diff --git a/lib/browser/api/app.ts b/lib/browser/api/app.ts
index 301c0a49d9dc..4faf0d7dee3b 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/app.ts
+++ b/lib/browser/api/app.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ Object.defineProperty(app, 'applicationMenu', {
   return execFile !== 'electron';
 })();
 
+// The native implementation is not provided on non-windows platforms
+app.setAppUserModelId = app.setAppUserModelId || (() => {});
+
 app._setDefaultAppPaths = (packagePath) => {
   // Set the user path according to application's name.
   app.setPath('userData', path.join(app.getPath('appData'), app.name!));