diff --git a/src/utils/main.ts b/src/utils/main.ts
index 0ea65aa69..f7b303751 100644
--- a/src/utils/main.ts
+++ b/src/utils/main.ts
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ export function setupMacWindowOnDockIconClick() {
     });
 }
 
-export function setupMainMenu() {
-    Menu.setApplicationMenu(buildMenuBar());
+export async function setupMainMenu() {
+    Menu.setApplicationMenu(await buildMenuBar());
 }
 
 export function setupMainHotReload() {
diff --git a/src/utils/menu.ts b/src/utils/menu.ts
index a1c58df8d..8b1e67c8a 100644
--- a/src/utils/menu.ts
+++ b/src/utils/menu.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from 'electron';
 import { isUpdateAvailable, setIsAppQuitting } from '../main';
 import { showUpdateDialog } from './appUpdater';
+import autoLauncher from './autoLauncher';
 
 const isMac = process.platform === 'darwin';
 
@@ -92,7 +93,9 @@ export function buildContextMenu(
     return contextMenu;
 }
 
-export function buildMenuBar(): Menu {
+export async function buildMenuBar(): Promise<Menu> {
+    const isAutoLaunchEnabled = await autoLauncher.isEnabled();
+    let latestValue = isAutoLaunchEnabled;
     const template: MenuItemConstructorOptions[] = [
         {
             label: 'ente',
@@ -105,6 +108,22 @@ export function buildMenuBar(): Menu {
                           },
                       ]
                     : []) as MenuItemConstructorOptions[]),
+                { type: 'separator' },
+                {
+                    label: 'Preferences',
+                    submenu: [
+                        {
+                            label: 'Open ente on startup',
+                            type: 'checkbox',
+                            checked: latestValue,
+                            click: () => {
+                                autoLauncher.toggleAutoLaunch();
+                                latestValue = !latestValue;
+                            },
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+                { type: 'separator' },
                 ...((isMac
                     ? [
                           {