diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index a82eaf50..2ea4c6f2 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	MessageStatus(
 		std::string("Starting Sourcetrail ") +
-		(utility::getApplicationArchitectureType() == APPLICATION_ARCHITECTURE_X86_32 ? "32" : "64") + " bit, " + 
+		(utility::getApplicationArchitectureType() == APPLICATION_ARCHITECTURE_X86_32 ? "32" : "64") + " bit, " +
 		"version " + version.toDisplayString()).dispatch();
 
 	commandline::CommandLineParser commandLineParser(version.toString());
@@ -281,7 +281,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	else
 	{
 #ifdef _WIN32
-		ShowWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), SW_HIDE);
+		HWND consoleWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
+		DWORD dwProcessId;
+		GetWindowThreadProcessId(consoleWnd, &dwProcessId);
+		if (GetCurrentProcessId() == dwProcessId)
+		{
+			// Sourcetrail has not been started from console and thus has it's own console
+			ShowWindow(consoleWnd, SW_HIDE);
+		}
 #endif
 		QtApplication qtApp(argc, argv);