diff --git a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 91ec58651..b56634350 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1055,6 +1055,9 @@ void MainWindow::enableClient(bool enable)
 
 void MainWindow::showAndActivate()
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+  forceAppActive();
+#endif
   show();
   raise();
   activateWindow();
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/OSXHelpers.h b/src/lib/gui/OSXHelpers.h
index b6c3ab978..3d319a040 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/OSXHelpers.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/OSXHelpers.h
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ void requestOSXNotificationPermission();
 bool isOSXDevelopmentBuild();
 bool showOSXNotification(const QString &title, const QString &body);
 bool isOSXInterfaceStyleDark();
+void forceAppActive();
 IconsTheme getOSXIconsTheme();
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/OSXHelpers.mm b/src/lib/gui/OSXHelpers.mm
index 06cb2fe57..37701e489 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/OSXHelpers.mm
+++ b/src/lib/gui/OSXHelpers.mm
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ bool isOSXInterfaceStyleDark()
   return (style && [style isKindOfClass:[NSString class]] && NSOrderedSame == [style caseInsensitiveCompare:@"dark"]);
 }
 
+void forceAppActive()
+{
+  [[NSApplication sharedApplication] activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
+}
+
 IconsTheme getOSXIconsTheme()
 {
   if (@available(macOS 11, *))