diff --git a/src/app/atom.coffee b/src/app/atom.coffee
index 0e12e6259..121a0a83a 100644
--- a/src/app/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/app/atom.coffee
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ window.atom =
   focus: ->
     remote.getCurrentWindow().focus()
 
+  show: ->
+    remote.getCurrentWindow().show()
+
   hide: ->
     remote.getCurrentWindow().hide()
 
diff --git a/src/app/window.coffee b/src/app/window.coffee
index 0068b4ba6..1570b82d9 100644
--- a/src/app/window.coffee
+++ b/src/app/window.coffee
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ window.startEditorWindow = ->
   keymap.loadUserKeymaps()
   atom.requireUserInitScript()
   $(window).on 'unload', -> unloadEditorWindow(); false
-  remote.getCurrentWindow().show()
+  atom.show()
   atom.focus()
 
 window.startConfigWindow = ->
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ window.startConfigWindow = ->
   atom.activatePackageConfigs()
   keymap.loadUserKeymaps()
   $(window).on 'unload', -> unloadConfigWindow(); false
-  remote.getCurrentWindow().show()
+  atom.show()
   atom.focus()
 
 window.unloadEditorWindow = ->