diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
index 05d740c86e0f..b1c2f3a8a10d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
     <search.topHitProvider implementation="com.intellij.platform.DefaultPlatformTopHitProvider"/>
     <search.topHitProvider implementation="com.intellij.ide.ui.UISimpleSettingsProvider"/>
     <projectService serviceImplementation="com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.pluginsAdvertisement.UnknownFeaturesCollector"/>
-    <postStartupActivity implementation="com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.pluginsAdvertisement.PluginsAdvertiser"/>
+    <postStartupActivity implementation="com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.pluginsAdvertisement.PluginsAdvertiser" order="before OpenFilesActivity"/>
     <actionPromoter implementation="com.intellij.ui.ToolbarDecoratorActionPromoter"/>
   </extensions>
 </idea-plugin>