diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index 34bf1cdc9..680e0b359 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -176,7 +176,33 @@ global.app_handlers = {
   stopProcess: setStopProcessHandler,
 };
 
+let window;
+
 app.on("ready", async () => {
+  const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
+  if (!gotTheLock) {
+    await dialog.showMessageBox(undefined, {
+      title: "Bitburner",
+      message: "Failed to launch",
+      detail: "Bitburner is already running. Please do not launch the game multiple times.",
+      type: "error",
+      buttons: ["OK"],
+    });
+    app.quit();
+    return;
+  }
+  app.on("second-instance", (event, commandLine, workingDirectory, additionalData) => {
+    log.error("A second instance is launched", event, commandLine, workingDirectory, additionalData);
+    // The player tried to run a second instance. We should focus the current window.
+    if (!window) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (window.isMinimized()) {
+      window.restore();
+    }
+    window.focus();
+  });
+
   // Intercept file protocol requests and only let valid requests through
   protocol.handle("file", ({ url, method }) => {
     let filePath;
@@ -207,13 +233,13 @@ app.on("ready", async () => {
 
   log.info("Application is ready!");
   if (process.argv.includes("--export-save")) {
-    const window = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
+    window = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
     await window.loadFile("export.html");
     window.show();
     setStopProcessHandler(window);
     await utils.exportSave(window);
   } else {
-    const window = await startWindow(process.argv.includes("--no-scripts"));
+    window = await startWindow(process.argv.includes("--no-scripts"));
     if (global.steamworksError) {
       await dialog.showMessageBox(window, {
         title: "Bitburner",