diff --git a/src/main/java/mediathek/mainwindow/MediathekGui.java b/src/main/java/mediathek/mainwindow/MediathekGui.java
index e185414fbe..fa5a392c32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mediathek/mainwindow/MediathekGui.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mediathek/mainwindow/MediathekGui.java
@@ -909,7 +909,11 @@ protected void handleDownloadFinishedEvent(DownloadFinishedEvent msg) {
 
     @Handler
     private void handleShowSettingsDialogEvent(ShowSettingsDialogEvent evt) {
-        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> getSettingsDialog().setVisible(true));
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+            getSettingsDialog().setVisible(true);
+            if (!SystemUtils.IS_OS_MAC_OSX)
+                getSettingsDialog().toFront();
+        });
     }
 
     /**