diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Activities/DispatchWorkflow.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Activities/DispatchWorkflow.cs
index 1489ef1209..cea78701f7 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Activities/DispatchWorkflow.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Activities/DispatchWorkflow.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ protected override async ValueTask ExecuteAsync(ActivityExecutionContext context
         else
         {
             // Otherwise, we can complete immediately.
+            context.SetResult(instanceId);
             await context.CompleteActivityAsync();
         }
     }
@@ -155,4 +156,4 @@ private async ValueTask OnChildWorkflowCompletedAsync(ActivityExecutionContext c
         context.Set(Result, input);
         await context.CompleteActivityAsync();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/Elsa.Activities.UnitTests/Composition/DispatchWorkflowTests.cs b/test/unit/Elsa.Activities.UnitTests/Composition/DispatchWorkflowTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e4734c35f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/Elsa.Activities.UnitTests/Composition/DispatchWorkflowTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+using Elsa.Common.Models;
+using Elsa.Extensions;
+using Elsa.Testing.Shared;
+using Elsa.Workflows;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Activities;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Management;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Models;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Activities;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Requests;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Responses;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using NSubstitute;
+
+namespace Elsa.Activities.UnitTests.Composition;
+
+public class DispatchWorkflowTests
+{
+    private const string DefaultWorkflowDefinitionId = "test-workflow-def";
+    private const string DefaultGeneratedId = "generated-child-id";
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Should_Set_Result_To_Dispatched_Workflow_Instance_Id_When_Not_Waiting()
+    {
+        var dispatchWorkflow = new DispatchWorkflow
+        {
+            WorkflowDefinitionId = new(DefaultWorkflowDefinitionId),
+            WaitForCompletion = new(false)
+        };
+
+        var (context, _) = await ExecuteAsync(dispatchWorkflow);
+
+        var result = context.GetActivityOutput(() => dispatchWorkflow.Result);
+        Assert.Equal(DefaultGeneratedId, result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Should_Dispatch_Workflow_With_Generated_Instance_Id()
+    {
+        var dispatchWorkflow = new DispatchWorkflow
+        {
+            WorkflowDefinitionId = new(DefaultWorkflowDefinitionId),
+            WaitForCompletion = new(false)
+        };
+
+        var (_, workflowDispatcher) = await ExecuteAsync(dispatchWorkflow);
+
+        await workflowDispatcher.Received(1).DispatchAsync(
+            Arg.Is<DispatchWorkflowDefinitionRequest>(request => request.InstanceId == DefaultGeneratedId),
+            Arg.Any<DispatchWorkflowOptions>(),
+            Arg.Any<CancellationToken>());
+    }
+
+    private static WorkflowGraph CreateMockWorkflowGraph()
+    {
+        var writeLine = new WriteLine("Test") { Id = "test-activity" };
+        var workflow = Workflow.FromActivity(writeLine);
+        workflow.Id = "test-workflow";
+        var rootNode = new ActivityNode(writeLine, "Done");
+        return new(workflow, rootNode, [rootNode]);
+    }
+
+    private static IWorkflowDefinitionService CreateWorkflowDefinitionService(string workflowDefinitionId, WorkflowGraph workflowGraph)
+    {
+        var service = Substitute.For<IWorkflowDefinitionService>();
+        service
+            .FindWorkflowGraphAsync(workflowDefinitionId, Arg.Any<VersionOptions>(), Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+            .Returns(workflowGraph);
+        return service;
+    }
+
+    private static IIdentityGenerator CreateIdentityGenerator(string generatedId)
+    {
+        var generator = Substitute.For<IIdentityGenerator>();
+        generator.GenerateId().Returns(generatedId);
+        return generator;
+    }
+
+    private static IWorkflowDispatcher CreateWorkflowDispatcher()
+    {
+        var dispatcher = Substitute.For<IWorkflowDispatcher>();
+        dispatcher
+            .DispatchAsync(Arg.Any<DispatchWorkflowDefinitionRequest>(), Arg.Any<DispatchWorkflowOptions>(), Arg.Any<CancellationToken>())
+            .Returns(DispatchWorkflowResponse.Success());
+        return dispatcher;
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<(ActivityExecutionContext Context, IWorkflowDispatcher WorkflowDispatcher)> ExecuteAsync(DispatchWorkflow dispatchWorkflow)
+    {
+        var workflowGraph = CreateMockWorkflowGraph();
+        var workflowDefinitionService = CreateWorkflowDefinitionService(DefaultWorkflowDefinitionId, workflowGraph);
+        var identityGenerator = CreateIdentityGenerator(DefaultGeneratedId);
+        var workflowDispatcher = CreateWorkflowDispatcher();
+
+        var context = await new ActivityTestFixture(dispatchWorkflow)
+            .ConfigureServices(services =>
+            {
+                services.AddSingleton(workflowDefinitionService);
+                services.AddSingleton(identityGenerator);
+                services.AddSingleton(workflowDispatcher);
+            })
+            .ExecuteAsync();
+
+        return (context, workflowDispatcher);
+    }
+}