diff --git a/ApplicationLibrary/Views/Dashboard/ExtensionStatusView.swift b/ApplicationLibrary/Views/Dashboard/ExtensionStatusView.swift
index 5f71137..d1cca88 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibrary/Views/Dashboard/ExtensionStatusView.swift
+++ b/ApplicationLibrary/Views/Dashboard/ExtensionStatusView.swift
@@ -28,15 +28,10 @@ public struct ExtensionStatusView: View {
                             StatusItem("Downlink", LibboxFormatBytes(message.downlink) + "/s")
                             StatusItem("Uplink Total", LibboxFormatBytes(message.uplinkTotal))
                             StatusItem("Downlink Total", LibboxFormatBytes(message.downlinkTotal))
-                        } else {
-                            #if os(macOS)
-                                StatusItem("Connections", "\(message.connectionsOut)")
-                            #endif
                         }
                     } else {
                         StatusItem("Memory", "Loading...")
                         StatusItem("Goroutines", "Loading...")
-                        StatusItem("Connections", "Loading...")
                     }
                 }.background {
                     GeometryReader { geometry in
diff --git a/ApplicationLibrary/Views/Setting/SettingView.swift b/ApplicationLibrary/Views/Setting/SettingView.swift
index 69db4e9..256d48c 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibrary/Views/Setting/SettingView.swift
+++ b/ApplicationLibrary/Views/Setting/SettingView.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public struct SettingView: View {
     #if os(macOS)
         @State private var startAtLogin = false
         @Environment(\.showMenuBarExtra) private var showMenuBarExtra
+        @State private var keepMenuBarInBackground = false
     #endif
 
     @State private var disableMemoryLimit = false
@@ -51,8 +52,19 @@ public struct SettingView: View {
                                 .onChange(of: showMenuBarExtra.wrappedValue) { newValue in
                                     Task.detached {
                                         SharedPreferences.showMenuBarExtra = newValue
+                                        if !newValue {
+                                            keepMenuBarInBackground = false
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
+                            if showMenuBarExtra.wrappedValue {
+                                Toggle("Keep Menu Bar in Background", isOn: $keepMenuBarInBackground)
+                                    .onChange(of: keepMenuBarInBackground) { newValue in
+                                        Task.detached {
+                                            SharedPreferences.menuBarExtraInBackground = newValue
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                            }
                         }
                     #endif
                     Section("Packet Tunnel") {
@@ -132,6 +144,7 @@ public struct SettingView: View {
     private func loadSettings() async {
         #if os(macOS)
             startAtLogin = SMAppService.mainApp.status == .enabled
+            keepMenuBarInBackground = SharedPreferences.menuBarExtraInBackground
         #endif
         disableMemoryLimit = SharedPreferences.disableMemoryLimit
         version = LibboxVersion()
diff --git a/Library/Database/SharedPreferences.swift b/Library/Database/SharedPreferences.swift
index 6c4efc5..fb40cc9 100644
--- a/Library/Database/SharedPreferences.swift
+++ b/Library/Database/SharedPreferences.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public enum SharedPreferences {
 
     #if os(macOS)
         @Preference<Bool>("show_menu_bar_extra", defaultValue: true) public static var showMenuBarExtra
+        @Preference<Bool>("menu_bar_extra_in_background", defaultValue: false) public static var menuBarExtraInBackground
         @Preference<Bool>("started_by_user", defaultValue: false) public static var startedByUser
     #endif
 
diff --git a/SFM/Application.swift b/SFM/Application.swift
index c43fb7f..ed1f14b 100644
--- a/SFM/Application.swift
+++ b/SFM/Application.swift
@@ -61,14 +61,32 @@ struct Application: App {
         .menuBarExtraAccess(isPresented: $isMenuPresented)
     }
 
-    private func initialize() async {
+    private func initialize() {
         let initialShowMenuBarExtra = SharedPreferences.showMenuBarExtra
-        await MainActor.run {
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
             showMenuBarExtra = initialShowMenuBarExtra
         }
     }
 
     private func hide(closeApp: Bool) {
+        Task.detached {
+            if SharedPreferences.menuBarExtraInBackground {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    hide0(closeApp: closeApp)
+                }
+            } else {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    if closeApp {
+                        NSApp.terminate(nil)
+                    } else {
+                        NSApp.keyWindow?.close()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func hide0(closeApp: Bool) {
         if closeApp || NSApp.keyWindow?.identifier?.rawValue == "main" {
             let transformState = ProcessApplicationTransformState(kProcessTransformToUIElementApplication)
             var psn = ProcessSerialNumber(highLongOfPSN: 0, lowLongOfPSN: UInt32(kCurrentProcess))
diff --git a/SFM/ApplicationDelegate.swift b/SFM/ApplicationDelegate.swift
index 716362e..850ffd8 100644
--- a/SFM/ApplicationDelegate.swift
+++ b/SFM/ApplicationDelegate.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class ApplicationDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         let launchedAsLogInItem =
             event?.eventID == kAEOpenApplication &&
             event?.paramDescriptor(forKeyword: keyAEPropData)?.enumCodeValue == keyAELaunchedAsLogInItem
-        if !launchedAsLogInItem || !SharedPreferences.showMenuBarExtra {
+        if !launchedAsLogInItem || !SharedPreferences.showMenuBarExtra || !SharedPreferences.menuBarExtraInBackground {
             NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
             NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
         } else {
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ class ApplicationDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     }
 
     func applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed(_: NSApplication) -> Bool {
-        !SharedPreferences.showMenuBarExtra
+        !SharedPreferences.menuBarExtraInBackground
     }
 
     func applicationShouldHandleReopen(_: NSApplication, hasVisibleWindows flag: Bool) -> Bool {
         if !flag, NSApp.activationPolicy() == .accessory {
             NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
+            NSRunningApplication.runningApplications(withBundleIdentifier: "com.apple.dock").first?.activate()
         }
         return true
     }
diff --git a/SFM/MenuView.swift b/SFM/MenuView.swift
index 4a42dfb..cf9bcc3 100644
--- a/SFM/MenuView.swift
+++ b/SFM/MenuView.swift
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ struct MenuView: View {
             MenuCommand {
                 NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
                 openWindow(id: "main")
+                if let dockApp = NSRunningApplication.runningApplications(withBundleIdentifier: "com.apple.dock").first {
+                    dockApp.activate()
+                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + .milliseconds(100)) {
+                        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+                    }
+                }
             } label: {
                 Text("Open")
             }