diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/ipcinterface.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/ipcinterface.py
index 15c2b6872..cb7259cc5 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/ipcinterface.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/ipcinterface.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class IPCProtocolServer(Protocol):
     def dataReceived(self, data):
         data = rencode.loads(data)
+        component.get("MainWindow").present()
         process_args(data)
 
 class IPCProtocolClient(Protocol):