diff --git a/novelwriter/dialogs/about.py b/novelwriter/dialogs/about.py
index 8317a30d..da6ba884 100644
--- a/novelwriter/dialogs/about.py
+++ b/novelwriter/dialogs/about.py
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ import logging
 
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QColor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QTextBrowser, QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget
+    QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QTextBrowser, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.common import cssCol, readTextFile
 from novelwriter.extensions.configlayout import NColourLabel
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NNonBlockingDialog
 from novelwriter.extensions.versioninfo import VersionInfoWidget
 from novelwriter.types import QtAlignRightTop, QtDialogClose
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiAbout(QDialog):
+class GuiAbout(NNonBlockingDialog):
 
     def __init__(self, parent: QWidget) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent=parent)
diff --git a/novelwriter/extensions/modified.py b/novelwriter/extensions/modified.py
index b83a2662..8f185b24 100644
--- a/novelwriter/extensions/modified.py
+++ b/novelwriter/extensions/modified.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ File History:
 Created: 2024-02-01 [2.3b1] NComboBox
 Created: 2024-02-01 [2.3b1] NSpinBox
 Created: 2024-02-01 [2.3b1] NDoubleSpinBox
+Created: 2024-05-01 [2.5b1] NToolDialog
+Created: 2024-05-01 [2.5b1] NNonBlockingDialog
 
 This file is a part of novelWriter
 Copyright 2018–2024, Veronica Berglyd Olsen
@@ -29,9 +31,52 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QSize, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QWheelEvent
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QComboBox, QDoubleSpinBox, QSpinBox, QToolButton, QWidget
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication, QComboBox, QDialog, QDoubleSpinBox, QSpinBox, QToolButton,
+    QWidget
+)
 
-from novelwriter import SHARED
+from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
+
+
+class NToolDialog(QDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent)
+        self.setModal(False)
+        if CONFIG.osDarwin:
+            self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.Tool)
+        return
+
+    def activateDialog(self) -> None:
+        """Helper function to activate dialog on various systems."""
+        self.show()
+        if CONFIG.osWindows:
+            self.activateWindow()
+        self.raise_()
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+        return
+
+# END Class NToolDialog
+
+
+class NNonBlockingDialog(QDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent)
+        self.setModal(True)
+        return
+
+    def activateDialog(self) -> None:
+        """Helper function to activate dialog on various systems."""
+        self.show()
+        if CONFIG.osWindows:
+            self.activateWindow()
+        self.raise_()
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+        return
+
+# END Class NNonBlockingDialog
 
 
 class NComboBox(QComboBox):
diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index 105d2652..afe7966d 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
 import logging
+import sys
 
-from time import time
-from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from time import time
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QCursor, QIcon
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication, QFileDialog, QHBoxLayout, QMainWindow, QMessageBox, QShortcut, QSplitter,
-    QStackedWidget, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+    QApplication, QFileDialog, QHBoxLayout, QMainWindow, QMessageBox,
+    QShortcut, QSplitter, QStackedWidget, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED, __hexversion__, __version__
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from novelwriter.dialogs.about import GuiAbout
 from novelwriter.dialogs.preferences import GuiPreferences
 from novelwriter.dialogs.projectsettings import GuiProjectSettings
 from novelwriter.dialogs.wordlist import GuiWordList
-from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwDocMode, nwItemType, nwWidget, nwView
+from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwDocMode, nwItemType, nwView, nwWidget
 from novelwriter.gui.doceditor import GuiDocEditor
 from novelwriter.gui.docviewer import GuiDocViewer
 from novelwriter.gui.docviewerpanel import GuiDocViewerPanel
@@ -794,10 +794,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         """Open the novel details dialog."""
         if SHARED.hasProject:
             dialog = GuiNovelDetails(self)
-            dialog.setModal(True)
-            dialog.show()
-            dialog.raise_()
-            QApplication.processEvents()
+            dialog.activateDialog()
             dialog.updateValues()
         return
 
@@ -807,10 +804,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         if SHARED.hasProject:
             if (dialog := SHARED.findTopLevelWidget(GuiManuscript)) is None:
                 dialog = GuiManuscript(self)
-            dialog.setModal(False)
-            dialog.show()
-            dialog.raise_()
-            QApplication.processEvents()
+            dialog.activateDialog()
             dialog.loadContent()
         return
 
@@ -829,10 +823,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         if SHARED.hasProject:
             if (dialog := SHARED.findTopLevelWidget(GuiWritingStats)) is None:
                 dialog = GuiWritingStats(self)
-            dialog.setModal(False)
-            dialog.show()
-            dialog.raise_()
-            QApplication.processEvents()
+            dialog.activateDialog()
             dialog.populateGUI()
         return
 
@@ -840,10 +831,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
     def showAboutNWDialog(self) -> None:
         """Show the novelWriter about dialog."""
         dialog = GuiAbout(self)
-        dialog.setModal(True)
-        dialog.show()
-        dialog.raise_()
-        QApplication.processEvents()
+        dialog.activateDialog()
         dialog.populateGUI()
         return
 
@@ -858,10 +846,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
     def showDictionariesDialog(self) -> None:
         """Show the download dictionaries dialog."""
         dialog = GuiDictionaries(self)
-        dialog.setModal(True)
-        dialog.show()
-        dialog.raise_()
-        QApplication.processEvents()
+        dialog.activateDialog()
         if not dialog.initDialog():
             dialog.close()
             SHARED.error(self.tr("Could not initialise the dialog."))
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py b/novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py
index a2607e63..982ebcc9 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py
@@ -31,20 +31,20 @@ from zipfile import ZipFile
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QTextCursor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication, QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog, QFrame, QHBoxLayout,
-    QLabel, QLineEdit, QPlainTextEdit, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+    QApplication, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog, QFrame, QHBoxLayout, QLabel,
+    QLineEdit, QPlainTextEdit, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
-from novelwriter.common import formatFileFilter, openExternalPath, formatInt, getFileSize
+from novelwriter.common import formatFileFilter, formatInt, getFileSize, openExternalPath
 from novelwriter.error import formatException
-from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToolButton
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToolButton, NNonBlockingDialog
 from novelwriter.types import QtDialogClose
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiDictionaries(QDialog):
+class GuiDictionaries(NNonBlockingDialog):
 
     def __init__(self, parent: QWidget) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent=parent)
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/manuscript.py b/novelwriter/tools/manuscript.py
index f84dfa1a..6bdbdeae 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/manuscript.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/manuscript.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, QUrl, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QColor, QCursor, QFont, QPalette, QResizeEvent
 from PyQt5.QtPrintSupport import QPrinter, QPrintPreviewDialog
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QAbstractItemView, QApplication, QDialog, QFormLayout, QGridLayout,
-    QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, QPushButton, QSplitter,
+    QAbstractItemView, QApplication, QFormLayout, QGridLayout, QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, QPushButton, QSplitter,
     QStackedWidget, QTabWidget, QTextBrowser, QTreeWidget, QTreeWidgetItem,
     QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from novelwriter.core.tohtml import ToHtml
 from novelwriter.core.tokenizer import HeadingFormatter
 from novelwriter.error import logException
 from novelwriter.extensions.circularprogress import NProgressCircle
-from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToggleButton, NIconToolButton
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToggleButton, NIconToolButton, NToolDialog
 from novelwriter.gui.theme import STYLES_FLAT_TABS, STYLES_MIN_TOOLBUTTON
 from novelwriter.tools.manusbuild import GuiManuscriptBuild
 from novelwriter.tools.manussettings import GuiBuildSettings
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ from novelwriter.types import (
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiManuscript(QDialog):
+class GuiManuscript(NToolDialog):
     """GUI Tools: Manuscript Tool
 
     The dialog displays all the users build definitions, a preview panel
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ class GuiManuscript(QDialog):
 
         logger.debug("Create: GuiManuscript")
         self.setObjectName("GuiManuscript")
-        if CONFIG.osDarwin:
-            self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.Tool)
 
         self._builds = BuildCollection(SHARED.project)
         self._buildMap: dict[str, QListWidgetItem] = {}
@@ -466,17 +464,13 @@ class GuiManuscript(QDialog):
             if isinstance(obj, GuiBuildSettings):
                 if obj.buildID == build.buildID:
                     logger.debug("Found instance of GuiBuildSettings")
-                    obj.show()
-                    obj.raise_()
+                    obj.activateDialog()
                     return
 
-        dlgSettings = GuiBuildSettings(SHARED.mainGui, build)
-        dlgSettings.setModal(False)
-        dlgSettings.show()
-        dlgSettings.raise_()
-        QApplication.processEvents()
-        dlgSettings.loadContent()
-        dlgSettings.newSettingsReady.connect(self._processNewSettings)
+        dialog = GuiBuildSettings(SHARED.mainGui, build)
+        dialog.activateDialog()
+        dialog.loadContent()
+        dialog.newSettingsReady.connect(self._processNewSettings)
 
         return
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py b/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
index cd9ac72e..e138b592 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QEvent, Qt, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QEvent, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QFont, QIcon, QSyntaxHighlighter, QTextCharFormat, QTextDocument
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QAbstractButton, QAbstractItemView, QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFontDialog,
-    QFrame, QGridLayout, QHBoxLayout, QHeaderView, QLabel, QLineEdit, QMenu,
+    QAbstractButton, QAbstractItemView, QDialogButtonBox, QFontDialog, QFrame,
+    QGridLayout, QHBoxLayout, QHeaderView, QLabel, QLineEdit, QMenu,
     QPlainTextEdit, QPushButton, QSplitter, QStackedWidget, QTreeWidget,
     QTreeWidgetItem, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ from novelwriter.core.buildsettings import BuildSettings, FilterMode
 from novelwriter.extensions.configlayout import (
     NColourLabel, NFixedPage, NScrollableForm, NScrollablePage
 )
-from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NComboBox, NDoubleSpinBox, NIconToolButton, NSpinBox
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import (
+    NComboBox, NDoubleSpinBox, NIconToolButton, NSpinBox, NToolDialog
+)
 from novelwriter.extensions.pagedsidebar import NPagedSideBar
 from novelwriter.extensions.switch import NSwitch
 from novelwriter.extensions.switchbox import NSwitchBox
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ from novelwriter.types import (
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiBuildSettings(QDialog):
+class GuiBuildSettings(NToolDialog):
     """GUI Tools: Manuscript Build Settings Dialog
 
     The main tool for configuring manuscript builds. It's a GUI tool for
@@ -72,8 +74,6 @@ class GuiBuildSettings(QDialog):
 
         logger.debug("Create: GuiBuildSettings")
         self.setObjectName("GuiBuildSettings")
-        if CONFIG.osDarwin:
-            self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.Tool)
 
         self._build = build
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/noveldetails.py b/novelwriter/tools/noveldetails.py
index 08755425..91d95651 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/noveldetails.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/noveldetails.py
@@ -23,21 +23,22 @@ along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import math
 import logging
+import math
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QAbstractItemView, QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFormLayout, QGridLayout,
-    QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QSpinBox, QStackedWidget, QTreeWidget,
-    QTreeWidgetItem, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+    QAbstractItemView, QDialogButtonBox, QFormLayout, QGridLayout, QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel, QSpinBox, QStackedWidget, QTreeWidget, QTreeWidgetItem,
+    QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.common import formatTime, numberToRoman
 from novelwriter.constants import nwUnicode
 from novelwriter.extensions.configlayout import NColourLabel, NFixedPage, NScrollablePage
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NNonBlockingDialog
 from novelwriter.extensions.novelselector import NovelSelector
 from novelwriter.extensions.pagedsidebar import NPagedSideBar
 from novelwriter.extensions.switch import NSwitch
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ from novelwriter.types import QtAlignRight, QtDecoration, QtDialogClose
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiNovelDetails(QDialog):
+class GuiNovelDetails(NNonBlockingDialog):
 
     PAGE_OVERVIEW = 1
     PAGE_CONTENTS = 2
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/writingstats.py b/novelwriter/tools/writingstats.py
index 1a12e40f..ad0a5508 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/writingstats.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/writingstats.py
@@ -32,15 +32,16 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QCursor, QPixmap
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QAction, QApplication, QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog, QGridLayout,
+    QAction, QApplication, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog, QGridLayout,
     QGroupBox, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QMenu, QSpinBox, QTreeWidget,
     QTreeWidgetItem
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
-from novelwriter.common import formatTime, checkInt, checkIntTuple, minmax
+from novelwriter.common import checkInt, checkIntTuple, formatTime, minmax
 from novelwriter.constants import nwConst
 from novelwriter.error import formatException
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NToolDialog
 from novelwriter.extensions.switch import NSwitch
 from novelwriter.types import (
     QtAlignLeftMiddle, QtAlignRight, QtAlignRightMiddle, QtDecoration,
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiWritingStats(QDialog):
+class GuiWritingStats(NToolDialog):
     """GUI Tools: Writing Statistics
 
     Displays data from the NWSessionLog object.
@@ -73,8 +74,6 @@ class GuiWritingStats(QDialog):
 
         logger.debug("Create: GuiWritingStats")
         self.setObjectName("GuiWritingStats")
-        if CONFIG.osDarwin:
-            self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.Tool)
 
         self.logData    = []
         self.filterData = []
diff --git a/tests/test_tools/test_tools_manuscript.py b/tests/test_tools/test_tools_manuscript.py
index 5e80767f..b134b5c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_tools/test_tools_manuscript.py
+++ b/tests/test_tools/test_tools_manuscript.py
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import pytest
 import sys
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from pytestqt.qtbot import QtBot
+
+import pytest
 
 from mocked import causeOSError
-from tools import C, buildTestProject
-
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtPrintSupport import QPrintPreviewDialog
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QListWidgetItem
+from pytestqt.qtbot import QtBot
+from tools import C, buildTestProject
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.constants import nwHeadFmt
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ def testManuscript_Builds(qtbot: QtBot, nwGUI: GuiMain, projPath: Path):
     # Edit the new build
     manus.buildList.clearSelection()
     manus.buildList.setCurrentRow(0)
-    manus.tbEdit.click()
+    with qtbot.waitSignal(manus.tbEdit.clicked, timeout=5000):
+        manus.tbEdit.click()
 
+    manus._editSelectedBuild()
     bSettings = SHARED.findTopLevelWidget(GuiBuildSettings)
     assert isinstance(bSettings, GuiBuildSettings)
     build = None
@@ -147,7 +149,6 @@ def testManuscript_Builds(qtbot: QtBot, nwGUI: GuiMain, projPath: Path):
         # May have been garbage collected, but if it isn't, it should be hidden
         assert bSettings.isVisible() is False
 
-    # Finish
     # qtbot.stop()
 
 # END Test testManuscript_Builds