diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8a33c8d7a..f49d2f3ee 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -7,7 +7,20 @@
     <title>DBX</title>
   </head>
   <body>
-    <div id="root"></div>
+    <div id="root">
+      <style>
+        #root:empty {
+          display: flex;
+          align-items: center;
+          justify-content: center;
+          height: 100vh;
+          font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
+          color: #888;
+          font-size: 13px;
+        }
+        #root:empty::after { content: "Loading…"; }
+      </style>
+    </div>
     <script type="module" src="/src/main.ts"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index e53afc171..fd3fb8505 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
   ],
   "permissions": [
     "core:default",
+    "core:window:allow-show",
+    "core:window:allow-hide",
     "dialog:default",
     "dialog:allow-save",
     "dialog:allow-open",
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 4eea8c04d..75bb11ea3 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
         "minWidth": 900,
         "minHeight": 600,
         "resizable": true,
-        "fullscreen": false
+        "fullscreen": false,
+        "visible": false
       }
     ],
     "security": {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 3f7da5cdd..e6f5922b5 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { createApp } from "vue";
 import { createPinia } from "pinia";
 import VueVirtualScroller from "vue-virtual-scroller";
 import "vue-virtual-scroller/dist/vue-virtual-scroller.css";
+import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
 import i18n from "./i18n";
 import App from "./App.vue";
 import "./styles/globals.css";
@@ -11,3 +12,5 @@ app.use(createPinia());
 app.use(i18n);
 app.use(VueVirtualScroller);
 app.mount("#root");
+
+getCurrentWindow().show();
