diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index 32a74a49..92cfd6b3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -490,7 +490,11 @@ pub fn run_ui_command(app: &mut SoundApp, id: &str, p: &Value) -> Option<Result<
             toggle(&mut app.ui.show_audio_health)
         }
         "window.about" => toggle(&mut app.ui.show_about),
-        "window.midi_editor" | "window.midi_front" => toggle(&mut app.ui.show_midi_editor),
+        "window.midi_editor" => toggle(&mut app.ui.show_midi_editor),
+        "window.midi_front" => {
+            app.ui.show_midi_editor = true;
+            json!({"value": true})
+        }
         "window.midi_back" => {
             app.ui.show_midi_editor = false;
             json!({})
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/midi_front_visibility.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/midi_front_visibility.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fa1c739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/midi_front_visibility.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use serde_json::json;
+use soundcraft_ui_egui::{Services, SoundApp, menus};
+
+#[test]
+fn bring_to_front_keeps_an_open_midi_editor_open() {
+    let mut app = SoundApp::new(soundcraft_engine::Engine::default(), None, Services::default());
+    app.run("window.midi_editor", json!({"value": true})).unwrap();
+    let path = "Window > MIDI Editors > Bring to Front";
+    let id = menus::command_for_path(path, &menus::ui_aliases()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(id, "window.midi_front");
+    for _ in 0..2 {
+        menus::invoke_menu(&mut app, &id, path);
+        assert!(app.ui.show_midi_editor, "Bring to Front hid the editor");
+    }
+
+    app.run("window.midi_editor", json!({"value": false})).unwrap();
+    app.run("window.midi_front", json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert!(app.ui.show_midi_editor, "Bring to Front did not show a hidden editor");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_midi_editor_command_still_toggles() {
+    let mut app = SoundApp::new(soundcraft_engine::Engine::default(), None, Services::default());
+    app.run("window.midi_editor", json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert!(app.ui.show_midi_editor);
+    app.run("window.midi_editor", json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert!(!app.ui.show_midi_editor);
+}