diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
index a3cbd9b6b36..18134105374 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) run() {
 			w.center() // needs to be queued until after GTK starts up!
 		}
 	}
-	if w.parent.options.DevToolsEnabled {
+	if w.parent.options.DevToolsEnabled || globalApplication.isDebugMode {
 		w.toggleDevTools()
 		if w.parent.options.OpenInspectorOnStartup {
 			w.showDevTools()