diff --git a/src/main-process/atom-application.coffee b/src/main-process/atom-application.coffee
index ac75f2087..0fd7f5630 100644
--- a/src/main-process/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/main-process/atom-application.coffee
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ class AtomApplication
       resourcePath ?= @resourcePath
       windowDimensions ?= @getDimensionsForNewWindow()
       openedWindow = new AtomWindow(this, @fileRecoveryService, {initialPaths, locationsToOpen, windowInitializationScript, resourcePath, devMode, safeMode, windowDimensions, profileStartup, clearWindowState, env})
+      openedWindow.focus()
 
     if pidToKillWhenClosed?
       @pidsToOpenWindows[pidToKillWhenClosed] = openedWindow