3 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gui/src/main/index.ts b/gui/src/main/index.ts
index 2dd41afbb3..01aec17d62 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/gui/src/main/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import log from 'electron-log';
 import mkdirp from 'mkdirp';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import * as path from 'path';
+import { sprintf } from 'sprintf-js';
 import * as uuid from 'uuid';
 import AccountExpiry from '../shared/account-expiry';
 import BridgeSettingsBuilder from '../shared/bridge-settings-builder';
@@ -189,6 +190,10 @@ class ApplicationMain {
 
     this.guiSettings.load();
 
+    // The default value has previously been false but will be changed to true in Electron 9. The
+    // false value has been deprecated in Electron 8. This can be removed when Electron 9 is used.
+    app.allowRendererProcessReuse = true;
+
     app.on('activate', this.onActivate);
     app.on('ready', this.onReady);
     app.on('window-all-closed', () => app.quit());
@@ -372,6 +377,7 @@ class ApplicationMain {
         this.installGenericMenubarAppWindowHandlers(tray, windowController);
         this.installLinuxWindowCloseHandler(windowController);
         this.setLinuxAppMenu();
+        this.setLinuxTrayMenu(tray, windowController);
         window.setMenuBarVisibility(false);
         break;
       default:
@@ -1353,6 +1359,28 @@ class ApplicationMain {
     Menu.setApplicationMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate(template));
   }
 
+  private setLinuxTrayMenu(tray: Tray, windowController: WindowController) {
+    tray.setContextMenu(
+      Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+        {
+          label: sprintf(
+            // TRANSLATORS: The label displayed in the context menu that is opened when the user
+            // TRANSLATORS: clicks the icon in the linux system tray/status bar.
+            // TRANSLATORS: Available placeholder:
+            // TRANSLATORS: %(appname) - Name of the app, i.e. Mullvad VPN
+            messages.pgettext('status-icon-menu', 'Open %(appname)s'),
+            {
+              appname: app.getName(),
+            },
+          ),
+          click: () => {
+            windowController.show();
+          },
+        },
+      ]),
+    );
+  }
+
   private addContextMenu(window: BrowserWindow) {
     const menuTemplate: Electron.MenuItemConstructorOptions[] = [
       { role: 'cut' },
diff --git a/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts b/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
index 5268415bfa..48f7b71bdc 100644
--- a/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
+++ b/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ function handler<T>(event: string): (handlerFn: (value: T) => void) => void {
 
 type RequestResult<T> = { type: 'success'; value: T } | { type: 'error'; message: string };
 
-// The  Elector API uses the `any` type.
+// The  Electron API uses the `any` type.
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 function requestHandler<T>(event: string): (fn: (...args: any[]) => Promise<T>) => void {
   return (fn: (...args: any[]) => Promise<T>) => {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ function requestHandler<T>(event: string): (fn: (...args: any[]) => Promise<T>)
 }
 /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
-// The  Elector API uses the `any` type.
+// The  Electron API uses the `any` type.
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 function requestSender<T>(event: string): (...args: any[]) => Promise<T> {
   return (...args: any[]): Promise<T> => {
diff --git a/gui/src/shared/logging.ts b/gui/src/shared/logging.ts
index 4c0af38334..c33f22a0b7 100644
--- a/gui/src/shared/logging.ts
+++ b/gui/src/shared/logging.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function setupLogging(logFile: string) {
   } else {
     // Configure logging to file
     log.transports.file.level = 'debug';
-    log.transports.file.file = logFile;
+    log.transports.file.resolvePath = (_variables) => logFile;
 
     log.debug(`Logging to ${logFile}`);
   }