diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
index 43ae30c7..c541cb60 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ consoleWin_t::consoleWin_t(QWidget *parent)
 	: QMainWindow( parent )
 {
 	int use_SDL_video = false;
+   int setFullScreen = false;
+
+	this->resize( 512, 512 );
+
+	g_config->getOption( "SDL.Fullscreen", &setFullScreen );
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.Fullscreen", 0 ); // Reset full screen config parameter to false so it is never saved this way
+
+	if ( setFullScreen )
+	{
+		this->showFullScreen();
+	}
 
 	createMainMenu();
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/main.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/main.cpp
index f87cf8b5..68b99189 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/main.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
 	consoleWindow = new consoleWin_t();
 
-	consoleWindow->resize( 512, 512 );
 	consoleWindow->show();
 
 	if ( consoleWindow->viewport_SDL )