diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 12ccccc0..16d1b179 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         "build-electron-arm64": "node ./src-electron/download-dotnet-runtime.js --arch=arm64 && node ./src-electron/patch-package-version.js && electron-builder --arm64 --publish never",
         "postbuild-electron": "node ./src-electron/patch-node-api-dotnet.js --arch=x64 && node ./src-electron/rename-builds.js --arch=x64",
         "postbuild-electron-arm64": "node ./src-electron/patch-node-api-dotnet.js --arch=arm64 && node ./src-electron/rename-builds.js --arch=arm64",
-        "start-electron": "electron ."
+        "start-electron": "electron . --hot-reload"
     },
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/src-electron/main.js b/src-electron/main.js
index c1b0ab8c..b36b1e4b 100644
--- a/src-electron/main.js
+++ b/src-electron/main.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const noInstall = args.includes('--no-install');
 const x11 = args.includes('--x11');
 const noDesktop = args.includes('--no-desktop');
 const startup = args.includes('--startup');
+const debug = args.includes('--hot-reload');
 const noUpdater =
     args.includes('--no-updater') ||
     fs.existsSync(path.join(rootDir, '.no-updater'));
@@ -327,6 +328,10 @@ function createWindow() {
     applyWindowState();
     const indexPath = path.join(rootDir, 'build/html/index.html');
     mainWindow.loadFile(indexPath);
+    if (debug) {
+        mainWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:9000/index.html');
+        mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
+    }
 
     // add proxy config, doesn't work, thanks electron
     // const proxy = VRCXStorage.Get('VRCX_Proxy');
@@ -436,7 +441,10 @@ function createWristOverlayWindowOffscreen() {
     });
     wristOverlayWindow.webContents.setFrameRate(2);
 
-    const indexPath = path.join(rootDir, 'build/html/vr.html');
+    let indexPath = path.join(rootDir, 'build/html/vr.html');
+    if (debug) {
+        indexPath = 'http://localhost:9000/vr.html';
+    }
     const fileUrl = `file://${indexPath}?wrist`;
     wristOverlayWindow.loadURL(fileUrl, { userAgent: version });
 
@@ -499,7 +507,10 @@ function createHmdOverlayWindowOffscreen() {
     });
     hmdOverlayWindow.webContents.setFrameRate(48);
 
-    const indexPath = path.join(rootDir, 'build/html/vr.html');
+    let indexPath = path.join(rootDir, 'build/html/vr.html');
+    if (debug) {
+        indexPath = 'http://localhost:9000/vr.html';
+    }
     const fileUrl = `file://${indexPath}?hmd`;
     hmdOverlayWindow.loadURL(fileUrl, { userAgent: version });