diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 1fd50216..165bab60 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
     }
     virtual void reset() override {
         this->recentProject = "";
+        this->reopenOnLaunch = true;
         this->mapSortOrder = MapSortOrder::Group;
         this->prettyCursors = true;
         this->collisionOpacity = 50;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ public:
         this->textEditorGotoLine = "";
     }
     void setRecentProject(QString project);
+    void setReopenOnLaunch(bool enabled);
     void setMapSortOrder(MapSortOrder order);
     void setPrettyCursors(bool enabled);
     void setMainGeometry(QByteArray, QByteArray, QByteArray, QByteArray);
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ public:
     void setTextEditorOpenFolder(const QString &command);
     void setTextEditorGotoLine(const QString &command);
     QString getRecentProject();
+    bool getReopenOnLaunch();
     MapSortOrder getMapSortOrder();
     bool getPrettyCursors();
     QMap<QString, QByteArray> getMainGeometry();
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void setUnreadKeys() override {};
 private:
     QString recentProject;
+    bool reopenOnLaunch;
     QString stringFromByteArray(QByteArray);
     QByteArray bytesFromString(QString);
     MapSortOrder mapSortOrder;
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index d29537db..0ed1e081 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ QString PorymapConfig::getConfigFilepath() {
 void PorymapConfig::parseConfigKeyValue(QString key, QString value) {
     if (key == "recent_project") {
         this->recentProject = value;
+    } else if (key == "reopen_on_launch") {
+        setConfigBool(key, &this->reopenOnLaunch, value);
     } else if (key == "pretty_cursors") {
         setConfigBool(key, &this->prettyCursors, value);
     } else if (key == "map_sort_order") {
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ void PorymapConfig::parseConfigKeyValue(QString key, QString value) {
 QMap<QString, QString> PorymapConfig::getKeyValueMap() {
     QMap<QString, QString> map;
     map.insert("recent_project", this->recentProject);
+    map.insert("reopen_on_launch", this->reopenOnLaunch ? "1" : "0");
     map.insert("pretty_cursors", this->prettyCursors ? "1" : "0");
     map.insert("map_sort_order", mapSortOrderMap.value(this->mapSortOrder));
     map.insert("main_window_geometry", stringFromByteArray(this->mainWindowGeometry));
@@ -244,6 +247,11 @@ void PorymapConfig::setRecentProject(QString project) {
     this->save();
 }
 
+void PorymapConfig::setReopenOnLaunch(bool enabled) {
+    this->reopenOnLaunch = enabled;
+    this->save();
+}
+
 void PorymapConfig::setMapSortOrder(MapSortOrder order) {
     this->mapSortOrder = order;
     this->save();
@@ -338,6 +346,10 @@ QString PorymapConfig::getRecentProject() {
     return this->recentProject;
 }
 
+bool PorymapConfig::getReopenOnLaunch() {
+    return this->reopenOnLaunch;
+}
+
 MapSortOrder PorymapConfig::getMapSortOrder() {
     return this->mapSortOrder;
 }
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 73ef97c4..8ee883f9 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ void MainWindow::setTheme(QString theme) {
 }
 
 bool MainWindow::openRecentProject() {
+    if (!porymapConfig.getReopenOnLaunch())
+        return false;
+
     QString default_dir = porymapConfig.getRecentProject();
     if (!default_dir.isNull() && default_dir.length() > 0) {
         logInfo(QString("Opening recent project: '%1'").arg(default_dir));