diff --git a/.changes/shell-detached.md b/.changes/shell-detached.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d65f865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/shell-detached.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shell": patch
+---
+
+Ensure the launched process is detached so it can out-live your tauri app and does not shutdown with it.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 813f90dc..beff0708 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3309,11 +3309,12 @@ checksum = "624a8340c38c1b80fd549087862da4ba43e08858af025b236e509b6649fc13d5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "open"
-version = "4.1.0"
+version = "4.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d16814a067484415fda653868c9be0ac5f2abd2ef5d951082a5f2fe1b3662944"
+checksum = "3a083c0c7e5e4a8ec4176346cf61f67ac674e8bfb059d9226e1c54a96b377c12"
 dependencies = [
  "is-wsl",
+ "libc",
  "pathdiff",
 ]
 
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/scope.rs b/plugins/shell/src/scope.rs
index 67ebde6a..c184e922 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/scope.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/scope.rs
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ impl Scope {
         // The prevention of argument escaping is handled by the usage of std::process::Command::arg by
         // the `open` dependency. This behavior should be re-confirmed during upgrades of `open`.
         match with.map(Program::name) {
-            Some(program) => ::open::with(path, program),
-            None => ::open::that(path),
+            Some(program) => ::open::with_detached(path, program),
+            None => ::open::that_detached(path),
         }
         .map_err(Into::into)
     }