diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/SyncStatsModal.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/SyncStatsModal.svelte
index 5adb29b629..0fcedcb1de 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/SyncStatsModal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/SyncStatsModal.svelte
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 		}
 	};
 
+	// Watch for modal visibility changes to notify opener
+	$: if (show && window.opener) {
+		window.opener.postMessage('loaded', '*');
+	}
+
 	onMount(() => {
 		window.addEventListener('message', handleMessage);
 	});
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index c7bb8c5c50..25c14101c3 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -835,9 +835,9 @@
 			loaded = true;
 		}
 
-		// Notify opener window that the app has loaded
-		if (window.opener ?? false) {
-			window.opener.postMessage('loaded', '*');
+		// Auto-show SyncStatsModal when opened with ?sync=true (from community)
+		if ((window.opener ?? false) && $page.url.searchParams.get('sync') === 'true') {
+			showSyncStatsModal = true;
 		}
 
 		return () => {