diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/0001-fix-single-instance-detection-when-not-packaged.patch b/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/0001-fix-single-instance-detection-when-not-packaged.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e09070d72eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/0001-fix-single-instance-detection-when-not-packaged.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 0622b4b5497d8bd923eb0d6dd3f917dfcbda9d53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Axel Karjalainen <axel@axka.fi>
+Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 22:38:14 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] fix: single instance detection when not packaged
+
+---
+ electron.js | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/electron.js b/electron.js
+index d70f20f..158bb93 100644
+--- a/electron.js
++++ b/electron.js
+@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if (is.development && !port) {
+ 	return;
+ };
+ 
+-if (app.isPackaged && !app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
++if (!is.development && !app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
+ 	Api.exit(mainWindow, '' ,false);
+ 	return;
+ };
+-- 
+2.49.0
+
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/package.nix
index 98d1511c80f9..d59a40637481 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/package.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ buildNpmPackage {
 
   patches = [
     ./0001-feat-update-Disable-auto-checking-for-updates-and-updating-manually.patch
+    ./0001-fix-single-instance-detection-when-not-packaged.patch
   ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ buildNpmPackage {
   desktopItems = [
     (makeDesktopItem {
       name = "anytype";
-      exec = "anytype";
+      exec = "anytype %U";
       icon = "anytype";
       desktopName = "Anytype";
       comment = description;