diff --git a/src/config/LaunchSettings.cpp b/src/config/LaunchSettings.cpp
index 82c93c18..e12fdc62 100644
--- a/src/config/LaunchSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/config/LaunchSettings.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ std::optional<int> LaunchSettings::HandleCommandline(const std::vector<std::wstr
 
 		("force-interpreter", po::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true), "Force interpreter CPU emulation, disables recompiler. Useful for debugging purposes where you want to get accurate memory accesses and stack traces.")
 		("force-multicore-interpreter", po::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true), "Force multi-core interpreter CPU emulation, disables recompiler. Only useful for getting stack traces, but slightly faster than the single-core interpreter mode.")
-		("enable-gdbstub", po::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true), "Enable GDB stub to debug executables inside Cemu using an external debugger");
+		("enable-gdbstub", po::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true), "Enable GDB stub to debug executables inside Cemu using an external debugger")
+		("open-debugger", po::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true), "Open the PPC debugger window on startup");
 
 	po::options_description hidden{ "Hidden options" };
 	hidden.add_options()
@@ -193,6 +194,9 @@ std::optional<int> LaunchSettings::HandleCommandline(const std::vector<std::wstr
 		if (vm.count("enable-gdbstub"))
 			s_enable_gdbstub = vm["enable-gdbstub"].as<bool>();
 
+		if (vm.count("open-debugger"))
+			s_open_debugger = vm["open-debugger"].as<bool>();
+
 		if (vm.count("forward-console-logging"))
 		{
 			requireConsole();
diff --git a/src/config/LaunchSettings.h b/src/config/LaunchSettings.h
index b594e318..d23c8454 100644
--- a/src/config/LaunchSettings.h
+++ b/src/config/LaunchSettings.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public:
 	static std::unordered_map<fs::path, std::wstring>& CosMounts() { return s_cos_mounts; }
 
 	static bool GDBStubEnabled() { return s_enable_gdbstub; }
+	static bool OpenDebuggerEnabled() { return s_open_debugger; }
 	static bool NSightModeEnabled() { return s_nsight_mode; }
 
 	static bool ForceInterpreter() { return s_force_interpreter; };
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ private:
 	inline static std::unordered_map<fs::path, std::wstring> s_cos_mounts{};
 
 	inline static bool s_enable_gdbstub = false;
+	inline static bool s_open_debugger = false;
 	inline static bool s_nsight_mode = false;
 
 	inline static bool s_force_interpreter = false;
diff --git a/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.cpp
index 698bf65a..09ef727a 100644
--- a/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
 	{
 			g_gdbstub = std::make_unique<GDBServer>(GetConfig().gdb_port);
 	}
+
+	if (LaunchSettings::OpenDebuggerEnabled())
+		OpenPPCDebugger();
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
@@ -1190,6 +1193,14 @@ void MainWindow::OnDebugViewPPCDebugger(wxCommandEvent& event)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	OpenPPCDebugger();
+}
+
+void MainWindow::OpenPPCDebugger()
+{
+	if (m_debugger_window)
+		return;
+
 	auto rect = GetDesktopRect();
 	/*
 	sint32 new_width = max(rect.GetWidth() * 0.70, rect.GetWidth() - 850);
diff --git a/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.h b/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.h
index e1cfc8b5..deb656ce 100644
--- a/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
 	void UpdateNFCMenu();
 	bool IsMenuHidden() const;
 	void TogglePadView();
+	void OpenPPCDebugger();
 
 #if BOOST_OS_WINDOWS
 	WXLRESULT MSWWindowProc(WXUINT nMsg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam) override;