diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index 348ca1722..9ecde7bd2 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -1179,6 +1179,9 @@ bool Application::event(QEvent* event)
 #endif
 
     if (event->type() == QEvent::FileOpen) {
+        if (!m_mainWindow) {
+            showMainWindow(false);
+        }
         auto ev = static_cast<QFileOpenEvent*>(event);
         m_mainWindow->processURLs({ ev->url() });
     }
@@ -1312,6 +1315,9 @@ void Application::messageReceived(const QByteArray& message)
             qWarning() << "Received" << command << "message without a zip path/URL.";
             return;
         }
+        if (!m_mainWindow) {
+            showMainWindow(false);
+        }
         m_mainWindow->processURLs({ normalizeImportUrl(url) });
     } else if (command == "launch") {
         QString id = received.args["id"];