diff --git a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
index 69ac398ab..673d9ec40 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class AtomApplication
     if existingWindow?
       openedWindow = existingWindow
       openedWindow.openPath(pathToOpen, initialLine)
-      openedWindow.restore()
+      openedWindow.restore() if openedWindow.isMinimized()
     else
       if devMode
         try
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index 4958dd782..1022f6f76 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ class AtomWindow
 
   isFocused: -> @browserWindow.isFocused()
 
+  isMinimized: -> @browserWindow.isMinimized()
+
   isWebViewFocused: -> @browserWindow.isWebViewFocused()
 
   isSpecWindow: -> @isSpec