diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7836a7..93dd279 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ The binary is written to:
 
 ```text
 # GUI executable produced by scripts\build-windows.bat.
-dist\windows\pysentry-0.2.3-windows-amd64.exe
+dist\windows\pysentry-0.2.4-windows-amd64.exe
 ```
 
 Linux:
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ The binary is written to:
 
 ```text
 # Linux executable produced by scripts/build-linux.sh.
-dist/linux/pysentry-0.2.3-linux-amd64
+dist/linux/pysentry-0.2.4-linux-amd64
 ```
 
 Linux using Docker:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ The binary is copied to:
 
 ```text
 # Linux executable copied out of the Docker build image.
-dist\linux\pysentry-0.2.3-linux-amd64
+dist\linux\pysentry-0.2.4-linux-amd64
 ```
 
 Release build from Linux:
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ The binaries are copied to:
 
 ```text
 # Linux artifact.
-dist/linux/pysentry-0.2.3-linux-amd64
+dist/linux/pysentry-0.2.4-linux-amd64
 
 # Linux arm64 artifact.
-dist/linux/pysentry-0.2.3-linux-arm64
+dist/linux/pysentry-0.2.4-linux-arm64
 
 # Windows artifact cross-compiled from Linux.
-dist/windows/pysentry-0.2.3-windows-amd64.exe
+dist/windows/pysentry-0.2.4-windows-amd64.exe
 ```
 
 ## Run From Source
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Linux:
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Application
 Name=PySentry
-Exec=/opt/pysentry/pysentry-0.2.3-linux-amd64
+Exec=/opt/pysentry/pysentry-0.2.4-linux-amd64
 Terminal=false
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 6193543..ef64ad6 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable PySentry changes are recorded in this file.
 
+## 0.2.4 - 2026-06-16
+
+- Prevented repeated application launches by forwarding a second start attempt to the already running instance.
+- A second instance now asks the first instance to show and focus the existing window, then exits.
+
 ## 0.2.3 - 2026-06-15
 
 - Changed History to use chronological ordering with new records appended at the bottom.
diff --git a/src/core/version.go b/src/core/version.go
index 4bd0fe2..0f8795a 100644
--- a/src/core/version.go
+++ b/src/core/version.go
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ package core
 // Version is the application version shown in the GUI and used by build
 // scripts in artifact names. It is a var rather than a const so release builds
 // can override it with Go ldflags when CI tags a build.
-var Version = "0.2.3"
+var Version = "0.2.4"
diff --git a/src/gui/app.go b/src/gui/app.go
index 7785b04..f125f49 100644
--- a/src/gui/app.go
+++ b/src/gui/app.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package gui
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ const settingsLabelWidth float32 = 140
 const settingsControlWidth float32 = 330
 const settingsStatusWidth float32 = 280
 const projectRepositoryURL = "https://gitea.mixdep.ru/mix/gosentry"
+const singleInstanceAddress = "127.0.0.1:37653"
+const singleInstanceShowCommand = "show"
 
 // The GUI package aliases core types to keep widget callbacks short. The actual
 // durable model still lives in src/core, so GUI code does not define a second
@@ -40,6 +44,14 @@ type event = core.RunRecord
 
 func Run() {
 	started := time.Now()
+	instanceListener, primary := acquireSingleInstance()
+	if !primary {
+		return
+	}
+	if instanceListener != nil {
+		defer instanceListener.Close()
+	}
+
 	// A stable app ID lets Fyne persist desktop preferences consistently across
 	// launches and gives tray/window integration a predictable identity.
 	a := app.NewWithID(appID)
@@ -49,6 +61,7 @@ func Run() {
 	configureSystemTray(a, w)
 	w.Resize(fyne.NewSize(1120, 720))
 	w.SetContent(newMainView(w, started))
+	serveSingleInstance(instanceListener, w)
 	w.ShowAndRun()
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +96,47 @@ func configureSystemTray(a fyne.App, w fyne.Window) {
 	})
 }
 
+func acquireSingleInstance() (net.Listener, bool) {
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", singleInstanceAddress)
+	if err == nil {
+		return listener, true
+	}
+
+	connection, dialErr := net.DialTimeout("tcp", singleInstanceAddress, time.Second)
+	if dialErr == nil {
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(connection, singleInstanceShowCommand)
+		_ = connection.Close()
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	// If the port is unavailable but does not answer as GoSentry, continue
+	// startup instead of making the application impossible to open because of an
+	// unrelated local listener. In the normal duplicate-start case the dial above
+	// succeeds and this process exits after waking the first instance.
+	return nil, true
+}
+
+func serveSingleInstance(listener net.Listener, w fyne.Window) {
+	if listener == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			connection, err := listener.Accept()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			command, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(connection, 32))
+			_ = connection.Close()
+			if strings.TrimSpace(string(command)) != singleInstanceShowCommand {
+				continue
+			}
+			w.Show()
+			w.RequestFocus()
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
 func newMainView(w fyne.Window, started time.Time) fyne.CanvasObject {
 	store, jobs, err := core.OpenStore()
 	if err != nil {