diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index e3f2f7a0d9f..f48212b5add 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 					const [window] = windowsMainService.open({
 						context: OpenContext.API,
 						cli: { ...environmentService.args },
+						forceNewWindow: true,
 						forceEmpty: true,
 						gotoLineMode: true,
 						remoteAuthority: getRemoteAuthority(uri)