diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index ff09245b1..2d7929d83 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ src/lib/secret-sauce/
 playwright.config.ts
 
 dist
+dist-electron
 public
 
 deploy/update_version.js
diff --git a/src/components/left/settings/SettingsGeneral.tsx b/src/components/left/settings/SettingsGeneral.tsx
index 4f6319f34..2dd4e2735 100644
--- a/src/components/left/settings/SettingsGeneral.tsx
+++ b/src/components/left/settings/SettingsGeneral.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { FC } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
 import React, {
-  memo,
-  useCallback,
+  memo, useCallback, useEffect, useState,
 } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { getActions, withGlobal } from '../../../global';
 
@@ -9,17 +8,19 @@ import type { ISettings, TimeFormat } from '../../../types';
 import type { IRadioOption } from '../../ui/RadioGroup';
 import { SettingsScreens } from '../../../types';
 
+import { IS_ELECTRON } from '../../../config';
 import { pick } from '../../../util/iteratees';
 import { setTimeFormat } from '../../../util/langProvider';
 import { getSystemTheme } from '../../../util/systemTheme';
 import {
-  IS_ANDROID, IS_IOS, IS_MAC_OS,
+  IS_ANDROID, IS_IOS, IS_MAC_OS, IS_WINDOWS,
 } from '../../../util/windowEnvironment';
 
 import useAppLayout from '../../../hooks/useAppLayout';
 import useHistoryBack from '../../../hooks/useHistoryBack';
 import useLang from '../../../hooks/useLang';
 
+import Checkbox from '../../ui/Checkbox';
 import ListItem from '../../ui/ListItem';
 import RadioGroup from '../../ui/RadioGroup';
 import RangeSlider from '../../ui/RangeSlider';
@@ -117,6 +118,15 @@ const SettingsGeneral: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     setSettingOption({ messageSendKeyCombo: newCombo as ISettings['messageSendKeyCombo'] });
   }, [setSettingOption]);
 
+  const [isTrayIconEnabled, setIsTrayIconEnabled] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    window.electron?.getIsTrayIconEnabled().then(setIsTrayIconEnabled);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleIsTrayIconEnabledChange = useCallback((isChecked: boolean) => {
+    window.electron?.setIsTrayIconEnabled(isChecked);
+  }, []);
+
   useHistoryBack({
     isActive,
     onBack: onReset,
@@ -142,6 +152,14 @@ const SettingsGeneral: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
         >
           {lang('ChatBackground')}
         </ListItem>
+
+        {IS_ELECTRON && IS_WINDOWS && (
+          <Checkbox
+            label={lang('GeneralSettings.StatusBarItem')}
+            checked={Boolean(isTrayIconEnabled)}
+            onCheck={handleIsTrayIconEnabledChange}
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <div className="settings-item">
diff --git a/src/electron/config.yml b/src/electron/config.yml
index b6265c36c..cf83e81e8 100644
--- a/src/electron/config.yml
+++ b/src/electron/config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extraMetadata:
 files:
   - "dist"
   - "package.json"
+  - "public/icon-electron-windows.ico"
   - "!dist/**/build-stats.json"
   - "!dist/**/statoscope-report.html"
   - "!dist/**/reference.json"
diff --git a/src/electron/deeplink.ts b/src/electron/deeplink.ts
index af3f3e38c..47fdbfb37 100644
--- a/src/electron/deeplink.ts
+++ b/src/electron/deeplink.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import { ElectronEvent } from '../types/electron';
 
 import {
-  IS_LINUX, IS_MAC_OS, IS_WINDOWS, windows,
+  getLastWindow, IS_LINUX, IS_MAC_OS, IS_WINDOWS,
 } from './utils';
 
 const TG_PROTOCOL = 'tg';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const TG_PROTOCOL = 'tg';
 let deeplinkUrl: string | undefined;
 
 export function initDeeplink() {
-  const currentWindow = Array.from(windows).pop();
+  const window = getLastWindow();
 
   if (process.defaultApp) {
     if (process.argv.length >= 2) {
@@ -51,24 +51,24 @@ export function initDeeplink() {
 
     processDeeplink();
 
-    if (currentWindow) {
-      if (currentWindow.isMinimized()) {
-        currentWindow.restore();
+    if (window) {
+      if (window.isMinimized()) {
+        window.restore();
       }
 
-      currentWindow.focus();
+      window.focus();
     }
   });
 }
 
 export function processDeeplink() {
-  const currentWindow = Array.from(windows).pop();
+  const window = getLastWindow();
 
-  if (!currentWindow || !deeplinkUrl) {
+  if (!window || !deeplinkUrl) {
     return;
   }
 
-  currentWindow.webContents.send(ElectronEvent.DEEPLINK, deeplinkUrl);
+  window.webContents.send(ElectronEvent.DEEPLINK, deeplinkUrl);
 
   deeplinkUrl = undefined;
 }
diff --git a/src/electron/preload.ts b/src/electron/preload.ts
index db1fde6fa..1f5f86003 100644
--- a/src/electron/preload.ts
+++ b/src/electron/preload.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const electronApi: ElectronApi = {
   setWindowTitle: (title?: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke(ElectronAction.SET_WINDOW_TITLE, title),
   setTrafficLightPosition:
     (position: TrafficLightPosition) => ipcRenderer.invoke(ElectronAction.SET_TRAFFIC_LIGHT_POSITION, position),
+  setIsTrayIconEnabled: (value: boolean) => ipcRenderer.invoke(ElectronAction.SET_IS_TRAY_ICON_ENABLED, value),
+  getIsTrayIconEnabled: () => ipcRenderer.invoke(ElectronAction.GET_IS_TRAY_ICON_ENABLED),
 
   on: (eventName: ElectronEvent, callback) => {
     const subscription = (event: IpcRendererEvent, ...args: any) => callback(...args);
diff --git a/src/electron/tray.ts b/src/electron/tray.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7cbf3a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/electron/tray.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import {
+  app, BrowserWindow, Menu, nativeImage, Tray,
+} from 'electron';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import {
+  forceQuit, getAppTitle, getLastWindow, store,
+} from './utils';
+
+const TRAY_ICON_SETTINGS_KEY = 'trayIcon';
+const WINDOW_BLUR_TIMEOUT = 800;
+
+interface TrayHelper {
+  instance?: Tray;
+  lastFocusedWindow?: BrowserWindow;
+  lastFocusedWindowTimer?: NodeJS.Timer;
+  setupListeners: (window: BrowserWindow) => void;
+  create: () => void;
+  enable: () => void;
+  disable: () => void;
+  isEnabled: boolean;
+}
+
+const tray: TrayHelper = {
+  setupListeners(window: BrowserWindow) {
+    window.on('focus', () => {
+      clearTimeout(this.lastFocusedWindowTimer);
+      this.lastFocusedWindow = window;
+    });
+
+    window.on('blur', () => {
+      this.lastFocusedWindowTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (this.lastFocusedWindow === window) {
+          this.lastFocusedWindow = undefined;
+        }
+      }, WINDOW_BLUR_TIMEOUT);
+    });
+
+    window.on('close', () => {
+      this.lastFocusedWindow = undefined;
+    });
+  },
+
+  create() {
+    if (this.instance) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const icon = nativeImage.createFromPath(path.resolve(__dirname, '../public/icon-electron-windows.ico'));
+    const title = getAppTitle();
+
+    this.instance = new Tray(icon);
+
+    const handleOpenFromTray = () => {
+      if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().every((window) => !window.isVisible())) {
+        BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().forEach((window) => window.show());
+      } else {
+        getLastWindow()?.focus();
+      }
+    };
+
+    const handleCloseFromTray = () => {
+      forceQuit.enable();
+      app.quit();
+    };
+
+    const handleTrayClick = () => {
+      if (this.lastFocusedWindow) {
+        BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().forEach((window) => window.hide());
+        this.lastFocusedWindow = undefined;
+      } else {
+        handleOpenFromTray();
+      }
+    };
+
+    const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+      { label: `Open ${title}`, click: handleOpenFromTray },
+      { label: `Quit ${title}`, click: handleCloseFromTray },
+    ]);
+
+    this.instance.on('click', handleTrayClick);
+    this.instance.setContextMenu(contextMenu);
+    this.instance.setToolTip(title);
+    this.instance.setTitle(title);
+  },
+
+  enable() {
+    store.set(TRAY_ICON_SETTINGS_KEY, true);
+    this.create();
+  },
+
+  disable() {
+    store.set(TRAY_ICON_SETTINGS_KEY, false);
+    this.instance?.destroy();
+    this.instance = undefined;
+  },
+
+  get isEnabled(): boolean {
+    return store.get(TRAY_ICON_SETTINGS_KEY, true) as boolean;
+  },
+};
+
+export default tray;
diff --git a/src/electron/utils.ts b/src/electron/utils.ts
index d26add0bf..d3367466e 100644
--- a/src/electron/utils.ts
+++ b/src/electron/utils.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
-import type { BrowserWindow, Point } from 'electron';
-import { app } from 'electron';
+import type { Point } from 'electron';
+import { app, BrowserWindow } from 'electron';
+import Store from 'electron-store';
 
 import type { TrafficLightPosition } from '../types/electron';
 
-export const windows = new Set<BrowserWindow>();
-
 export const IS_MAC_OS = process.platform === 'darwin';
 export const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32';
 export const IS_LINUX = process.platform === 'linux';
 
+export const windows = new Set<BrowserWindow>();
+export const store: Store = new Store();
+
+export function getCurrentWindow(): BrowserWindow | null {
+  return BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
+}
+
+export function getLastWindow(): BrowserWindow | undefined {
+  return Array.from(windows).pop();
+}
+
+export function hasExtraWindows(): boolean {
+  return BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length > 1;
+}
+
 export function getAppTitle(chatTitle?: string): string {
   const appName = app.getName();
 
diff --git a/src/electron/window.ts b/src/electron/window.ts
index 49f979b7f..9f8be1fac 100644
--- a/src/electron/window.ts
+++ b/src/electron/window.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import { ElectronAction, ElectronEvent } from '../types/electron';
 
 import setupAutoUpdates from './autoUpdates';
 import { processDeeplink } from './deeplink';
+import tray from './tray';
 import {
-  forceQuit, getAppTitle, IS_MAC_OS, TRAFFIC_LIGHT_POSITION, windows,
+  forceQuit, getAppTitle, getCurrentWindow, getLastWindow, hasExtraWindows, IS_MAC_OS, IS_WINDOWS,
+  TRAFFIC_LIGHT_POSITION, windows,
 } from './utils';
 import windowStateKeeper from './windowState';
 
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export function createWindow(url?: string) {
   let x;
   let y;
 
-  const currentWindow = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
+  const currentWindow = getCurrentWindow();
   if (currentWindow) {
     const [currentWindowX, currentWindowY] = currentWindow.getPosition();
     x = currentWindowX + 24;
@@ -90,20 +92,16 @@ export function createWindow(url?: string) {
   });
 
   window.on('close', (event) => {
-    if (IS_MAC_OS) {
+    if (IS_MAC_OS || IS_WINDOWS) {
       if (forceQuit.isEnabled) {
         app.exit(0);
         forceQuit.disable();
+      } else if (hasExtraWindows()) {
+        windows.delete(window);
+        windowState.unmanage();
       } else {
-        const hasExtraWindows = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length > 1;
-
-        if (hasExtraWindows) {
-          windows.delete(window);
-          windowState.unmanage();
-        } else {
-          event.preventDefault();
-          window.hide();
-        }
+        event.preventDefault();
+        window.hide();
       }
     }
   });
@@ -123,6 +121,11 @@ export function createWindow(url?: string) {
     window.removeMenu();
   }
 
+  if (IS_WINDOWS && tray.isEnabled) {
+    tray.setupListeners(window);
+    tray.create();
+  }
+
   window.webContents.once('dom-ready', () => {
     window.show();
     processDeeplink();
@@ -141,17 +144,15 @@ export function setupElectronActionHandlers() {
   });
 
   ipcMain.handle(ElectronAction.SET_WINDOW_TITLE, (_, newTitle?: string) => {
-    const currentWindow = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
-    currentWindow?.setTitle(getAppTitle(newTitle));
+    getCurrentWindow()?.setTitle(getAppTitle(newTitle));
   });
 
   ipcMain.handle(ElectronAction.GET_IS_FULLSCREEN, () => {
-    const currentWindow = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
-    currentWindow?.isFullScreen();
+    getCurrentWindow()?.isFullScreen();
   });
 
   ipcMain.handle(ElectronAction.HANDLE_DOUBLE_CLICK, () => {
-    const currentWindow = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
+    const currentWindow = getCurrentWindow();
     const doubleClickAction = systemPreferences.getUserDefault('AppleActionOnDoubleClick', 'string');
 
     if (doubleClickAction === 'Minimize') {
@@ -170,9 +171,18 @@ export function setupElectronActionHandlers() {
       return;
     }
 
-    const currentWindow = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
-    currentWindow?.setTrafficLightPosition(TRAFFIC_LIGHT_POSITION[position]);
+    getCurrentWindow()?.setTrafficLightPosition(TRAFFIC_LIGHT_POSITION[position]);
   });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(ElectronAction.SET_IS_TRAY_ICON_ENABLED, (_, value: boolean) => {
+    if (value) {
+      tray.enable();
+    } else {
+      tray.disable();
+    }
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(ElectronAction.GET_IS_TRAY_ICON_ENABLED, () => tray.isEnabled);
 }
 
 export function setupCloseHandlers() {
@@ -197,9 +207,7 @@ export function setupCloseHandlers() {
       createWindow();
     } else if (IS_MAC_OS) {
       forceQuit.disable();
-
-      const currentWindow = Array.from(windows).pop();
-      currentWindow?.show();
+      getLastWindow()?.show();
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/electron/windowState.ts b/src/electron/windowState.ts
index 15cd48e59..5455c0edc 100644
--- a/src/electron/windowState.ts
+++ b/src/electron/windowState.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { BrowserWindow, Rectangle } from 'electron';
 import { screen } from 'electron';
-import Store from 'electron-store';
+
+import { store } from './utils';
 
 type Options = {
   defaultHeight?: number;
@@ -40,8 +41,6 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
   fullScreen: true,
 };
 
-const store: Store = new Store();
-
 function windowStateKeeper(options: Options): WindowState {
   let state: State;
   let winRef: BrowserWindow | undefined;
diff --git a/src/types/electron.ts b/src/types/electron.ts
index cd443153f..6ea2edcc8 100644
--- a/src/types/electron.ts
+++ b/src/types/electron.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export enum ElectronAction {
   OPEN_NEW_WINDOW = 'open-new-window',
   SET_WINDOW_TITLE = 'set-window-title',
   SET_TRAFFIC_LIGHT_POSITION = 'set-traffic-light-position',
+  SET_IS_TRAY_ICON_ENABLED = 'set-is-tray-icon-enabled',
+  GET_IS_TRAY_ICON_ENABLED = 'get-is-tray-icon-enabled',
 }
 
 export type TrafficLightPosition = 'standard' | 'lowered';
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ export interface ElectronApi {
   openNewWindow: (url: string, title?: string) => Promise<void>;
   setWindowTitle: (title?: string) => Promise<void>;
   setTrafficLightPosition: (position: TrafficLightPosition) => Promise<void>;
+  setIsTrayIconEnabled: (value: boolean) => Promise<void>;
+  getIsTrayIconEnabled: () => Promise<boolean>;
   on: (eventName: ElectronEvent, callback: any) => VoidFunction;
 }