diff --git a/src/main/entity/user-preferences.entity.ts b/src/main/entity/user-preferences.entity.ts
index dc6d465d..b43d463e 100644
--- a/src/main/entity/user-preferences.entity.ts
+++ b/src/main/entity/user-preferences.entity.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export class UserPreferences {
   @Column("boolean", { default: false })
   runAtStartup: boolean;
 
+  @Column("boolean", { default: false })
+  startMinimized: boolean;
+
   @CreateDateColumn()
   createdAt: Date;
 
diff --git a/src/main/knex-client.ts b/src/main/knex-client.ts
index 5f81ffbc..7db67250 100644
--- a/src/main/knex-client.ts
+++ b/src/main/knex-client.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { AddAchievementNotificationPreference } from "./migrations/2024101301290
 import { CreateUserSubscription } from "./migrations/20241015235142_create_user_subscription";
 import { AddBackgroundImageUrl } from "./migrations/20241016100249_add_background_image_url";
 import { AddWinePrefixToGame } from "./migrations/20241019081648_add_wine_prefix_to_game";
-
+import { QualityOfLife } from "./migrations/20241030171454_quality_of_life";
 export type HydraMigration = Knex.Migration & { name: string };
 
 class MigrationSource implements Knex.MigrationSource<HydraMigration> {
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class MigrationSource implements Knex.MigrationSource<HydraMigration> {
       CreateUserSubscription,
       AddBackgroundImageUrl,
       AddWinePrefixToGame,
+      QualityOfLife,
     ]);
   }
   getMigrationName(migration: HydraMigration): string {
diff --git a/src/main/migrations/20241030171454_quality_of_life.ts b/src/main/migrations/20241030171454_quality_of_life.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d2db874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/migrations/20241030171454_quality_of_life.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import type { HydraMigration } from "@main/knex-client";
+import type { Knex } from "knex";
+
+export const QualityOfLife: HydraMigration = {
+  name: "QualityOfLife",
+  up: (knex: Knex) => {
+    return knex.schema.alterTable("user_preferences", (table) => {
+      return table.boolean("startMinimized").notNullable().defaultTo(0);
+    });
+  },
+
+  down: async (knex: Knex) => {
+    return knex.schema.alterTable("user_preferences", (table) => {
+      return table.dropColumn("startMinimized");
+    });
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 7f970d63..9bb25e3f 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ export interface UserPreferences {
   realDebridApiToken: string | null;
   preferQuitInsteadOfHiding: boolean;
   runAtStartup: boolean;
+  startMinimized: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface Steam250Game {