diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Components/IdeSettingsDialog.razor b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Components/IdeSettingsDialog.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ac366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Components/IdeSettingsDialog.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@using SharpIDE.Photino.Models
+
+@inject AppState AppState
+
+<MudStack Class="ml-2 mr-4 mb-2">
+	<MudSwitch @bind-Value="@AppState.IdeSettings.AutoOpenLastSolution" Label="Automatically open last solution" Color="Color.Primary" />
+</MudStack>
+
+@code {
+	[CascadingParameter]
+	public IMudDialogInstance MudDialog { get; set; } = null!;
+}
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Layout/MainLayout.razor b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Layout/MainLayout.razor
index e38b155..601c516 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Layout/MainLayout.razor
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Layout/MainLayout.razor
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 			<MudButton>
 				<MudIcon Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.PlayArrow" Size="Size.Medium" Color="Color.Success" />
 			</MudButton>
+			<MudButton OnClick="@OpenSettingsDialog">
+				<MudIcon Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Settings" Size="Size.Medium" Color="Color.Default" />
+			</MudButton>
 		</MudStack>
 	</MudAppBar>
 	<MudDrawer @bind-Open="@_drawerOpen" Width="400px" ClipMode="DrawerClipMode.Always">
@@ -89,4 +92,10 @@
 	{
 		await BuildService.MsBuildSolutionAsync(_solutionFilePath!, buildType);
 	}
+
+	private async Task OpenSettingsDialog()
+	{
+		var dialogRef = await DialogService.ShowAsync<IdeSettingsDialog>("SharpIDE Settings", new DialogOptions { MaxWidth = MaxWidth.Medium, CloseButton = true });
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Models/AppState.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Models/AppState.cs
index dc44979..2760b53 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Models/AppState.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Models/AppState.cs
@@ -3,4 +3,10 @@ namespace SharpIDE.Photino.Models;
 public class AppState
 {
 	public required string SolutionFilePath { get; set; }
+	public required IdeSettings IdeSettings { get; set; } = new IdeSettings();
+}
+
+public class IdeSettings
+{
+	public bool AutoOpenLastSolution { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Program.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Program.cs
index b58b79a..15a4eeb 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Program.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Photino/Program.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class Program
 		if (deserializedAppState is not null)
 		{
 			appState.SolutionFilePath = deserializedAppState.SolutionFilePath;
+			appState.IdeSettings = deserializedAppState.IdeSettings;
 		}
 	}
 }