diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/__tests__/gateway.test.ts b/packages/core/server/src/__tests__/gateway.test.ts
index ad89b21b2..1d76ef003 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/__tests__/gateway.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/__tests__/gateway.test.ts
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ describe('gateway', () => {
 
       expect(data).toMatchObject({
         error: {
-          code: 'APP_INITIALIZED',
-          message: errors.APP_INITIALIZED.message({ app: main }),
+          code: 'APP_COMMANDING',
           status: 503,
           maintaining: true,
         },
diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/application.ts b/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
index 5318c09e8..bf89c01ee 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ export class Application<StateT = DefaultState, ContextT = DefaultContext> exten
   async stop(options: any = {}) {
     this.log.debug('stop app...');
     this.setMaintainingMessage('stopping app...');
+
     if (this.stopped) {
       this.log.warn(`Application ${this.name} already stopped`);
       return;
diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/core/server/src/commands/start.ts
index 35899bc08..b27f3b580 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ export default (app: Application) => {
     .action(async (...cliArgs) => {
       const [opts] = cliArgs;
 
+      if (app.db.closed()) {
+        await app.db.reconnect();
+      }
+
       if (opts.quickstart) {
         if (await app.isInstalled()) {
           app.log.debug('installed....');
diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/gateway/index.ts b/packages/core/server/src/gateway/index.ts
index 116a2fd70..528ddbf4d 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/gateway/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/gateway/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { parse } from 'url';
 import xpipe from 'xpipe';
 import { AppSupervisor } from '../app-supervisor';
 import { ApplicationOptions } from '../application';
-import { PLUGIN_STATICS_PATH, getPackageDirByExposeUrl, getPackageNameByExposeUrl } from '../plugin-manager';
+import { getPackageDirByExposeUrl, getPackageNameByExposeUrl, PLUGIN_STATICS_PATH } from '../plugin-manager';
 import { applyErrorWithArgs, getErrorWithCode } from './errors';
 import { IPCSocketClient } from './ipc-socket-client';
 import { IPCSocketServer } from './ipc-socket-server';
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class Gateway extends EventEmitter {
       void AppSupervisor.getInstance().bootStrapApp(handleApp);
     }
 
-    const appStatus = AppSupervisor.getInstance().getAppStatus(handleApp, 'initializing');
+    let appStatus = AppSupervisor.getInstance().getAppStatus(handleApp, 'initializing');
 
     if (appStatus === 'not_found') {
       this.responseErrorWithCode('APP_NOT_FOUND', res, { appName: handleApp });
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ export class Gateway extends EventEmitter {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (appStatus === 'initialized') {
+      const appInstance = await AppSupervisor.getInstance().getApp(handleApp);
+      appInstance.runAsCLI(['start'], { from: 'user' });
+      appStatus = AppSupervisor.getInstance().getAppStatus(handleApp);
+    }
+
     const app = await AppSupervisor.getInstance().getApp(handleApp);
 
     if (appStatus !== 'running') {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/@nocobase/plugin-multi-app-manager/src/server/__tests__/multiple-apps.test.ts b/packages/plugins/@nocobase/plugin-multi-app-manager/src/server/__tests__/multiple-apps.test.ts
index 8a59d423c..4da6024e3 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/@nocobase/plugin-multi-app-manager/src/server/__tests__/multiple-apps.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/@nocobase/plugin-multi-app-manager/src/server/__tests__/multiple-apps.test.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ describe('multiple apps', () => {
         waitSubAppInstall: true,
       },
     });
+
     await AppSupervisor.getInstance().removeApp(subAppName);
 
     await app.start();
@@ -266,6 +267,51 @@ describe('multiple apps', () => {
     expect(AppSupervisor.getInstance().hasApp(subAppName)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  it('should start automatically with quick start', async () => {
+    const subAppName = `t_${uid()}`;
+
+    const subApp = await app.db.getRepository('applications').create({
+      values: {
+        name: subAppName,
+        options: {
+          plugins: [],
+        },
+      },
+      context: {
+        waitSubAppInstall: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    await AppSupervisor.getInstance().removeApp(subAppName);
+
+    await app.start();
+
+    expect(AppSupervisor.getInstance().hasApp(subAppName)).toBeFalsy();
+
+    await subApp.update({
+      options: {
+        autoStart: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    await AppSupervisor.getInstance().removeApp(subAppName);
+
+    expect(AppSupervisor.getInstance().hasApp(subAppName)).toBeFalsy();
+
+    await app.stop();
+
+    await app.db.reconnect();
+    await AppSupervisor.getInstance().getApp(subAppName, {
+      upgrading: true,
+    });
+
+    await app.start();
+    await sleep(1000);
+    expect(AppSupervisor.getInstance().hasApp(subAppName)).toBeTruthy();
+    const appStatus = AppSupervisor.getInstance().getAppStatus(subAppName);
+    expect(appStatus).toEqual('running');
+  });
+
   it('should get same obj ref when asynchronously access with same sub app name', async () => {
     const subAppName = `t_${uid()}`;
 
diff --git a/packages/plugins/@nocobase/plugin-multi-app-manager/src/server/server.ts b/packages/plugins/@nocobase/plugin-multi-app-manager/src/server/server.ts
index ed36f1fdf..9b4d8d0eb 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/@nocobase/plugin-multi-app-manager/src/server/server.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/@nocobase/plugin-multi-app-manager/src/server/server.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ export class PluginMultiAppManager extends Plugin {
       appName: string;
       options: any;
     }) {
+      const loadButNotStart = options?.upgrading;
+
       const name = appName;
       if (appSupervisor.hasApp(name)) {
         return;
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ export class PluginMultiAppManager extends Plugin {
       });
 
       // must skip load on upgrade
-      if (!options?.upgrading) {
+      if (!loadButNotStart) {
         await subApp.runCommand('start');
       }
     }
@@ -285,7 +287,11 @@ export class PluginMultiAppManager extends Plugin {
         for (const subAppInstance of subApps) {
           promises.push(
             (async () => {
-              await AppSupervisor.getInstance().getApp(subAppInstance.name);
+              if (!appSupervisor.hasApp(subAppInstance.name)) {
+                await AppSupervisor.getInstance().getApp(subAppInstance.name);
+              } else if (appSupervisor.getAppStatus(subAppInstance.name) === 'initialized') {
+                (await AppSupervisor.getInstance().getApp(subAppInstance.name)).runCommand('start');
+              }
             })(),
           );
         }