diff --git a/desktop/inc/app.hxx b/desktop/inc/app.hxx
index 6d39ef0265088..fe95f778f456a 100644
--- a/desktop/inc/app.hxx
+++ b/desktop/inc/app.hxx
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class Desktop final : public Application
     private:
         void                    RegisterServices();
         static void             DeregisterServices();
+        static void             EnsureStartCenterFallbackMenubar();
 
     public:
         static void             CreateTemporaryDirectory();
diff --git a/desktop/source/app/app.cxx b/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
index afbac3a732024..f02498623eb1e 100644
--- a/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
+++ b/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
@@ -2200,20 +2200,8 @@ void Desktop::OpenClients()
             xBox->run();
         }
 
-#ifdef MACOSX
-        // Related: tdf#41775 show Start Center before loading documents
-        // If LibreOffice is launched from the command line with a
-        // document path parameter, the Start Center doesn't get
-        // created when all of the document windows are closed. This
-        // causes the old "File only" menubar to be displayed
-        // instead of the Start Center's menubar.
-        if (!rArgs.IsQuickstart() && !rArgs.IsInvisible())
-        {
-            SvtModuleOptions aOpt;
-            if (aOpt.IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::STARTMODULE))
-                ShowBackingComponent(nullptr);
-        }
-#endif
+        EnsureStartCenterFallbackMenubar();
+
         // Process request
         DispatchRequestFlags eFlags = DispatchRequestFlags::NONE;
         aRequest.mpFlags = &eFlags;
@@ -2235,21 +2223,7 @@ void Desktop::OpenClients()
 
     if ( rArgs.IsQuickstart() || rArgs.IsInvisible() || Application::AnyInput( VclInputFlags::APPEVENT ) )
     {
-#ifdef MACOSX
-        // Related: tdf#41775 show Start Center before loading documents
-        // If LibreOffice is launched from by opening a document from the
-        // Finder or dragging it onto the application's Dock icon, the
-        // the Start Center doesn't get created when all of the document
-        // windows are closed. This causes the old "File only" menubar
-        // to be displayed instead of the Start Center's menubar.
-        if (!rArgs.IsQuickstart() && !rArgs.IsInvisible())
-        {
-            SvtModuleOptions aOpt;
-            if (aOpt.IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::STARTMODULE))
-                ShowBackingComponent(nullptr);
-        }
-#endif
-
+        EnsureStartCenterFallbackMenubar();
         // soffice was started as tray icon ...
         return;
     }
@@ -2257,6 +2231,26 @@ void Desktop::OpenClients()
     OpenDefault();
 }
 
+void Desktop::EnsureStartCenterFallbackMenubar()
+{
+#ifdef MACOSX
+    // Related: tdf#41775 show Start Center before loading documents
+    //
+    // If LibreOffice is launched by opening a document from the Finder, or
+    // dragging a document onto its Dock icon, or from a command-line with a
+    // document path parameter, the Start Center doesn't get created when all
+    // of the document windows are closed. This causes the old "File only"
+    // menubar to be displayed instead of the Start Center's menubar.
+    const CommandLineArgs& rArgs = GetCommandLineArgs();
+    if (!rArgs.IsQuickstart() && !rArgs.IsInvisible())
+    {
+        SvtModuleOptions aOpt;
+        if (aOpt.IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::STARTMODULE))
+            ShowBackingComponent(nullptr);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 void Desktop::OpenDefault()
 {
     OUString        aName;