diff --git a/src/town_gui.cpp b/src/town_gui.cpp
index bf4e630000..4e5e0cf8e8 100644
--- a/src/town_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/town_gui.cpp
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ static const WindowDesc _town_directory_desc = {
 
 void ShowTownDirectory()
 {
+	if (BringWindowToFrontById(WC_TOWN_DIRECTORY, 0)) return;
 	new TownDirectoryWindow(&_town_directory_desc);
 }