diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index e899aaf4e3b8..301a2d70a6b8 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@
   },
   "spellCheckDescription": {
     "message": "Enable spell check of text entered in message composition box",
-    "description": "Description of the media permission description"
+    "description": "Description of the spell check setting"
   },
   "spellCheckWillBeEnabled": {
     "message": "Spell check will be enabled the next time Signal starts.",
@@ -1393,6 +1393,10 @@
     "message": "Spell check will be disabled the next time Signal starts.",
     "description": "Shown when the user disables spellcheck to indicate that they must restart Signal."
   },
+  "autoLaunchDescription": {
+    "message": "Open at computer login",
+    "description": "Description for the automatic launch setting"
+  },
   "clearDataHeader": {
     "message": "Clear Data",
     "description": "Header in the settings dialog for the section dealing with data deletion"
diff --git a/js/settings_start.js b/js/settings_start.js
index 1941271a8afb..579261c0b89e 100644
--- a/js/settings_start.js
+++ b/js/settings_start.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const getInitialData = async () => ({
   countMutedConversations: await window.getCountMutedConversations(),
 
   spellCheck: await window.getSpellCheck(),
+  autoLaunch: await window.getAutoLaunch(),
 
   incomingCallNotification: await window.getIncomingCallNotification(),
   callRingtoneNotification: await window.getCallRingtoneNotification(),
diff --git a/js/views/settings_view.js b/js/views/settings_view.js
index e1442aad41d6..66a38ee7556e 100644
--- a/js/views/settings_view.js
+++ b/js/views/settings_view.js
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@
           window.setSpellCheck(val);
         },
       });
+      new CheckboxView({
+        el: this.$('.auto-launch-setting'),
+        name: 'auto-launch-setting',
+        value: window.initialData.autoLaunch,
+        setFn: window.setAutoLaunch,
+      });
       if (Settings.isHideMenuBarSupported()) {
         new CheckboxView({
           el: this.$('.menu-bar-setting'),
@@ -259,6 +265,7 @@
         spellCheckDirtyText: appStartSpellCheck
           ? i18n('spellCheckWillBeDisabled')
           : i18n('spellCheckWillBeEnabled'),
+        autoLaunchDescription: i18n('autoLaunchDescription'),
       };
     },
     onClose() {
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index a616ef46c03f..36c5e9e4a475 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1554,6 +1554,9 @@ installSettingsSetter('badge-count-muted-conversations');
 installSettingsGetter('spell-check');
 installSettingsSetter('spell-check', true);
 
+installSettingsGetter('auto-launch');
+installSettingsSetter('auto-launch');
+
 installSettingsGetter('always-relay-calls');
 installSettingsSetter('always-relay-calls');
 installSettingsGetter('call-ringtone-notification');
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 97be98183bab..52aaf6c85d5e 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ try {
   window.getServerPublicParams = () => config.serverPublicParams;
   window.getSfuUrl = () => config.sfuUrl;
   window.isBehindProxy = () => Boolean(config.proxyUrl);
+  window.getAutoLaunch = () => app.getLoginItemSettings().openAtLogin;
+  window.setAutoLaunch = value => {
+    app.setLoginItemSettings({ openAtLogin: Boolean(value) });
+  };
 
   function setSystemTheme() {
     window.systemTheme = nativeTheme.shouldUseDarkColors ? 'dark' : 'light';
@@ -251,6 +255,9 @@ try {
   installGetter('spell-check', 'getSpellCheck');
   installSetter('spell-check', 'setSpellCheck');
 
+  installGetter('auto-launch', 'getAutoLaunch');
+  installSetter('auto-launch', 'setAutoLaunch');
+
   installGetter('always-relay-calls', 'getAlwaysRelayCalls');
   installSetter('always-relay-calls', 'setAlwaysRelayCalls');
 
diff --git a/settings.html b/settings.html
index fde6bcf2e9c1..a5def47d4abd 100644
--- a/settings.html
+++ b/settings.html
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@
           {{ spellCheckDirtyText }}
         </p>
       </div>
+      <div class='auto-launch-setting'>
+        <input type='checkbox' name='auto-launch-setting' id='auto-launch-setting' />
+        <label for='auto-launch-setting'>{{ autoLaunchDescription }}</label>
+      </div>
     <hr>
     <div class='calling-setting'>
       <h3>{{ calling }}</h3>
diff --git a/settings_preload.js b/settings_preload.js
index 5a138750e2a7..0708ce7ef727 100644
--- a/settings_preload.js
+++ b/settings_preload.js
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ window.setHideMenuBar = makeSetter('hide-menu-bar');
 window.getSpellCheck = makeGetter('spell-check');
 window.setSpellCheck = makeSetter('spell-check');
 
+window.getAutoLaunch = makeGetter('auto-launch');
+window.setAutoLaunch = makeSetter('auto-launch');
+
 window.getAlwaysRelayCalls = makeGetter('always-relay-calls');
 window.setAlwaysRelayCalls = makeSetter('always-relay-calls');
 
diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index e7a41662bbef..49e7fe665f14 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
       setAlwaysRelayCalls: (value: boolean) =>
         window.storage.put('always-relay-calls', value),
 
+      getAutoLaunch: () => window.getAutoLaunch(),
+      setAutoLaunch: (value: boolean) => window.setAutoLaunch(value),
+
       // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
       isPrimary: () => window.textsecure.storage.user.getDeviceId() == '1',
       getSyncRequest: () =>
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index 907cb1914bbe..505d45bf8bfb 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -1225,6 +1225,14 @@
     "updated": "2021-02-26T18:44:56.450Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Static selector, read-only access"
   },
+  {
+    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
+    "path": "js/views/settings_view.js",
+    "line": "        el: this.$('.auto-launch-setting'),",
+    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
+    "updated": "2021-05-11T20:38:03.542Z",
+    "reasonDetail": "Protected from arbitrary input"
+  },
   {
     "rule": "jQuery-append(",
     "path": "js/views/settings_view.js",
@@ -14233,4 +14241,4 @@
     "updated": "2021-03-18T21:41:28.361Z",
     "reasonDetail": "A generic hook. Typically not to be used with non-DOM values."
   }
-]
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/window.d.ts b/ts/window.d.ts
index 3a53388c16c7..305f4c535357 100644
--- a/ts/window.d.ts
+++ b/ts/window.d.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ declare global {
     dataURLToBlobSync: any;
     loadImage: any;
     isBehindProxy: () => boolean;
+    getAutoLaunch: () => boolean;
+    setAutoLaunch: (value: boolean) => void;
 
     PQueue: typeof PQueue;
     PQueueType: PQueue;