diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index 4ce7a61ec..5d4c00f38 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWi
             [](const QString& groupName) -> bool { return APPLICATION->instances()->isGroupCollapsed(groupName); });
         connect(view, &InstanceView::groupStateChanged, APPLICATION->instances(), &InstanceList::on_GroupStateChanged);
         ui->horizontalLayout->addWidget(view);
+
+        connect(this, &MainWindow::selectInstance, view, &InstanceView::selectInstance);
     }
     // Create the all worlds widget
     {
@@ -866,10 +868,11 @@ void MainWindow::onAllWorldsToggled(bool toggled)
     toggleAllWorldsScreen(toggled);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::worldJoined()
+void MainWindow::worldJoined(BaseInstance* instance)
 {
     ui->actionAllWorlds->setChecked(false);
     toggleAllWorldsScreen(false);
+    emit selectInstance(instance);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::toggleAllWorldsScreen(bool toggled)
@@ -877,7 +880,7 @@ void MainWindow::toggleAllWorldsScreen(bool toggled)
     if (toggled) {
         QList<BaseInstance*> allInstances = APPLICATION->instances()->getAllInstances();
 
-        allWorlds = new MultiWorldList(allInstances);
+        allWorlds = new MultiWorldList(allInstances); //make this be unique pointer or whatever instead of awkward replace and delete iy
         allWorlds->update();
         auto newAllWorldsPage = new MultiWorldListPage(allWorlds);
         ui->horizontalLayout->replaceWidget(allWorldsPage, newAllWorldsPage);
@@ -888,6 +891,7 @@ void MainWindow::toggleAllWorldsScreen(bool toggled)
         m_oldInstanceToolbarSetting = ui->instanceToolBar->isVisible();
         ui->instanceToolBar->setVisible(false);
         allWorldsPage->setVisible(true);
+        statusBar()->setVisible(false);
 
         allWorlds->startWatching();
 
@@ -896,6 +900,7 @@ void MainWindow::toggleAllWorldsScreen(bool toggled)
         allWorldsPage->setVisible(false);
         view->setVisible(true);
         ui->instanceToolBar->setVisible(m_oldInstanceToolbarSetting);
+        statusBar()->setVisible(APPLICATION->settings()->get("StatusBarVisible").toBool());
 
         allWorlds->stopWatching();
     }
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
index ee4a53a69..493d9c8e2 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
    signals:
     void isClosing();
 
+    void selectInstance(BaseInstance* instance);
+
    protected:
     QMenu* createPopupMenu() override;
 
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
 
     void taskEnd();
 
-    void worldJoined();
+    void worldJoined(BaseInstance* instance);
 
     /**
      * called when an icon is changed in the icon model.
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MultiWorldListPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/MultiWorldListPage.cpp
index 324aedf38..4f0d41614 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MultiWorldListPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MultiWorldListPage.cpp
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ void MultiWorldListPage::join(QModelIndex index)
     auto worldVariant = m_worlds->data(index, MultiWorldList::ObjectRole);
     auto *world = static_cast<InstanceWorld*>(worldVariant.value<void*>());
     APPLICATION->launch(world->instance, LaunchMode::Normal, std::make_shared<MinecraftTarget>(MinecraftTarget::parse(world->world.folderName(), true)));
-    emit worldJoined();
+    emit worldJoined(world->instance);
 }
 
 #include "MultiWorldListPage.moc"
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MultiWorldListPage.h b/launcher/ui/MultiWorldListPage.h
index 848bd5a41..4af09503b 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MultiWorldListPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/MultiWorldListPage.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class MultiWorldListPage : public QMainWindow, public BasePage {
     virtual void closedImpl() override;
 
    signals:
-    void worldJoined();
+    void worldJoined(BaseInstance* instance);
 
    protected:
     bool eventFilter(QObject* obj, QEvent* ev) override;
diff --git a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
index 9a24b7990..1619443e0 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,24 @@ void InstanceView::updateGeometries()
     viewport()->update();
 }
 
+void InstanceView::selectInstance(BaseInstance* instance)
+{
+    QModelIndex index;
+
+    for (int row = 0; row < model()->rowCount(); row++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < model()->columnCount(); j++) {
+            auto testIndex = model()->index(row, j);
+            if (testIndex.data(InstanceList::InstanceIDRole).toString() == instance->id()) {
+                index = testIndex;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (index.isValid()) {
+        selectionModel()->setCurrentIndex(index, QItemSelectionModel::ClearAndSelect);
+    }
+}
+
 bool InstanceView::isIndexHidden(const QModelIndex& index) const
 {
     VisualGroup* cat = category(index);
diff --git a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.h b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.h
index 5d9dbf729..db5d01dd8 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include <QListView>
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <functional>
+
+#include "BaseInstance.h"
 #include "VisualGroup.h"
 #include "ui/themes/CatPainter.h"
 
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ class InstanceView : public QAbstractItemView {
 
    public slots:
     virtual void updateGeometries() override;
+    void selectInstance(BaseInstance* instance);
 
    protected slots:
     virtual void dataChanged(const QModelIndex& topLeft, const QModelIndex& bottomRight, const QList<int>& roles) override;