diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.cpp
index 6a07ad3059..faaf6409ab 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.cpp
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ void MainWindowList::closeWindow (MainWindow* w)
     jassert (windows.contains (w));
 
    #if ! JUCE_MAC
-    if (windows.size() == 1)
+    if (windows.size() == 1 && ! isInReopenLastProjects)
     {
         JUCEApplicationBase::getInstance()->systemRequestedQuit();
     }
@@ -829,6 +829,8 @@ void MainWindowList::saveCurrentlyOpenProjectList()
 
 void MainWindowList::reopenLastProjects()
 {
+    const ScopedValueSetter<bool> setter (isInReopenLastProjects, true);
+
     for (auto& p : getAppSettings().getLastProjects())
         openFile (p, true);
 }
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.h
index 3a1b43127c..7e69255f5d 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.h
@@ -125,5 +125,7 @@ public:
     OwnedArray<MainWindow> windows;
 
 private:
+    bool isInReopenLastProjects = false;
+
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (MainWindowList)
 };