diff --git a/buildroot/share/atom/auto_build.py b/buildroot/share/atom/auto_build.py
index c159953aae..6805a708df 100644
--- a/buildroot/share/atom/auto_build.py
+++ b/buildroot/share/atom/auto_build.py
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ class output_window(Text):
 
 
         self.root = tk.Tk()
+        self.root.attributes("-topmost", True)
         self.frame = tk.Frame(self.root)
         self.frame.pack(fill='both', expand=True)