diff --git a/v3/examples/plugins/main.go b/v3/examples/plugins/main.go
index fe02b81f7..e113a3d16 100644
--- a/v3/examples/plugins/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/plugins/main.go
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	app.NewWebviewWindowWithOptions(application.WebviewWindowOptions{
-		DevToolsEnabled: true,
+		DevToolsEnabled:        true,
+		OpenInspectorOnStartup: true,
 	})
 
 	err := app.Run()
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go b/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
index 6e9d40cb6..5eda30b74 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
@@ -927,6 +927,11 @@ func windowSetupSignalHandlers(windowId uint, window, webview pointer, emit func
 	C.signal_connect((*C.GtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(webview)), event, C.onKeyPressEvent, unsafe.Pointer(&id))
 }
 
+func windowShowDevTools(webview pointer) {
+	inspector := C.webkit_web_view_get_inspector((*C.WebKitWebView)(webview))
+	C.webkit_web_inspector_show(inspector)
+}
+
 func windowToggleDevTools(webview pointer) {
 	settings := C.webkit_web_view_get_settings((*C.WebKitWebView)(webview))
 	enabled := C.webkit_settings_get_enable_developer_extras(settings)
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
index 33f9126a7..177c09710 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) setResizable(resizable bool) {
 	windowSetResizable(w.window, resizable)
 }
 
+func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) showDevTools() {
+	windowShowDevTools(w.webview)
+}
+
 func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) toggleDevTools() {
 	showDevTools(w.webview)
 }
@@ -423,6 +427,9 @@ func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) run() {
 	}
 	if w.parent.options.DevToolsEnabled {
 		w.toggleDevTools()
+		if w.parent.options.OpenInspectorOnStartup {
+			w.showDevTools()
+		}
 	}
 }