diff --git a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/interop/interop.h b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/interop/interop.h
index 1fd0e9f..d5e1365 100644
--- a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/interop/interop.h
+++ b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/interop/interop.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ typedef struct WelcomeMetadata {
   const char *window_icon_path;
   const char *tray_image_path;
 
+  const int already_running;
+
   // METHODS
   int (*dont_show_again_changed)(int);
 } WelcomeMetadata;
diff --git a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/interop/mod.rs b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/interop/mod.rs
index 7d8b06d..2ffa0d0 100644
--- a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/interop/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/interop/mod.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ pub struct WelcomeMetadata {
   pub window_icon_path: *const c_char,
   pub tray_image_path: *const c_char,
 
+  pub already_running: c_int,
+
   pub dont_show_again_changed: extern fn(c_int),
 }
 
diff --git a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/welcome/mod.rs b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/welcome/mod.rs
index afdf951..d5b631d 100644
--- a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/welcome/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/welcome/mod.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ pub fn show(options: WelcomeOptions) {
   let welcome_metadata = WelcomeMetadata {
     window_icon_path: c_window_icon_path_ptr,
     tray_image_path: c_tray_image_path_ptr,
+    already_running: if options.is_already_running { 1 } else { 0 },
     dont_show_again_changed,
   };
 
diff --git a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/welcome/welcome.cpp b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/welcome/welcome.cpp
index ec9c863..d6c0201 100644
--- a/espanso-modulo/src/sys/welcome/welcome.cpp
+++ b/espanso-modulo/src/sys/welcome/welcome.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ DerivedWelcomeFrame::DerivedWelcomeFrame(wxWindow *parent)
   {
     this->tray_info_label->Hide();
   }
+
+  this->dont_show_checkbox->Hide();
+
+  if (welcome_metadata->already_running) {  
+    this->title_label->SetLabel("Espanso is already running!");
+  }
 }
 
 void DerivedWelcomeFrame::on_dont_show_change( wxCommandEvent& event ) {
diff --git a/espanso-modulo/src/welcome/mod.rs b/espanso-modulo/src/welcome/mod.rs
index 0fbae5f..4d7c2fe 100644
--- a/espanso-modulo/src/welcome/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-modulo/src/welcome/mod.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub use crate::sys::welcome::show;
 pub struct WelcomeOptions {
   pub window_icon_path: Option<String>,
   pub tray_image_path: Option<String>,
+  pub is_already_running: bool,
 
   pub handlers: WelcomeHandlers,
 }