diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Events/GlobalEvents.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Events/GlobalEvents.cs
index c096c65..0c0003f 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Events/GlobalEvents.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Events/GlobalEvents.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 public static class GlobalEvents
 {
-	public static event Func<Task> ProjectsRunningChanged =  () => Task.CompletedTask;
+	public static event Func<Task> ProjectsRunningChanged = () => Task.CompletedTask;
 	public static void InvokeProjectsRunningChanged() => ProjectsRunningChanged?.Invoke();
+
+	public static event Func<Task> StartedRunningProject = () => Task.CompletedTask;
+	public static void InvokeStartedRunningProject() => StartedRunningProject?.Invoke();
 }
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Run/RunService.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Run/RunService.cs
index f2990d0..947a5e5 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Run/RunService.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Run/RunService.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public class RunService
 			project.Running = true;
 			project.OpenInRunPanel = true;
 			GlobalEvents.InvokeProjectsRunningChanged();
+			GlobalEvents.InvokeStartedRunningProject();
 			await process.WaitForExitAsync().WaitAsync(project.RunningCancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(ConfigureAwaitOptions.SuppressThrowing);
 			if (project.RunningCancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
 			{
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Layout/MainLayout.razor b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Layout/MainLayout.razor
index 97fc08e..afde863 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Layout/MainLayout.razor
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Layout/MainLayout.razor
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @using SharpIDE.Application.Features.Build
+@using SharpIDE.Application.Features.Events
 @using SharpIDE.Application.Features.SolutionDiscovery
 @using SharpIDE.Application.Features.SolutionDiscovery.VsPersistence
 @using SharpIDE.Photino.Models
@@ -123,6 +124,14 @@
 	protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
 	{
 		await LoadSolutionFromInteractivePicker(AppState.IdeSettings.AutoOpenLastSolution);
+		GlobalEvents.StartedRunningProject += OnStartedRunningProject;
+	}
+
+	private async Task OnStartedRunningProject()
+	{
+		_selectedBottomPanel = BottomPanelType.Run;
+		_bottomDrawerOpen = true;
+		await InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
 	}
 
 	private async Task LoadSolutionFromInteractivePicker() => await LoadSolutionFromInteractivePicker(false);