diff --git a/src/BasePlatform.js b/src/BasePlatform.js
index 7e5242b1fd..ca87535a86 100644
--- a/src/BasePlatform.js
+++ b/src/BasePlatform.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default class BasePlatform {
      * Returns a promise that resolves to a string representing
      * the current version of the application.
      */
-    getAppVersion() {
+    getAppVersion(): Promise<string> {
         throw new Error("getAppVersion not implemented!");
     }
 
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@ export default class BasePlatform {
      * with getUserMedia, return a string explaining why not.
      * Otherwise, return null.
      */
-    screenCaptureErrorString() {
+    screenCaptureErrorString(): string {
         return "Not implemented";
     }
 
+    isElectron(): boolean { return false; }
+
     /**
      * Restarts the application, without neccessarily reloading
      * any application code
diff --git a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
index 725139de64..101ec2c378 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         this._localSettings = UserSettingsStore.getLocalSettings();
 
+        if (PlatformPeg.get().isElectron()) {
+            const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron');
+
+            ipcRenderer.on('settings', this._electronSettings);
+            ipcRenderer.send('settings_get');
+        }
+
         this.setState({
             language: languageHandler.getCurrentLanguage(),
         });
@@ -239,6 +246,15 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (cli) {
             cli.removeListener("RoomMember.membership", this._onInviteStateChange);
         }
+
+        if (PlatformPeg.get().isElectron()) {
+            const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron');
+            ipcRenderer.removeListener('settings', this._electronSettings);
+        }
+    },
+
+    _electronSettings: function(ev, settings) {
+        this.setState({ electron_settings: settings });
     },
 
     _refreshFromServer: function() {
@@ -843,6 +859,29 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         </div>;
     },
 
+    _renderElectronSettings: function() {
+        const settings = this.state.electron_settings;
+        if (!settings) return;
+
+        const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron');
+
+        return <div>
+            <h3>{ _t('Desktop specific') }</h3>
+            <div className="mx_UserSettings_section">
+                <div className="mx_UserSettings_toggle">
+                    <input type="checkbox"
+                           name="auto-launch"
+                           defaultChecked={settings['auto-launch']}
+                           onChange={(e) => {
+                               ipcRenderer.send('settings_set', 'auto-launch', e.target.checked);
+                           }}
+                    />
+                    <label htmlFor="auto-launch">{_t('Start automatically after system login')}</label>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>;
+    },
+
     _showSpoiler: function(event) {
         const target = event.target;
         target.innerHTML = target.getAttribute('data-spoiler');
@@ -1045,6 +1084,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 {this._renderBulkOptions()}
                 {this._renderBugReport()}
 
+                {PlatformPeg.get().isElectron() && this._renderElectronSettings()}
+
                 {this._renderAnalyticsControl()}
 
                 <h3>{ _t("Advanced") }</h3>
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 0dc634d466..36b9486cd0 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -674,6 +674,9 @@
   "%(oneUser)schanged their avatar %(repeats)s times": "%(oneUser)schanged their avatar %(repeats)s times",
   "%(severalUsers)schanged their avatar": "%(severalUsers)schanged their avatar",
   "%(oneUser)schanged their avatar": "%(oneUser)schanged their avatar",
+  "Please select the destination room for this message": "Please select the destination room for this message",
+  "Start automatically after system login": "Start automatically after system login",
+  "Desktop specific": "Desktop specific",
   "Analytics": "Analytics",
   "Opt out of analytics": "Opt out of analytics",
   "Riot collects anonymous analytics to allow us to improve the application.": "Riot collects anonymous analytics to allow us to improve the application.",