diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
index 112aae6..c1acbd4 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
@@ -278,5 +278,15 @@ fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
     window.present();
+
+    // On macOS, surface the window on the specific launch that follows
+    // the user clicking "Relaunch" after granting Accessibility, so
+    // they see the app come up in its working state rather than just
+    // a menu-bar icon and wonder whether anything happened.
+    // relaunch_bundle() sets LAN_MOUSE_RELAUNCHED=1 via `open --env`.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    if env::var_os("LAN_MOUSE_RELAUNCHED").is_some() {
+        window.present();
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/macos_privacy.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/macos_privacy.rs
index 9183a96..3d93667 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/macos_privacy.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/macos_privacy.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ pub fn relaunch_bundle() {
 
     // Trailing `&` backgrounds the sleep+open so our shell call returns
     // immediately; the spawned shell is adopted by launchd once we exit.
-    let cmd = format!("(sleep 1 && open {bundle:?}) &");
+    // `--env LAN_MOUSE_RELAUNCHED=1` sets an env var on the new process
+    // so `build_ui` can present the main window on this specific launch
+    // (confirming to the user that the grant + relaunch worked) while
+    // still starting hidden in the menu bar on normal fresh launches.
+    let cmd = format!("(sleep 1 && open --env LAN_MOUSE_RELAUNCHED=1 {bundle:?}) &");
     let _ = Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(cmd).spawn();
 }