diff --git a/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee b/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
index f20239e66..9bbdcfc25 100644
--- a/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class AtomWindow
     options =
       show: false
       title: 'Atom'
+      tabbingIdentifier: 'atom'
       webPreferences:
         # Prevent specs from throttling when the window is in the background:
         # this should result in faster CI builds, and an improvement in the