diff --git a/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml b/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml
index 101a403aba79..93af2c6bef47 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 	xmlns:items="using:Files.App.Data.Items"
 	xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
 	xmlns:winuiex="using:WinUIEx"
-	mc:Ignorable="d" />
+	mc:Ignorable="d"
+	Closed="MainWindow_Closed" />
diff --git a/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 6dcfc8b56310..6f5f89f637d4 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WinUIEx.WindowEx
 		public MainWindow()
 		{
 			InitializeComponent();
+			Closed += MainWindow_Closed;
 
 			WindowHandle = WinUIEx.WindowExtensions.GetWindowHandle(this);
 			MinHeight = 316;
@@ -368,5 +369,10 @@ private void WindowManager_WindowMessageReceived(object? sender, WinUIEx.Messagi
 				e.Handled = true;
 			}
 		}
+
+		private void MainWindow_Closed(object sender, WindowEventArgs args)
+		{
+			_Instance = null;
+		}
 	}
 }