diff --git a/src/main/autoStart.ts b/src/main/autoStart.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3fb17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/autoStart.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Vencord Desktop, a desktop app aiming to give you a snappier Discord Experience
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and Vencord contributors
+ */
+
+import { app } from "electron";
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
+import { join } from "path";
+
+function makeAutoStartLinux() {
+    const dir = join(process.env.HOME!, ".config", "autostart");
+    const file = join(dir, "vencord.desktop");
+
+    return {
+        isEnabled: () => existsSync(file),
+        enable() {
+            const desktopFile = `
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Version=1.0
+Name=Vencord
+Comment=Vencord autostart script
+Exec=${process.execPath}
+Terminal=false
+StartupNotify=false
+`.trim();
+
+            mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+            writeFileSync(file, desktopFile);
+        },
+        disable: () => rmSync(file, { force: true })
+    };
+}
+
+const autoStartWindowsMac = {
+    isEnabled: () => app.getLoginItemSettings().openAtLogin,
+    enable: () => app.setLoginItemSettings({ openAtLogin: true }),
+    disable: () => app.setLoginItemSettings({ openAtLogin: false })
+};
+
+export const autoStart = process.platform === "linux" ? makeAutoStartLinux() : autoStartWindowsMac;
diff --git a/src/main/ipc.ts b/src/main/ipc.ts
index 5dc3479..617cccf 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { join } from "path";
 import { debounce } from "shared/utils/debounce";
 
 import { IpcEvents } from "../shared/IpcEvents";
+import { autoStart } from "./autoStart";
 import { VENCORD_FILES_DIR, VENCORD_QUICKCSS_FILE } from "./constants";
 import { mainWin } from "./mainWindow";
 import { Settings } from "./settings";
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ ipcMain.on(IpcEvents.GET_VERSION, e => {
     e.returnValue = app.getVersion();
 });
 
+ipcMain.on(IpcEvents.AUTOSTART_ENABLED, e => {
+    e.returnValue = autoStart.isEnabled();
+});
+ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.ENABLE_AUTOSTART, autoStart.enable);
+ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.DISABLE_AUTOSTART, autoStart.disable);
+
 ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.SET_SETTINGS, (_, settings: typeof Settings.store, path?: string) => {
     Settings.setData(settings, path);
 });
diff --git a/src/preload/VencordDesktopNative.ts b/src/preload/VencordDesktopNative.ts
index f6b0829..e0e2d1a 100644
--- a/src/preload/VencordDesktopNative.ts
+++ b/src/preload/VencordDesktopNative.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export const VencordDesktopNative = {
         relaunch: () => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.RELAUNCH),
         getVersion: () => sendSync<void>(IpcEvents.GET_VERSION)
     },
+    autostart: {
+        isEnabled: () => sendSync<boolean>(IpcEvents.AUTOSTART_ENABLED),
+        enable: () => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.ENABLE_AUTOSTART),
+        disable: () => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.DISABLE_AUTOSTART)
+    },
     fileManager: {
         showItemInFolder: (path: string) => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.SHOW_ITEM_IN_FOLDER, path),
         selectVencordDir: () => invoke<LiteralUnion<"cancelled" | "invalid", string>>(IpcEvents.SELECT_VENCORD_DIR)
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
index adb5dc6..1c43b79 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@
 import "./settings.css";
 
 import { Margins } from "@vencord/types/utils";
-import { Button, Forms, Select, Switch, Text } from "@vencord/types/webpack/common";
+import { Button, Forms, Select, Switch, Text, useState } from "@vencord/types/webpack/common";
 import { useSettings } from "renderer/settings";
 
 export default function SettingsUi() {
     const Settings = useSettings();
 
+    const { autostart } = VencordDesktopNative;
+    const [autoStartEnabled, setAutoStartEnabled] = useState(autostart.isEnabled());
+
     const switches: [keyof typeof Settings, string, string, boolean?, (() => boolean)?][] = [
         ["tray", "Tray Icon", "Add a tray icon for Vencord Desktop", true],
         [
@@ -58,6 +61,17 @@ export default function SettingsUi() {
 
             <Forms.FormDivider className={Margins.top16 + " " + Margins.bottom16} />
 
+            <Switch
+                value={autoStartEnabled}
+                onChange={async v => {
+                    await autostart[v ? "enable" : "disable"]();
+                    setAutoStartEnabled(v);
+                }}
+                note="Automatically start Vencord Desktop on computer start-up"
+            >
+                Start With System
+            </Switch>
+
             {switches.map(([key, text, note, def, predicate]) => (
                 <Switch
                     value={(Settings[key as any] ?? def ?? false) && predicate?.() !== false}
diff --git a/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts b/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
index 9d1c75f..08c7d99 100644
--- a/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
+++ b/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ export const enum IpcEvents {
     GET_RENDERER_SCRIPT = "VCD_GET_RENDERER_SCRIPT",
     GET_RENDERER_CSS_FILE = "VCD_GET_RENDERER_CSS_FILE",
 
-    RELAUNCH = "VCD_RELAUNCH",
-    FOCUS = "VCD_FOCUS",
-
     GET_VERSION = "VCD_GET_VERSION",
 
+    RELAUNCH = "VCD_RELAUNCH",
+    CLOSE = "VCD_CLOSE",
+    FOCUS = "VCD_FOCUS",
+
     SHOW_ITEM_IN_FOLDER = "VCD_SHOW_ITEM_IN_FOLDER",
     GET_SETTINGS = "VCD_GET_SETTINGS",
     SET_SETTINGS = "VCD_SET_SETTINGS",
@@ -27,5 +28,7 @@ export const enum IpcEvents {
 
     SPELLCHECK_SET_LANGUAGES = "VCD_SPELLCHECK_SET_LANGUAGES",
 
-    CLOSE = "VCD_CLOSE"
+    AUTOSTART_ENABLED = "VCD_AUTOSTART_ENABLED",
+    ENABLE_AUTOSTART = "VCD_ENABLE_AUTOSTART",
+    DISABLE_AUTOSTART = "VCD_DISABLE_AUTOSTART"
 }