diff --git a/nix-shared/overlays/default.nix b/nix-shared/overlays/default.nix
index 87989b25..5a3fb895 100644
--- a/nix-shared/overlays/default.nix
+++ b/nix-shared/overlays/default.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ in
           cp "${prev.google-chrome}/share/applications/$desktopName" "$desktopFile"
           substituteInPlace "$desktopFile" \
             --replace-fail "${prev.google-chrome}/bin/google-chrome-stable" "$out/bin/google-chrome-stable"
+          ${final.gnused}/bin/sed -i \
+            '/^\[Desktop Action new-window\]/,/^\[Desktop Action / s#^Exec=\(.*google-chrome-stable\)$#Exec=\1 --new-window#' \
+            "$desktopFile"
           substituteInPlace "$desktopFile" \
             --replace-fail "image/gif;" "" \
             --replace-fail "image/jpeg;" "" \
diff --git a/nixos/desktop.nix b/nixos/desktop.nix
index 7693fe85..3207c27b 100644
--- a/nixos/desktop.nix
+++ b/nixos/desktop.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
         --replace-fail \
           "Exec=${pkgs.google-chrome}/bin/google-chrome-stable" \
           "Exec=$out/bin/google-chrome-stable"
+      ${pkgs.gnused}/bin/sed -i \
+        '/^\[Desktop Action new-window\]/,/^\[Desktop Action / s#^Exec=\(.*google-chrome-stable\)$#Exec=\1 --new-window#' \
+        "$desktop_file"
     '';
   };
   rlruPackages = inputs.rlru.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system};
diff --git a/nixos/home-manager.nix b/nixos/home-manager.nix
index 40ce8082..0302f9ab 100644
--- a/nixos/home-manager.nix
+++ b/nixos/home-manager.nix
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ in {
     inherit defaultApplications;
   };
 
-  home.activation.refreshChromeDesktopMimeCache = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter ["writeBoundary"] ''
+  home.activation.refreshChromeDesktopLaunchers = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter ["writeBoundary"] ''
     applications_dir="$HOME/.local/share/applications"
 
     if [ -d "$applications_dir" ]; then
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ in {
             -e 's,image/png;,,g' \
             -e 's,image/webp;,,g' \
             "$desktop_file"
+
+          ${pkgs.gnused}/bin/sed -i \
+            '/^\[Desktop Action new-window\]/,/^\[Desktop Action / s#^Exec=\(.*google-chrome-stable\)$#Exec=\1 --new-window#' \
+            "$desktop_file"
         fi
       done