diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index 3b7f96f1c..e49c45b5b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -3137,7 +3137,13 @@ impl eframe::App for PdfCraftApp {
         for e in os_events {
             match e {
                 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-                OsEvent::Open(paths) => paths.iter().for_each(|p| self.open_path(p)),
+                OsEvent::Open(paths) => {
+                    paths.iter().for_each(|p| self.open_path(p));
+                    // Files handed to the running app (Finder, or another launch): bring its
+                    // window to the front, also when minimized or full screen on another Space.
+                    ctx.send_viewport_cmd(egui::ViewportCommand::Minimized(false));
+                    ctx.send_viewport_cmd(egui::ViewportCommand::Focus);
+                }
                 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
                 OsEvent::Open(_) => {}
                 // Like closing the window: `guard_quit` asks about unsaved changes.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/open_worker_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/open_worker_tests.rs
index ebdd45054..af847b9a2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/open_worker_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/open_worker_tests.rs
@@ -670,3 +670,35 @@ fn startup_files_wait_for_absolute_link_consent_and_preparation() {
     assert_eq!(app.active, Some(1), "the user's approved navigation keeps focus");
     let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
 }
+
+/// #1928: a new file handed over by the OS (Finder, or another launch) raises the window at once,
+/// before it is prepared, and is the selected tab once it opens.
+#[test]
+#[allow(clippy::expect_used, clippy::panic, clippy::unwrap_used)]
+fn a_new_file_from_the_os_brings_the_window_forward_before_it_is_prepared() {
+    let (mut harness, _client) = harness();
+    let (gate, started, release, finished) = open_worker::prepare_gate();
+    harness.state_mut().open_prepare_gate = Some(gate);
+    let path = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("pdfcraft-os-open-worker-{}.pdf", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::write(&path, fixture(2)).expect("write the handed-over PDF");
+    let mut queue = vec![crate::OsEvent::Open(vec![path.to_string_lossy().into_owned()])];
+    harness.state_mut().os_events = Some(Box::new(move || std::mem::take(&mut queue)));
+    harness.step();
+    started.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5)).expect("the handed-over PDF reached preparation");
+    let commands: Vec<_> = harness.output().viewport_output.values().flat_map(|v| v.commands.clone()).collect();
+    let visible = harness.state().views.len();
+    // Always release before asserting: a failure must not strand the worker at the barrier.
+    release.send(()).expect("release the handed-over PDF");
+    finished.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5)).expect("the handed-over PDF prepared");
+    assert!(commands.contains(&egui::ViewportCommand::Minimized(false)), "{commands:?}");
+    assert!(commands.contains(&egui::ViewportCommand::Focus), "{commands:?}");
+    assert_eq!(visible, 1, "the window comes forward while the file is still preparing");
+    harness.step();
+    let app = harness.state();
+    assert_eq!(app.views.len(), 2);
+    let active = app.active.expect("a selected document");
+    let doc = app.session.get(app.views[active].id).expect("the handed-over document");
+    assert_eq!(doc.path.as_deref(), Some(path.to_string_lossy().as_ref()), "the new file is the selected tab");
+    assert_eq!(doc.info.pages.len(), 2);
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs
index f8ba73737..6cde0d0ef 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui.rs
@@ -936,6 +936,15 @@ fn files_and_quit_from_the_operating_system() {
     std::fs::remove_file(&path).ok();
     assert_eq!(h.state().views.len(), 1, "the file opens in a tab");
     h.get_by_label_contains(&name);
+    // A file opened while the app runs brings its window forward, even minimized or full screen
+    // on another Space.
+    std::fs::write(&path, FIXTURE).unwrap();
+    queue.borrow_mut().push(OsEvent::Open(vec![path.to_string_lossy().into_owned()]));
+    h.step();
+    std::fs::remove_file(&path).ok();
+    let commands: Vec<_> = h.output().viewport_output.values().flat_map(|v| v.commands.clone()).collect();
+    assert!(commands.contains(&egui::ViewportCommand::Minimized(false)), "{commands:?}");
+    assert!(commands.contains(&egui::ViewportCommand::Focus), "{commands:?}");
     // Quit closes the window like the close button, so unsaved changes are asked about.
     queue.borrow_mut().push(OsEvent::Quit);
     h.step();