diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 09b2adfc1..aa9666d74 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ def init(args, crash_handler):
                                pre_text="Error while initializing")
         sys.exit(usertypes.Exit.err_init)
 
-    _process_args(args)
-
     log.init.debug("Initializing eventfilter...")
     event_filter = EventFilter(qApp)
     qApp.installEventFilter(event_filter)
@@ -154,12 +152,12 @@ def init(args, crash_handler):
     config_obj.style_changed.connect(style.get_stylesheet.cache_clear)
     qApp.focusChanged.connect(on_focus_changed)
 
+    _process_args(args)
+
     QDesktopServices.setUrlHandler('http', open_desktopservices_url)
     QDesktopServices.setUrlHandler('https', open_desktopservices_url)
     QDesktopServices.setUrlHandler('qute', open_desktopservices_url)
 
-    macros.init()
-
     QTimer.singleShot(10, functools.partial(_init_late_modules, args))
 
     log.init.debug("Init done!")
@@ -449,6 +447,7 @@ def _init_modules(args, crash_handler):
         os.environ['QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION'] = '1'
     else:
         os.environ.pop('QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION', None)
+    macros.init()
     # Init backend-specific stuff
     browsertab.init()
 
diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py b/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
index 253b4b236..bcb8b04e6 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
@@ -249,3 +249,15 @@ def test_webengine_download_suffix(request, quteproc_new, tmpdir):
     files = download_dir.listdir()
     assert len(files) == 1
     assert files[0].basename == 'download.bin'
+
+
+def test_command_on_start(request, quteproc_new):
+    """Make sure passing a command on start works.
+
+    See https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/2408
+    """
+    args = (['--temp-basedir'] + _base_args(request.config) +
+            [':quickmark-add https://www.example.com/ example'])
+    quteproc_new.start(args)
+    quteproc_new.send_cmd(':quit')
+    quteproc_new.wait_for_quit()