diff --git a/src/behaviours/quitting-and-restarting-the-app/opening-application-window-using-tray.test.ts b/src/behaviours/quitting-and-restarting-the-app/opening-application-window-using-tray.test.ts
index 6e43978fde..9878befc18 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/quitting-and-restarting-the-app/opening-application-window-using-tray.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/quitting-and-restarting-the-app/opening-application-window-using-tray.test.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,27 @@ describe("opening application window using tray", () => {
             expect(callForApplicationWindowHtmlMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("http://localhost:42");
           });
 
+          describe("given static HTML of application window has not resolved yet, when opening from tray again", () => {
+            beforeEach(() => {
+              callForApplicationWindowHtmlMock.mockClear();
+              callForSplashWindowHtmlMock.mockClear();
+
+              applicationBuilder.tray.click("open-app");
+            });
+
+            it("does not load contents of splash window again", () => {
+              expect(callForSplashWindowHtmlMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            });
+
+            it("does not load contents of application window again", () => {
+              expect(callForApplicationWindowHtmlMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            });
+
+            it("shows just the blank application window to permit developer tool access", () => {
+              expectWindowsToBeOpen(["only-application-window"]);
+            });
+          });
+
           describe("when static HTML of application window resolves", () => {
             beforeEach(async () => {
               await callForApplicationWindowHtmlMock.resolve();
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/create-lens-window.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/create-lens-window.injectable.ts
index dcd42f2333..1f50e2312f 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/create-lens-window.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/create-lens-window.injectable.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import type { LensWindow, SendToViewArgs } from "./lens-window-injection-token";
 import type { ContentSource, ElectronWindowTitleBarStyle } from "./create-electron-window.injectable";
 import createElectronWindowForInjectable from "./create-electron-window.injectable";
+import assert from "assert";
 
 export interface ElectronWindow {
   show: () => void;
@@ -40,52 +41,62 @@ const createLensWindowInjectable = getInjectable({
     return (configuration: LensWindowConfiguration): LensWindow => {
       let browserWindow: ElectronWindow | undefined;
 
+      let windowIsShown = false;
       let windowIsOpening = false;
-      let contentIsLoading = false;
+
+      const showWindow = () => {
+        assert(browserWindow);
+
+        browserWindow.show();
+        windowIsShown = true;
+      };
 
       return {
         id: configuration.id,
 
         get visible() {
-          return !!browserWindow && !contentIsLoading;
+          return windowIsShown;
         },
 
         get opening() {
           return windowIsOpening;
         },
 
-        show: async () => {
+        open: async () => {
           if (!browserWindow) {
             windowIsOpening = true;
 
             browserWindow = createElectronWindow({
               ...configuration,
-              onClose: () => browserWindow = undefined,
+              onClose: () => {
+                browserWindow = undefined;
+                windowIsShown = false;
+              },
             });
 
-            const windowFilePath = configuration.getContentSource().file;
-            const windowUrl = configuration.getContentSource().url;
+            const { file: filePathForContent, url: urlForContent } =
+              configuration.getContentSource();
 
-            contentIsLoading = true;
-
-            if (windowFilePath) {
-              await browserWindow.loadFile(windowFilePath);
-            } else if (windowUrl) {
-              await browserWindow.loadUrl(windowUrl);
+            if (filePathForContent) {
+              await browserWindow.loadFile(filePathForContent);
+            } else if (urlForContent) {
+              await browserWindow.loadUrl(urlForContent);
             }
 
             await configuration.beforeOpen?.();
-
-            contentIsLoading = false;
           }
 
-          browserWindow.show();
+          showWindow();
+
           windowIsOpening = false;
         },
 
+        show: showWindow,
+
         close: () => {
           browserWindow?.close();
           browserWindow = undefined;
+          windowIsShown = false;
         },
 
         send: (args: SendToViewArgs) => {
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/lens-window-injection-token.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/lens-window-injection-token.ts
index e424e33c78..4f8c3bb73a 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/lens-window-injection-token.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/lens-window-injection-token.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ export interface SendToViewArgs {
 
 export interface LensWindow {
   id: string;
-  show: () => Promise<void>;
+  open: () => Promise<void>;
   close: () => void;
+  show: () => void;
   send: (args: SendToViewArgs) => void;
   visible: boolean;
   opening: boolean;
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/show-application-window.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/show-application-window.injectable.ts
index 18f5e20e1e..e1f9438ecf 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/show-application-window.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/show-application-window.injectable.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,18 @@ const showApplicationWindowInjectable = getInjectable({
 
   instantiate: (di) => {
     const applicationWindow = di.inject(applicationWindowInjectable);
-
     const splashWindow = di.inject(splashWindowInjectable);
 
     return async () => {
+      if (applicationWindow.opening) {
+        applicationWindow.show();
+        splashWindow.close();
+
+        return;
+      }
+
       const windowIsAlreadyBeingShown = someIsTruthy([
         applicationWindow.visible,
-        applicationWindow.opening,
-        splashWindow.visible,
         splashWindow.opening,
       ]);
 
@@ -28,9 +32,9 @@ const showApplicationWindowInjectable = getInjectable({
         return;
       }
 
-      await splashWindow.show();
+      await splashWindow.open();
 
-      await applicationWindow.show();
+      await applicationWindow.open();
 
       splashWindow.close();
     };
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/start-main-application.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/start-main-application.injectable.ts
index 8d48977089..30e1da33f9 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/start-main-application.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/start-main-application.injectable.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const startMainApplicationInjectable = getInjectable({
         await beforeApplicationIsLoading();
 
         if (!shouldStartHidden) {
-          await splashWindow.show();
+          await splashWindow.open();
         }
 
         await onLoadOfApplication();
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const startMainApplicationInjectable = getInjectable({
           if (deepLinkUrl) {
             await openDeepLink(deepLinkUrl);
           } else {
-            await applicationWindow.show();
+            await applicationWindow.open();
           }
 
           splashWindow.close();
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder.tsx b/src/renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder.tsx
index f6cd766ce6..56927b4c3a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder.tsx
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ export const getApplicationBuilder = () => {
 
       const applicationWindow = mainDi.inject(applicationWindowInjectable);
 
-      await applicationWindow.show();
+      await applicationWindow.open();
 
       const startFrame = rendererDi.inject(startFrameInjectable);