diff --git a/Dalamud.Boot/rewrite_entrypoint.cpp b/Dalamud.Boot/rewrite_entrypoint.cpp
index ba7b7ee1a..39863f17f 100644
--- a/Dalamud.Boot/rewrite_entrypoint.cpp
+++ b/Dalamud.Boot/rewrite_entrypoint.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ HWND try_find_game_window() {
         DWORD pid;
         GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd, &pid);
 
-        if (pid == GetCurrentProcessId())
+        if (pid == GetCurrentProcessId() && IsWindowVisible(hwnd))
             break;
     }
     return hwnd;
diff --git a/Dalamud/DalamudStartInfo.cs b/Dalamud/DalamudStartInfo.cs
index 5c82cf63c..891a57dca 100644
--- a/Dalamud/DalamudStartInfo.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/DalamudStartInfo.cs
@@ -51,5 +51,10 @@ namespace Dalamud
         /// Gets a value indicating whether or not market board information should be uploaded by default.
         /// </summary>
         public bool OptOutMbCollection { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value that specifies how much to wait before a new Dalamud session.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int DelayInitializeMs { get; init; } = 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/EntryPoint.cs b/Dalamud/EntryPoint.cs
index efba9a7ff..e9df6be92 100644
--- a/Dalamud/EntryPoint.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/EntryPoint.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ namespace Dalamud
 
             try
             {
+                if (info.DelayInitializeMs > 0)
+                {
+                    Log.Information(string.Format("Waiting for {0}ms before starting a session.", info.DelayInitializeMs));
+                    Thread.Sleep(info.DelayInitializeMs);
+                }
+
                 Log.Information(new string('-', 80));
                 Log.Information("Initializing a session..");