diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 54eb968b6a..520581b01c 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ static const bool stdin_cmd_enable = false;
 // Number of entries that will be kept in ROM history file.
 static const unsigned game_history_size = 100;
 
+// Show RGUI start-up screen on boot.
+static const bool rgui_show_start_screen = true;
+
 
 ////////////////////
 // Keybinds, Joypad
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
index f8e9eef024..438fdcfcd8 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ static void *rgui_init(void)
    rgui->selection_buf = (rgui_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(rgui_list_t));
    rgui_list_push(rgui->menu_stack, "", RGUI_SETTINGS, 0);
    rgui->selection_ptr = 0;
-   rgui->push_start_screen = true;
+   rgui->push_start_screen = g_settings.rgui_show_start_screen;
+   g_settings.rgui_show_start_screen = false;
    rgui_settings_populate_entries(rgui);
 
    // Make sure that custom viewport is something sane incase we use it
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 5c4c1ab14f..846c68e6b3 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ struct settings
 #if defined(HAVE_RGUI) || defined(HAVE_RMENU) || defined(HAVE_RMENU_XUI)
    char rgui_browser_directory[PATH_MAX];
    char rgui_config_directory[PATH_MAX];
+   bool rgui_show_start_screen;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index a5c5147a7d..b3cb7883ee 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ void config_set_defaults(void)
    g_settings.stdin_cmd_enable     = stdin_cmd_enable;
    g_settings.game_history_size    = game_history_size;
 
+   g_settings.rgui_show_start_screen = rgui_show_start_screen;
+
    rarch_assert(sizeof(g_settings.input.binds[0]) >= sizeof(retro_keybinds_1));
    rarch_assert(sizeof(g_settings.input.binds[1]) >= sizeof(retro_keybinds_rest));
    memcpy(g_settings.input.binds[0], retro_keybinds_1, sizeof(retro_keybinds_1));
@@ -750,6 +752,7 @@ bool config_load_file(const char *path)
    CONFIG_GET_PATH(rgui_config_directory, "rgui_config_directory");
    if (!strcmp(g_settings.rgui_config_directory, "default"))
       *g_settings.rgui_config_directory = '\0';
+   CONFIG_GET_BOOL(rgui_show_start_screen, "rgui_show_start_screen");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
@@ -1078,6 +1081,7 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 #if defined(HAVE_RGUI) || defined(HAVE_RMENU) || defined(HAVE_RMENU_XUI)
    config_set_string(conf, "rgui_browser_directory", *g_settings.rgui_browser_directory ? g_settings.rgui_browser_directory : "default");
    config_set_string(conf, "rgui_config_directory", *g_settings.rgui_config_directory ? g_settings.rgui_config_directory : "default");
+   config_set_bool(conf, "rgui_show_start_screen", g_settings.rgui_show_start_screen);
 #endif
 
    config_set_string(conf, "game_history_path", g_settings.game_history_path);