diff --git a/src/ViewModels/LayoutInfo.cs b/src/ViewModels/LayoutInfo.cs
index f22258e9..80ce00a8 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/LayoutInfo.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/LayoutInfo.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             set;
         } = 720;
 
+        public WindowState LauncherWindowState
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        } = WindowState.Normal;
+
         [JsonConverter(typeof(GridLengthConverter))]
         public GridLength RepositorySidebarWidth
         {
diff --git a/src/Views/Launcher.axaml b/src/Views/Launcher.axaml
index 4399b472..b630ee9f 100644
--- a/src/Views/Launcher.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Launcher.axaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         MinWidth="1280" MinHeight="720"
         Width="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preference.Instance}, Path=Layout.LauncherWidth, Mode=TwoWay}"
         Height="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preference.Instance}, Path=Layout.LauncherHeight, Mode=TwoWay}"
+        WindowState="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preference.Instance}, Path=Layout.LauncherWindowState, Mode=TwoWay}"
         WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
         ExtendClientAreaToDecorationsHint="True"
         ExtendClientAreaChromeHints="NoChrome"