diff --git a/electron_app/src/electron-main.js b/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
index 6da972fd6c..c7dc4868d2 100644
--- a/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
+++ b/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ ipcMain.on('ipcCall', async function(ev, payload) {
         case 'setMinimizeToTrayEnabled':
             store.set('minimizeToTray', global.minimizeToTray = args[0]);
             break;
+        case 'getAutoHideMenuBarEnabled':
+            ret = global.mainWindow.isMenuBarAutoHide();
+            break;
+        case 'setAutoHideMenuBarEnabled':
+            store.set('autoHideMenuBar', args[0]);
+            global.mainWindow.setAutoHideMenuBar(args[0]);
+            global.mainWindow.setMenuBarVisibility(!args[0]);
+            break;
         case 'getAppVersion':
             ret = app.getVersion();
             break;
@@ -320,7 +328,7 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
     mainWindow = global.mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
         icon: iconPath,
         show: false,
-        autoHideMenuBar: true,
+        autoHideMenuBar: store.get('autoHideMenuBar', true),
 
         x: mainWindowState.x,
         y: mainWindowState.y,
diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
index 387403a600..8700ae249b 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
     }
 
     async getAppVersion(): Promise<string> {
-        return await this._ipcCall('getAppVersion');
+        return this._ipcCall('getAppVersion');
     }
 
     supportsAutoLaunch(): boolean {
@@ -182,11 +182,23 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
     }
 
     async getAutoLaunchEnabled(): boolean {
-        return await this._ipcCall('getAutoLaunchEnabled');
+        return this._ipcCall('getAutoLaunchEnabled');
     }
 
     async setAutoLaunchEnabled(enabled: boolean): void {
-        return await this._ipcCall('setAutoLaunchEnabled', enabled);
+        return this._ipcCall('setAutoLaunchEnabled', enabled);
+    }
+
+    supportsAutoHideMenuBar(): boolean {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    async getAutoHideMenuBarEnabled(): boolean {
+        return this._ipcCall('getAutoHideMenuBarEnabled');
+    }
+
+    async setAutoHideMenuBarEnabled(enabled: boolean): void {
+        return this._ipcCall('setAutoHideMenuBarEnabled', enabled);
     }
 
     supportsMinimizeToTray(): boolean {
@@ -194,11 +206,11 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
     }
 
     async getMinimizeToTrayEnabled(): boolean {
-        return await this._ipcCall('getMinimizeToTrayEnabled');
+        return this._ipcCall('getMinimizeToTrayEnabled');
     }
 
     async setMinimizeToTrayEnabled(enabled: boolean): void {
-        return await this._ipcCall('setMinimizeToTrayEnabled', enabled);
+        return this._ipcCall('setMinimizeToTrayEnabled', enabled);
     }
 
     async canSelfUpdate(): boolean {