diff --git a/Sources/Pesty/AppController.swift b/Sources/Pesty/AppController.swift
index ee649f5..66b38ef 100644
--- a/Sources/Pesty/AppController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pesty/AppController.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ final class AppController: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     private var statusItem: NSStatusItem?
     private var settingsWindow: NSWindow?
     private var keyMonitor: Any?
+    private var isReopenPresentationPending = false
 
     private(set) var previousApp: NSRunningApplication?
     private(set) var lastActiveApp: NSRunningApplication?
@@ -43,12 +44,42 @@ final class AppController: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
             return
         }
 
+        // Pesty's primary interface should be immediately discoverable after
+        // every normal launch, including the first launch after quitting.
         if !Settings.shared.onboarded {
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.6) { [weak self] in
-                self?.showSettings()
-            }
             Settings.shared.onboarded = true
         }
+        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) { [weak self] in
+            self?.showBar()
+        }
+    }
+
+    func applicationShouldHandleReopen(_ sender: NSApplication,
+                                       hasVisibleWindows flag: Bool) -> Bool {
+        // Finder, Spotlight, and the Dock send a reopen event when the user
+        // invokes an app that is already running. The clipboard bar is an
+        // NSPanel, so AppKit's `hasVisibleWindows` value does not reliably
+        // describe whether Pesty already has a surface on screen.
+        // Settings and previews are secondary surfaces. Only an already
+        // visible Paste Bar should suppress a new presentation.
+        guard !isBarVisible else { return true }
+        guard !isReopenPresentationPending else { return false }
+
+        isReopenPresentationPending = true
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            self.isReopenPresentationPending = false
+
+            // A duplicate reopen event can arrive while AppKit finishes the
+            // first one. Avoid presenting the Paste Bar twice.
+            guard !self.isBarVisible else { return }
+            self.showBar()
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    private var isBarVisible: Bool {
+        barController?.window?.isVisible == true
     }
 
     @objc private func appActivated(_ note: Notification) {
@@ -133,6 +164,10 @@ final class AppController: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         let front = NSWorkspace.shared.frontmostApplication
         if front?.bundleIdentifier != Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier {
             previousApp = front
+        } else if let lastActiveApp, !lastActiveApp.isTerminated {
+            // Reopen events arrive after Pesty becomes active, so retain the
+            // most recently active non-Pesty app as the eventual paste target.
+            previousApp = lastActiveApp
         }
         store.searchText = ""
         store.source = .history