diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml b/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml
index 1d8a6ef32..017564871 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
         Background="Transparent"
         ExtendClientAreaToDecorationsHint="True"
         ExtendClientAreaChromeHints="NoChrome"
-        SizeToContent="Height">
+        SizeToContent="Height"
+        IsVisible="{Binding MainWindowVisibility, Mode=TwoWay}">
 
     <Window.Resources>
         <converters:BoolToIsVisibleConverter x:Key="BoolToVisibilityConverter" />
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
index 898c2a019..0ef2bd57f 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Avalonia/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public partial class MainViewModel : ObservableObject
     public event Action? ShowRequested;
 
     [ObservableProperty]
-    private bool _mainWindowVisibility = true;
+    private bool _mainWindowVisibility = false;
 
     [ObservableProperty]
     private string _queryText = string.Empty;
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ public partial class MainViewModel : ObservableObject
     public void OnPluginsReady()
     {
         _pluginsReady = true;
-        Log.Info(ClassName, "Plugins ready");
+        MainWindowVisibility = true;
+        Log.Info(ClassName, "Plugins ready - window shown");
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(QueryText))
             _ = QueryAsync();
     }