diff --git a/src/main-process/atom-application.js b/src/main-process/atom-application.js
index 097c6508a..66611b9e2 100644
--- a/src/main-process/atom-application.js
+++ b/src/main-process/atom-application.js
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ class AtomApplication extends EventEmitter {
     if (bestWindow) {
       bestWindow.sendURIMessage(url)
       bestWindow.focus()
+      return bestWindow
     } else {
       let windowInitializationScript
       let {resourcePath} = this