diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
index 27d91a087..a7afff6b8 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) run() {
 			w.center() // needs to be queued until after GTK starts up!
 		}
 	}
+	if w.parent.options.DevToolsEnabled {
+		w.toggleDevTools()
+	}
 }
 
 func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) setTransparent() {