diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.cpp
index ddd291047..0a89a4fd4 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void AppConfig::load( const std::string& confPath, std::string& keybindingsPath,
 	ui.showStatusBar = ini.getValueB( "ui", "show_status_bar", true );
 	ui.showMenuBar = ini.getValueB( "ui", "show_menu_bar", false );
 	ui.welcomeScreen = ini.getValueB( "ui", "welcome_screen", true );
-	ui.singleInstance = ini.getValueB( "ui", "single_instance", true );
+	ui.openFilesInNewWindow = ini.getValueB( "ui", "open_files_in_new_window", false );
 	ui.panelPosition = panelPositionFromString( ini.getValue( "ui", "panel_position", "left" ) );
 	ui.serifFont = ini.getValue( "ui", "serif_font", "fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf" );
 	ui.monospaceFont = ini.getValue( "ui", "monospace_font", "fonts/DejaVuSansMono.ttf" );
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void AppConfig::save( const std::vector<std::string>& recentFiles,
 	ini.setValueB( "ui", "show_status_bar", ui.showStatusBar );
 	ini.setValueB( "ui", "show_menu_bar", ui.showMenuBar );
 	ini.setValueB( "ui", "welcome_screen", ui.welcomeScreen );
-	ini.setValueB( "ui", "single_instance", ui.singleInstance );
+	ini.setValueB( "ui", "open_files_in_new_window", ui.openFilesInNewWindow );
 	ini.setValue( "ui", "panel_position", panelPositionToString( ui.panelPosition ) );
 	ini.setValue( "ui", "serif_font", ui.serifFont );
 	ini.setValue( "ui", "monospace_font", ui.monospaceFont );
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.hpp b/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.hpp
index 5774ca87f..6910ba1aa 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/appconfig.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct UIConfig {
 	bool showStatusBar{ true };
 	bool showMenuBar{ false };
 	bool welcomeScreen{ true };
-	bool singleInstance{ true };
+	bool openFilesInNewWindow{ false };
 	PanelPosition panelPosition{ PanelPosition::Left };
 	std::string serifFont;
 	std::string monospaceFont;
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
index a7a6570df..43a9a6671 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
@@ -3084,7 +3084,7 @@ FontTrueType* App::loadFont( const std::string& name, std::string fontPath,
 }
 
 bool App::needsRedirectToRunningProcess( std::string file ) {
-	if ( !mConfig.ui.singleInstance || file.empty() )
+	if ( mConfig.ui.openFilesInNewWindow || file.empty() )
 		return false;
 
 	bool hasPosition = pathHasPosition( file );
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/settingsmenu.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/settingsmenu.cpp
index 60a66c33f..89841fd50 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/settingsmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/settingsmenu.cpp
@@ -1170,13 +1170,12 @@ UIMenu* SettingsMenu::createWindowMenu() {
 
 	mWindowMenu->addSeparator();
 	mWindowMenu
-		->addCheckBox( i18n( "single_instance_enable", "Enable Single Instance" ),
-					   mApp->getConfig().ui.singleInstance )
-		->setTooltipText(
-			i18n( "single_instance_desc",
-				  "Newly opened files will be opened in the latest opened ecode instance." ) )
-		->setId( "single-instance-enable" );
-
+		->addCheckBox( i18n( "open_files_in_new_window_enable", "Open Files in New Window" ),
+					   mApp->getConfig().ui.openFilesInNewWindow )
+		->setTooltipText( i18n( "open_files_in_new_window_desc",
+								"When files are opened from a file explorer or from the command "
+								"line, this\ncontrols whether a new window is created or not." ) )
+		->setId( "open-files-in-new-window-enable" );
 	mWindowMenu
 		->addCheckBox( i18n( "welcome_screen_enable", "Enable Welcome Screen" ),
 					   mApp->getConfig().ui.welcomeScreen )
@@ -1195,9 +1194,9 @@ UIMenu* SettingsMenu::createWindowMenu() {
 		} else if ( "welcome-screen-enable" == item->getId() ) {
 			bool active = item->asType<UIMenuCheckBox>()->isActive();
 			mApp->getConfig().ui.welcomeScreen = active;
-		} else if ( "single-instance-enable" == item->getId() ) {
+		} else if ( "open-files-in-new-window-enable" == item->getId() ) {
 			bool active = item->asType<UIMenuCheckBox>()->isActive();
-			mApp->getConfig().ui.singleInstance = active;
+			mApp->getConfig().ui.openFilesInNewWindow = active;
 			mApp->saveConfig();
 		} else {
 			String text = String( event->getNode()->asType<UIMenuItem>()->getId() ).toLower();