diff --git a/LiveReload/Classes/Application/LiveReloadAppDelegate.m b/LiveReload/Classes/Application/LiveReloadAppDelegate.m
index 9f0fd7ed7..b2b47164e 100644
--- a/LiveReload/Classes/Application/LiveReloadAppDelegate.m
+++ b/LiveReload/Classes/Application/LiveReloadAppDelegate.m
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
     // I can imagine there any many more cases when it comes in handy.
     putenv("INVOKED_FROM_LIVERELOAD=1");
 
+    if ([[NSProcessInfo processInfo] respondsToSelector:@selector(beginActivityWithOptions:reason:)]) {
+        [[NSProcessInfo processInfo] beginActivityWithOptions:NSActivityAutomaticTerminationDisabled|NSActivityBackground reason:@"Background file monitoring"];
+    }
+
     // fish does not work well with our rvm shenanigans
     const char *shell = getenv("SHELL");
     if (shell) {