diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.UI.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationFileFormat.cs b/src/Ryujinx.UI.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationFileFormat.cs
index 1de762f03..2b7606758 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.UI.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationFileFormat.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.UI.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationFileFormat.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.UI.Common.Configuration
         /// <summary>
         /// The current version of the file format
         /// </summary>
-        public const int CurrentVersion = 56;
+        public const int CurrentVersion = 57;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Version of the configuration file format
@@ -355,6 +355,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.UI.Common.Configuration
         /// </summary>
         public bool StartFullscreen { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Start games with UI hidden
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool StartNoUI { get; set; }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Show console window
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.UI.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationState.cs b/src/Ryujinx.UI.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationState.cs
index de8b68ace..c8846451b 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.UI.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationState.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.UI.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationState.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.UI.Common.Configuration
             /// </summary>
             public ReactiveObject<bool> StartFullscreen { get; private set; }
 
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Start games with UI hidden
+            /// </summary>
+            public ReactiveObject<bool> StartNoUI { get; private set; }
+            
             /// <summary>
             /// Hide / Show Console Window
             /// </summary>
@@ -207,6 +212,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.UI.Common.Configuration
                 CustomThemePath = new ReactiveObject<string>();
                 BaseStyle = new ReactiveObject<string>();
                 StartFullscreen = new ReactiveObject<bool>();
+                StartNoUI = new ReactiveObject<bool>();
                 GameListViewMode = new ReactiveObject<int>();
                 ShowNames = new ReactiveObject<bool>();
                 GridSize = new ReactiveObject<int>();
@@ -818,6 +824,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.UI.Common.Configuration
                 ApplicationSort = UI.ApplicationSort,
                 IsAscendingOrder = UI.IsAscendingOrder,
                 StartFullscreen = UI.StartFullscreen,
+                StartNoUI = UI.StartNoUI,
                 ShowConsole = UI.ShowConsole,
                 EnableKeyboard = Hid.EnableKeyboard,
                 EnableMouse = Hid.EnableMouse,
@@ -1615,6 +1622,15 @@ namespace Ryujinx.UI.Common.Configuration
                 configurationFileUpdated = true;
             }
 
+            if (configurationFileFormat.Version < 57)
+            {
+                Ryujinx.Common.Logging.Logger.Warning?.Print(LogClass.Application, $"Outdated configuration version {configurationFileFormat.Version}, migrating to version 55.");
+
+                configurationFileFormat.StartNoUI = false;
+
+                configurationFileUpdated = true;
+            }
+            
             Logger.EnableFileLog.Value = configurationFileFormat.EnableFileLog;
             Graphics.ResScale.Value = configurationFileFormat.ResScale;
             Graphics.ResScaleCustom.Value = configurationFileFormat.ResScaleCustom;
@@ -1697,6 +1713,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.UI.Common.Configuration
             UI.GridSize.Value = configurationFileFormat.GridSize;
             UI.ApplicationSort.Value = configurationFileFormat.ApplicationSort;
             UI.StartFullscreen.Value = configurationFileFormat.StartFullscreen;
+            UI.StartNoUI.Value = configurationFileFormat.StartNoUI;
             UI.ShowConsole.Value = configurationFileFormat.ShowConsole;
             UI.WindowStartup.WindowSizeWidth.Value = configurationFileFormat.WindowStartup.WindowSizeWidth;
             UI.WindowStartup.WindowSizeHeight.Value = configurationFileFormat.WindowStartup.WindowSizeHeight;
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/AppHost.cs b/src/Ryujinx/AppHost.cs
index 1bb32c8be..c357e1682 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/AppHost.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/AppHost.cs
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava
                     _viewModel.WindowState = WindowState.FullScreen;
                 }
 
-                if (_viewModel.WindowState == WindowState.FullScreen)
+                if (_viewModel.WindowState == WindowState.FullScreen || _viewModel.StartGamesWithoutUI)
                 {
                     _viewModel.ShowMenuAndStatusBar = false;
                 }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Assets/Locales/en_US.json b/src/Ryujinx/Assets/Locales/en_US.json
index 388c22506..0edfe3139 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Assets/Locales/en_US.json
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Assets/Locales/en_US.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "MenuBarOptions": "_Options",
   "MenuBarOptionsToggleFullscreen": "Toggle Fullscreen",
   "MenuBarOptionsStartGamesInFullscreen": "Start Games in Fullscreen Mode",
+  "MenuBarOptionsStartGamesWithoutUI": "Start Games with UI Hidden",
   "MenuBarOptionsStopEmulation": "Stop Emulation",
   "MenuBarOptionsSettings": "_Settings",
   "MenuBarOptionsManageUserProfiles": "_Manage User Profiles",
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 1dfd304b6..a07a3e80f 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -922,6 +922,19 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
+        public bool StartGamesWithoutUI
+        {
+            get => ConfigurationState.Instance.UI.StartNoUI;
+            set
+            {
+                ConfigurationState.Instance.UI.StartNoUI.Value = value;
+
+                ConfigurationState.Instance.ToFileFormat().SaveConfig(Program.ConfigurationPath);
+
+                OnPropertyChanged();
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool ShowConsole
         {
             get => ConfigurationState.Instance.UI.ShowConsole;
@@ -1649,6 +1662,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
             StartGamesInFullscreen = !StartGamesInFullscreen;
         }
 
+        public void ToggleStartGamesWithoutUI()
+        {
+            StartGamesWithoutUI = !StartGamesWithoutUI;
+        }
+
         public void ToggleShowConsole()
         {
             ShowConsole = !ShowConsole;
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Main/MainMenuBarView.axaml b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Main/MainMenuBarView.axaml
index dba633873..4ec13b273 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Main/MainMenuBarView.axaml
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Main/MainMenuBarView.axaml
@@ -94,6 +94,29 @@
                         </Style>
                     </MenuItem.Styles>
                 </MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem
+                    Padding="0"
+                    Command="{Binding ToggleStartGamesWithoutUI}"
+                    Header="{locale:Locale MenuBarOptionsStartGamesWithoutUI}">
+                    <MenuItem.Icon>
+                        <CheckBox
+                            MinWidth="{DynamicResource CheckBoxSize}"
+                            MinHeight="{DynamicResource CheckBoxSize}"
+                            IsChecked="{Binding StartGamesWithoutUI, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                            Padding="0" />
+                    </MenuItem.Icon>
+                    <MenuItem.Styles>
+                        <Style Selector="Viewbox#PART_IconPresenter">
+                            <Setter Property="MaxHeight" Value="36" />
+                            <Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="36" />
+                            <Setter Property="MaxWidth" Value="36" />
+                            <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="36" />
+                        </Style>
+                        <Style Selector="ContentPresenter#PART_HeaderPresenter">
+                            <Setter Property="Padding" Value="-10,0,0,0" />
+                        </Style>
+                    </MenuItem.Styles>
+                </MenuItem>
                 <MenuItem
                     Padding="0"
                     IsVisible="{Binding ShowConsoleVisible}"