId: userIdOne, note: 'queued for localization review by the nightly batch' },
+    { scheduleToCloseTimeout: '10s' },
+  );
+  log.push(`attached approval context for user: ${userIdOne}`);
+
+  // Start both remote workflows concurrently. Workflow One is already running because of the call
+  // above; the handler sets the conflict policy to USE_EXISTING, so that start attaches the
+  // operation's completion callback to the running execution instead of failing.
   const [handleOne, handleTwo] = await Promise.all([
     nexusClient.startOperation('runFromRemote', { userId: userIdOne }, { scheduleToCloseTimeout: '60s' }),
     nexusClient.startOperation('runFromRemote', { userId: userIdTwo }, { scheduleToCloseTimeout: '60s' }),
@@ -21,6 +33,15 @@ export async function callerRemoteWorkflow(): Promise<string[]> {
   log.push(`started workflow one for user: ${userIdOne}`);
   log.push(`started workflow two for user: ${userIdTwo}`);
 
+  // Workflow Two was just created by runFromRemote, so here Signal-with-Start skips the start and
+  // only delivers the Signal.
+  await nexusClient.executeOperation(
+    'attachApprovalContext',
+    { userId: userIdTwo, note: 'translation approved by the localization team' },
+    { scheduleToCloseTimeout: '10s' },
+  );
+  log.push(`attached approval context to running workflow for user: ${userIdTwo}`);
+
   // Interact with workflow one: query languages, set language to spanish
   const languagesOne = await nexusClient.executeOperation(
     'getLanguages',
diff --git a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/service/handler.ts b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/service/handler.ts
index aae3f67c5..067007afc 100644
--- a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/service/handler.ts
+++ b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/service/handler.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as nexus from 'nexus-rpc';
 import * as temporalNexus from '@temporalio/nexus';
 import {
   ApproveInput,
+  AttachApprovalContextInput,
   GetLanguageInput,
   GetLanguagesInput,
   nexusRemoteGreetingService,
@@ -9,7 +10,14 @@ import {
   RunFromRemoteOutput,
   SetLanguageInput,
 } from '../api';
-import { approveSignal, getLanguageQuery, getLanguagesQuery, greetingWorkflow, setLanguageUpdate } from './workflows';
+import {
+  approveSignal,
+  attachApprovalContextSignal,
+  getLanguageQuery,
+  getLanguagesQuery,
+  greetingWorkflow,
+  setLanguageUpdate,
+} from './workflows';
 
 const WORKFLOW_ID_PREFIX = 'GreetingWorkflow_for_';
 
@@ -18,14 +26,17 @@ function getWorkflowId(userId: string): string {
 }
 
 export const nexusRemoteGreetingServiceHandler = nexus.serviceHandler(nexusRemoteGreetingService, {
-  runFromRemote: new temporalNexus.WorkflowRunOperationHandler<RunFromRemoteInput, RunFromRemoteOutput>(
-    async (ctx, input: RunFromRemoteInput) => {
-      return await temporalNexus.startWorkflow(ctx, greetingWorkflow, {
+  runFromRemote: new temporalNexus.TemporalOperationHandler({
+    async start(_ctx, client, input: RunFromRemoteInput) {
+      return await client.startWorkflow(greetingWorkflow, {
         args: [],
         workflowId: getWorkflowId(input.userId),
+        // attachApprovalContext may have created the GreetingWorkflow already, so attach to the
+        // running execution instead of failing (the default behavior).
+        workflowIdConflictPolicy: 'USE_EXISTING',
       });
     },
-  ),
+  }),
 
   getLanguages: new temporalNexus.TemporalOperationHandler({
     async start(_ctx, client, input: GetLanguagesInput) {
@@ -57,4 +68,17 @@ export const nexusRemoteGreetingServiceHandler = nexus.serviceHandler(nexusRemot
       return temporalNexus.TemporalOperationResult.sync(undefined);
     },
   }),
+
+  // Signals the Workflow, starting it first if it is not already running.
+  attachApprovalContext: new temporalNexus.TemporalOperationHandler({
+    async start(_ctx, client, input: AttachApprovalContextInput) {
+      await client.signalWithStartWorkflow<typeof greetingWorkflow, [AttachApprovalContextInput]>(greetingWorkflow, {
+        args: [],
+        workflowId: getWorkflowId(input.userId),
+        signal: attachApprovalContextSignal,
+        signalArgs: [input],
+      });
+      return temporalNexus.TemporalOperationResult.sync(undefined);
+    },
+  }),
 });
diff --git a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/service/workflows.ts b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/service/workflows.ts
index d09d1de99..8493bd1e2 100644
--- a/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/service/workflows.ts
+++ b/nexus-messaging/src/ondemandpattern/service/workflows.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as wf from '@temporalio/workflow';
-import { Language } from '../api';
+import { AttachApprovalContextInput, Language } from '../api';
 import { createActivities } from './activities';
 
 const { callGreetingService } = wf.proxyActivities<ReturnType<typeof createActivities>>({
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const getLanguageQuery = wf.defineQuery<Language, []>('getLanguage');
 export const setLanguageUpdate = wf.defineUpdate<Language, [Language]>('setLanguage');
 export const setLanguageUsingActivityUpdate = wf.defineUpdate<Language, [Language]>('setLanguageUsingActivity');
 export const approveSignal = wf.defineSignal<[]>('approve');
+export const attachApprovalContextSignal = wf.defineSignal<[AttachApprovalContextInput]>('attachApprovalContext');
 
 const INITIAL_GREETINGS: Partial<Record<Language, string>> = {
   chinese: '你好，世界',
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export async function greetingWorkflow(): Promise<string> {
   let language: Language = 'english';
   let greetings: Partial<Record<Language, string>> = { ...INITIAL_GREETINGS };
   let approved = false;
+  let approvalContext: string | undefined;
 
   wf.setHandler(getLanguagesQuery, () => Object.keys(greetings) as Language[]);
 
@@ -56,9 +58,15 @@ export async function greetingWorkflow(): Promise<string> {
   });
 
   wf.setHandler(approveSignal, () => {
+    wf.log.info('approve signal received', { approvalContext });
     approved = true;
   });
 
+  wf.setHandler(attachApprovalContextSignal, (input: AttachApprovalContextInput) => {
+    wf.log.info('attachApprovalContext signal received', { userId: input.userId, note: input.note });
+    approvalContext = input.note;
+  });
+
   await wf.condition(() => approved && wf.allHandlersFinished());
 
   return greetings[language] ?? `Hello from ${language}`;