diff --git a/src/tbtr_template_gui_main.cpp b/src/tbtr_template_gui_main.cpp
index d8321eb1e2..dee412e0d7 100644
--- a/src/tbtr_template_gui_main.cpp
+++ b/src/tbtr_template_gui_main.cpp
@@ -809,5 +809,7 @@ public:
 
 void ShowTemplateReplaceWindow()
 {
-	new TemplateReplaceWindow(&_replace_rail_vehicle_desc);
+	if (BringWindowToFrontById(WC_TEMPLATEGUI_MAIN, 0) == nullptr) {
+		new TemplateReplaceWindow(&_replace_rail_vehicle_desc);
+	}
 }