diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
index 579096d5c0..4139f73d53 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
     private badgeOverlayRenderer?: BadgeOverlayRenderer;
     private config!: IConfigOptions;
     private supportedSettings?: Record<string, boolean>;
+    private clientStartedPromiseWithResolvers = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
 
     public constructor() {
         super();
@@ -184,7 +185,9 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
             await this.ipc.call("callDisplayMediaCallback", source ?? { id: "", name: "", thumbnailURL: "" });
         });
 
-        this.electron.on("showToast", (ev, { title, description, priority = 40 }) => {
+        this.electron.on("showToast", async (ev, { title, description, priority = 40 }) => {
+            await this.clientStartedPromiseWithResolvers.promise;
+
             const key = uniqueId("electron_showToast_");
             const onPrimaryClick = (): void => {
                 ToastStore.sharedInstance().dismissToast(key);
@@ -214,6 +217,10 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
         if (["call_state"].includes(payload.action)) {
             this.electron.send("app_onAction", payload);
         }
+
+        if (payload.action === "client_started") {
+            this.clientStartedPromiseWithResolvers.resolve();
+        }
     }
 
     private async initialise(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform-test.ts b/test/unit-tests/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform-test.ts
index ec1c18bb46..90b69f7fcf 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform-test.ts
+++ b/test/unit-tests/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform-test.ts
@@ -130,14 +130,25 @@ describe("ElectronPlatform", () => {
 
     it("should show a toast when showToast is fired", async () => {
         new ElectronPlatform();
+        dispatcher.dispatch(
+            {
+                action: "client_started",
+            },
+            true,
+        );
         const spy = jest.spyOn(ToastStore.sharedInstance(), "addOrReplaceToast");
 
         const [event, handler] = getElectronEventHandlerCall("showToast")!;
         handler({} as any, { title: "title", description: "description" });
 
         expect(event).toBeTruthy();
-        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-            expect.objectContaining({ title: "title", props: expect.objectContaining({ description: "description" }) }),
+        await waitFor(() =>
+            expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                expect.objectContaining({
+                    title: "title",
+                    props: expect.objectContaining({ description: "description" }),
+                }),
+            ),
         );
     });