diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.cpp b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
index fcaeeb094..866b6b036 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.cpp
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
@@ -1472,6 +1472,9 @@ void AudacityApp::FinishInits()
    ModuleManager::Get().Dispatch(AppInitialized);
 
    mWindowRectAlreadySaved = FALSE;
+
+   mTimer.SetOwner(this, kAudacityAppTimerID);
+   mTimer.Start(200);
 }
 
 void AudacityApp::InitCommandHandler()
diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.h b/src/AudacityApp.h
index 5884659df..196590803 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.h
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ class AudacityApp:public wxApp {
 
    wxSingleInstanceChecker *mChecker;
 
+   wxTimer mTimer;
+
    bool                 m_aliasMissingWarningShouldShow;
    BlockFile           *m_LastMissingBlockFile;