diff --git a/desktop/src/main/stores/user-preferences.ts b/desktop/src/main/stores/user-preferences.ts
index f3b1929892..e777e538ef 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/stores/user-preferences.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main/stores/user-preferences.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,35 @@ interface UserPreferences {
     hideDockIcon?: boolean;
     skipAppVersion?: string;
     muteUpdateNotificationVersion?: string;
+    /**
+     * The last position size of our app's window, saved when the app is closed.
+     *
+     * This value is saved when the app is about to quit, and is used to restore
+     * the window to the previous state when it restarts.
+     *
+     * If the user maximizes the window then this value is cleared and instead
+     * we just re-maximize the window on restart. This is also the behaviour if
+     * no previously saved `windowRect` is found.
+     */
+    windowRect?: {
+        x: number;
+        y: number;
+        width: number;
+        height: number;
+    };
 }
 
 const userPreferencesSchema: Schema<UserPreferences> = {
-    hideDockIcon: {
-        type: "boolean",
-    },
-    skipAppVersion: {
-        type: "string",
-    },
-    muteUpdateNotificationVersion: {
-        type: "string",
+    hideDockIcon: { type: "boolean" },
+    skipAppVersion: { type: "string" },
+    muteUpdateNotificationVersion: { type: "string" },
+    windowRect: {
+        properties: {
+            x: { type: "number" },
+            y: { type: "number" },
+            width: { type: "number" },
+            height: { type: "number" },
+        },
     },
 };