diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index f6e7544d0b..ef30d3b4bb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const DESKTOP_SCHEME = "t3";
 const ROOT_DIR = Path.resolve(__dirname, "../../..");
 const isDevelopment = Boolean(process.env.VITE_DEV_SERVER_URL);
 const APP_DISPLAY_NAME = isDevelopment ? "T3 Code (Dev)" : "T3 Code (Alpha)";
-const APP_USER_MODEL_ID = "com.t3tools.t3code";
+const APP_USER_MODEL_ID = isDevelopment ? "com.t3tools.t3code.dev" : "com.t3tools.t3code";
 const LINUX_DESKTOP_ENTRY_NAME = isDevelopment ? "t3code-dev.desktop" : "t3code.desktop";
 const LINUX_WM_CLASS = isDevelopment ? "t3code-dev" : "t3code";
 const USER_DATA_DIR_NAME = isDevelopment ? "t3code-dev" : "t3code";