diff --git a/src/main/mainWindow.ts b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
index 8fdb6ee..c34e351 100644
--- a/src/main/mainWindow.ts
+++ b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@ function createMainWindow() {
 const runVencordMain = once(() => require(join(VENCORD_FILES_DIR, "vencordDesktopMain.js")));
 
 export async function createWindows() {
-    const splash = createSplashWindow();
+    const startMinimized = process.argv.includes("--start-minimized");
+    const splash = createSplashWindow(startMinimized);
     // SteamOS letterboxes and scales it terribly, so just full screen it
     if (isDeckGameMode) splash.setFullScreen(true);
     await ensureVencordFiles();
@@ -452,11 +453,8 @@ export async function createWindows() {
 
     mainWin.webContents.on("did-finish-load", () => {
         splash.destroy();
-        mainWin!.show();
 
-        if (Settings.store.maximized && !isDeckGameMode) {
-            mainWin!.maximize();
-        }
+        if (!startMinimized || isDeckGameMode) mainWin!.show();
 
         if (isDeckGameMode) {
             // always use entire display
@@ -464,6 +462,12 @@ export async function createWindows() {
 
             askToApplySteamLayout(mainWin);
         }
+
+        mainWin.once("show", () => {
+            if (Settings.store.maximized && !mainWin!.isMaximized() && !isDeckGameMode) {
+                mainWin!.maximize();
+            }
+        });
     });
 
     initArRPC();
diff --git a/src/main/splash.ts b/src/main/splash.ts
index f21799d..7c05de9 100644
--- a/src/main/splash.ts
+++ b/src/main/splash.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import { ICON_PATH, VIEW_DIR } from "shared/paths";
 
 import { Settings } from "./settings";
 
-export function createSplashWindow() {
+export function createSplashWindow(startMinimized = false) {
     const splash = new BrowserWindow({
         ...SplashProps,
-        icon: ICON_PATH
+        icon: ICON_PATH,
+        show: !startMinimized
     });
 
     splash.loadFile(join(VIEW_DIR, "splash.html"));