diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
index 2ba754fa8..06869fad0 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ async function UIDesktop(options) {
     //-----------------------------
     // GUI is ready to launch apps!
     //-----------------------------
-
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('desktop:ready'));
     globalThis.services.emit('gui:ready');
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------