diff --git a/src/localization/en/en.json b/src/localization/en/en.json
index 0ba0f4c1..378c9224 100644
--- a/src/localization/en/en.json
+++ b/src/localization/en/en.json
@@ -322,13 +322,14 @@
                 "application": {
                     "header": "Application",
                     "startup": "Start at Windows startup",
-                    "minimized": "Start minimized",
+                    "minimized": "Start minimized at system startup",
                     "tray": "Minimize to tray when closing",
                     "disable_gpu_acceleration": "Disable GPU Acceleration",
                     "disable_gpu_acceleration_tooltip": "Only change this option if you know what you're doing, may fix issues with UI, requires restarting VRCX",
                     "disable_vr_overlay_gpu_acceleration": "Disable VR Overlay GPU Acceleration",
                     "disable_vr_overlay_gpu_acceleration_tooltip": "VR Overlay GPU acceleration can cause VRCX to crash or cause VRAM memory leaks, requires restarting VRCX",
-                    "proxy": "Proxy settings"
+                    "proxy": "Proxy settings",
+                    "startup_linux": "Add \"--startup\" arg to startup VRCX.desktop file to start VRCX minimized at system startup"
                 },
                 "favorites": {
                     "header": "VRCX Favorite Friends",
diff --git a/src/views/Settings/Settings.vue b/src/views/Settings/Settings.vue
index d99962ac..904294f0 100644
--- a/src/views/Settings/Settings.vue
+++ b/src/views/Settings/Settings.vue
@@ -83,9 +83,16 @@
                         :value="isStartAtWindowsStartup"
                         @change="setIsStartAtWindowsStartup" />
                     <simple-switch
+                        v-if="!isLinux"
                         :label="t('view.settings.general.application.minimized')"
                         :value="isStartAsMinimizedState"
                         @change="setIsStartAsMinimizedState" />
+                    <simple-switch
+                        v-else
+                        :label="t('view.settings.general.application.minimized')"
+                        :value="isStartAsMinimizedState"
+                        :tooltip="t('view.settings.general.application.startup_linux')"
+                        @change="setIsStartAsMinimizedState" />
                     <simple-switch
                         :label="t('view.settings.general.application.tray')"
                         :value="isCloseToTray"