diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/storyteller_studio/StorytellerStudioPage.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/storyteller_studio/StorytellerStudioPage.tsx
index 944b3893cb..c0e3a7e847 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/storyteller_studio/StorytellerStudioPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/storyteller_studio/StorytellerStudioPage.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { usePrefixedDocumentTitle } from "common/UsePrefixedDocumentTitle";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import Scene3D from "components/common/Scene3D/Scene3D";
 import { EngineMode } from "components/common/Scene3D/EngineMode";
+import { SplitFirstPeriod } from "utils/SplitFirstPeriod";
 
 interface Props {
   sessionWrapper: SessionWrapper;
@@ -13,7 +14,12 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 function StorytellerStudioListPage(props: Props) {
-  const { mediaToken } = useParams<{ mediaToken: string }>();
+  // NB: The URL parameter might be a raw media token (for .scn.ron files), or it might 
+  // have an appended suffix to assist the engine in loading the correct scene format. 
+  // For example, this is a valid "mediaTokenSpec": `m_zk0qkm1tgsdbh6e3c9kedy34vaympd.glb`
+  const { mediaToken : mediaTokenSpec } = useParams<{ mediaToken: string }>();
+
+  const { base: mediaToken, maybeRemainder: maybeExtension } = SplitFirstPeriod(mediaTokenSpec);
 
   usePrefixedDocumentTitle("Storyteller Studio");
 
@@ -23,13 +29,20 @@ function StorytellerStudioListPage(props: Props) {
 
   let assetDescriptor;
 
-  if (mediaToken) {
+  // We should prefer to start the onboarding flow with an existing scene, but if 
+  // one is unavailable, we should show the sample room.
+  if (maybeExtension !== undefined) {
     assetDescriptor = {
-      storytellerSceneMediaFileToken: mediaToken
+      sceneImportToken: mediaToken,
+      extension: maybeExtension,
+    };
+  } else if (mediaToken) {
+    assetDescriptor = {
+      storytellerSceneMediaFileToken: mediaToken,
     };
   } else {
     assetDescriptor = {
-      objectId: "sample-room.gltf"
+      objectId: "sample-room.gltf",
     };
   }