diff --git a/js/modules/settings.js b/js/modules/settings.js
index d99bfdeb9..a4c609ccd 100644
--- a/js/modules/settings.js
+++ b/js/modules/settings.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const LAST_PROCESSED_INDEX_KEY = 'attachmentMigration_lastProcessedIndex';
 const IS_MIGRATION_COMPLETE_KEY = 'attachmentMigration_isComplete';
 
 // Public API
+exports.READ_RECEIPT_CONFIGURATION_SYNC = 'read-receipt-configuration-sync';
+
 exports.getAttachmentMigrationLastProcessedIndex = connection =>
   exports._getItem(connection, LAST_PROCESSED_INDEX_KEY);
 
diff --git a/js/modules/startup.js b/js/modules/startup.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc60861de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/modules/startup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+const is = require('@sindresorhus/is');
+
+const Errors = require('./types/errors');
+const Settings = require('./settings');
+
+
+exports.syncReadReceiptConfiguration = async ({
+  deviceId,
+  sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage,
+  storage,
+}) => {
+  if (!is.string(deviceId)) {
+    throw new TypeError('"deviceId" is required');
+  }
+
+  if (!is.function(sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage)) {
+    throw new TypeError('"sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage" is required');
+  }
+
+  if (!is.object(storage)) {
+    throw new TypeError('"storage" is required');
+  }
+
+  const isPrimaryDevice = deviceId === '1';
+  if (isPrimaryDevice) {
+    return {
+      status: 'skipped',
+      reason: 'isPrimaryDevice',
+    };
+  }
+
+  const settingName = Settings.READ_RECEIPT_CONFIGURATION_SYNC;
+  const hasPreviouslySynced = Boolean(storage.get(settingName));
+  if (hasPreviouslySynced) {
+    return {
+      status: 'skipped',
+      reason: 'hasPreviouslySynced',
+    };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage();
+    storage.put(settingName, true);
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      status: 'error',
+      reason: 'failedToSendSyncMessage',
+      error: Errors.toLogFormat(error),
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    status: 'complete',
+  };
+};
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 4c998af96..70938c04d 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ window.Signal.Migrations.Migrations1DatabaseWithoutAttachmentData =
 window.Signal.Migrations.upgradeMessageSchema = upgradeMessageSchema;
 window.Signal.OS = require('./js/modules/os');
 window.Signal.Settings = require('./js/modules/settings');
+window.Signal.Startup = require('./js/modules/startup');
 
 window.Signal.Types = {};
 window.Signal.Types.Attachment = Attachment;
diff --git a/test/modules/startup_test.js b/test/modules/startup_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d39aab3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/modules/startup_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+const { assert } = require('chai');
+
+const Startup = require('../../js/modules/startup');
+
+
+describe('Startup', () => {
+  const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+
+  describe('syncReadReceiptConfiguration', () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+      sandbox.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should complete if user hasn’t previously synced', async () => {
+      const deviceId = '2';
+      const sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage = sandbox.spy();
+      const storagePutSpy = sandbox.spy();
+      const storage = {
+        get(name) {
+          if (name !== 'read-receipt-configuration-sync') {
+            return true;
+          }
+
+          return false;
+        },
+        put: storagePutSpy,
+      };
+
+      const expected = {
+        status: 'complete',
+      };
+
+      const actual = await Startup.syncReadReceiptConfiguration({
+        deviceId,
+        sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage,
+        storage,
+      });
+
+      assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+      assert.equal(sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage.callCount, 1);
+      assert.equal(storagePutSpy.callCount, 1);
+      assert(storagePutSpy.calledWith('read-receipt-configuration-sync', true));
+    });
+
+    it('should be skipped if this is the primary device', async () => {
+      const deviceId = '1';
+      const sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage = () => {};
+      const storage = {};
+
+      const expected = {
+        status: 'skipped',
+        reason: 'isPrimaryDevice',
+      };
+
+      const actual = await Startup.syncReadReceiptConfiguration({
+        deviceId,
+        sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage,
+        storage,
+      });
+
+      assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    });
+
+    it('should be skipped if user has previously synced', async () => {
+      const deviceId = '2';
+      const sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage = () => {};
+      const storage = {
+        get(name) {
+          if (name !== 'read-receipt-configuration-sync') {
+            return false;
+          }
+
+          return true;
+        },
+      };
+
+      const expected = {
+        status: 'skipped',
+        reason: 'hasPreviouslySynced',
+      };
+
+      const actual = await Startup.syncReadReceiptConfiguration({
+        deviceId,
+        sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage,
+        storage,
+      });
+
+      assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    });
+
+    it('should return error if sending of sync request fails', async () => {
+      const deviceId = '2';
+
+      const sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage = sandbox.stub();
+      sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage.rejects(new Error('boom'));
+
+      const storagePutSpy = sandbox.spy();
+      const storage = {
+        get(name) {
+          if (name !== 'read-receipt-configuration-sync') {
+            return true;
+          }
+
+          return false;
+        },
+        put: storagePutSpy,
+      };
+
+      const actual = await Startup.syncReadReceiptConfiguration({
+        deviceId,
+        sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage,
+        storage,
+      });
+
+      assert.equal(actual.status, 'error');
+      assert.include(actual.error, 'boom');
+
+      assert.equal(sendRequestConfigurationSyncMessage.callCount, 1);
+      assert.equal(storagePutSpy.callCount, 0);
+    });
+  });
+});