diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/windows.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/windows.ts
index 170cd877cd..95f80c1240 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/windows.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/windows.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function createMainWindow(globals: Globals) {
     y: state.y,
     width: state.width,
     height: state.height,
-    show: true,
+    show: false,
     title: "OpenCode",
     icon: iconPath(),
     backgroundColor,
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ export function createMainWindow(globals: Globals) {
   wireZoom(win)
   injectGlobals(win, globals)
 
+  win.once("ready-to-show", () => {
+    win.show()
+  })
+
   return win
 }