diff --git a/electron/main.ts b/electron/main.ts
index d932ec9..6f64cbd 100644
--- a/electron/main.ts
+++ b/electron/main.ts
@@ -351,9 +351,29 @@ ipcMain.on('myreader:allow-close', (event) => {
   win.close()
 })
 
+let pendingOpenPaths: string[] = []
+
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
   Menu.setApplicationMenu(buildMenu())
-  createWindow()
+  
+  const args = process.argv.slice(1)
+  for (const arg of args) {
+    if (existsSync(arg) && isMarkdownFile(arg)) {
+      pendingOpenPaths.push(arg)
+    }
+  }
+  
+  const win = createWindow()
+  
+  win.webContents.on('dom-ready', () => {
+    if (pendingOpenPaths.length > 0) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        win.webContents.send('myreader:open-files', pendingOpenPaths)
+        pendingOpenPaths = []
+      }, 500)
+    }
+  })
+  
   app.on('activate', () => {
     if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
       createWindow()
diff --git a/electron/preload.ts b/electron/preload.ts
index d83bf19..4221576 100644
--- a/electron/preload.ts
+++ b/electron/preload.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface MyReaderApi {
   allowClose: () => void
   onRequestClose: (handler: () => void) => () => void
   onMenuAction: (handler: (action: string) => void) => () => void
+  onOpenFiles: (handler: (paths: string[]) => void) => () => void
 }
 
 const api: MyReaderApi = {
@@ -64,6 +65,15 @@ const api: MyReaderApi = {
     return () => {
       ipcRenderer.removeListener('myreader:menu', listener)
     }
+  },
+  onOpenFiles: (handler: (paths: string[]) => void) => {
+    const listener = (_e: unknown, paths: string[]): void => {
+      handler(paths)
+    }
+    ipcRenderer.on('myreader:open-files', listener)
+    return () => {
+      ipcRenderer.removeListener('myreader:open-files', listener)
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/App.tsx b/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
index fefa2d9..e36dc67 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ export default function App(): React.ReactElement {
       return
     }
     let cancelled = false
+    const timeoutPromise = new Promise<void>((_, reject) => {
+      setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('timeout')), 5000)
+    })
+    
     void (async () => {
       try {
         const raw = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_KEY)
@@ -181,16 +185,17 @@ export default function App(): React.ReactElement {
         if (data.v !== 1 || !Array.isArray(data.tabs)) return
         const restored: Tab[] = []
         for (const row of data.tabs) {
+          if (cancelled) break
           if (!row || typeof row !== 'object') continue
           const id = crypto.randomUUID()
           const content = typeof row.content === 'string' ? row.content : ''
           const saved = typeof row.saved === 'string' ? row.saved : content
           if (row.path) {
             try {
-              await api.readFile(row.path)
+              await Promise.race([api.readFile(row.path), timeoutPromise])
               restored.push({ id, filePath: row.path, content, savedContent: saved })
             } catch {
-              /* missing or unreadable */
+              /* missing or unreadable or timeout */
             }
           } else {
             restored.push({ id, filePath: null, content, savedContent: saved })
@@ -326,6 +331,20 @@ export default function App(): React.ReactElement {
     if (textPrompt) setTextPromptInput(textPrompt.defaultValue)
   }, [textPrompt])
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!api || !sessionHydrated) return
+    
+    const handleOpenFiles = (paths: string[]) => {
+      paths.forEach(path => {
+        void openPathInTab(path)
+      })
+    }
+    
+    const unsubscribe = api.onOpenFiles(handleOpenFiles)
+    
+    return unsubscribe
+  }, [api, sessionHydrated])
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (imageInsert) {
       setImageUrlInput('')
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/env.d.ts b/src/renderer/src/env.d.ts
index cb27bb0..9b3d5fe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/env.d.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface MyReaderApi {
   allowClose: () => void
   onRequestClose: (handler: () => void) => () => void
   onMenuAction: (handler: (action: string) => void) => () => void
+  onOpenFiles: (handler: (paths: string[]) => void) => () => void
 }
 
 declare global {