diff --git a/MarkdownViewer/App/MarkdownViewerApp.swift b/MarkdownViewer/App/MarkdownViewerApp.swift
index f8b1996..e5df0ea 100644
--- a/MarkdownViewer/App/MarkdownViewerApp.swift
+++ b/MarkdownViewer/App/MarkdownViewerApp.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ struct MarkdownViewerApp: App {
     @NSApplicationDelegateAdaptor(AppDelegate.self) var appDelegate
     @StateObject private var recentFilesStore = RecentFilesStore.shared
     @ObservedObject private var editorSettings = ExternalEditorSettings.shared
+    @AppStorage("autoRaiseOnFileChange") private var autoRaiseOnFileChange = false
 
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup {
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ struct MarkdownViewerApp: App {
                     appDelegate.resetZoom()
                 }
                 .keyboardShortcut("0", modifiers: .command)
+
+                Divider()
+
+                Toggle("Bring to Front on File Change", isOn: $autoRaiseOnFileChange)
             }
         }
         Settings {
diff --git a/MarkdownViewer/ViewModels/DocumentState.swift b/MarkdownViewer/ViewModels/DocumentState.swift
index ce6871f..c11c7bb 100644
--- a/MarkdownViewer/ViewModels/DocumentState.swift
+++ b/MarkdownViewer/ViewModels/DocumentState.swift
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import AppKit
 import Combine
 import CoreGraphics
 import Foundation
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ class DocumentState: ObservableObject {
                 self.lastModificationDate = newModDate
                 self.reload()
                 withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) { self.fileChanged = true }
+                if UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "autoRaiseOnFileChange") {
+                    NSApplication.shared.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+                }
             }
         }