diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index b605e54b..7050e5dc 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -717,6 +717,8 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
         // pastebin URL
         m_settings->registerSetting("PastebinURL", "https://0x0.st");
 
+        m_settings->registerSetting("CloseAfterLaunch", false);
+
         // Init page provider
         {
             m_globalSettingsProvider = std::make_shared<GenericPageProvider>(tr("Settings"));
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
index 8fd11eca..e07e20b7 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@
 
 LauncherPartLaunch::LauncherPartLaunch(LaunchTask *parent) : LaunchStep(parent)
 {
+    if (APPLICATION->settings()->get("CloseAfterLaunch").toBoolean())
+    {
+        std::shared_ptr<QMetaObject::Connection> connection{new QMetaObject::Connection};
+        *connection = connect(&m_process, &LoggedProcess::log, this, [=](QStringList lines, MessageLevel::Enum level) {
+            qDebug() << lines;
+            if (lines.filter(QRegularExpression(".+Backend library: LWJGL version.+")).length() != 0)
+            {
+                APPLICATION->closeAllWindows();
+                disconnect(*connection);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     connect(&m_process, &LoggedProcess::log, this, &LauncherPartLaunch::logLines);
     connect(&m_process, &LoggedProcess::stateChanged, this, &LauncherPartLaunch::on_state);
 }
@@ -155,6 +168,8 @@ void LauncherPartLaunch::on_state(LoggedProcess::State state)
         }
         case LoggedProcess::Finished:
         {
+            if (APPLICATION->settings()->get("CloseAfterLaunch").toBoolean())
+                APPLICATION->showMainWindow();
             m_parent->setPid(-1);
             // if the exit code wasn't 0, report this as a crash
             auto exitCode = m_process.exitCode();
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
index 0ffe8050..db9d4dab 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ void LauncherPage::applySettings()
     s->set("ShowConsole", ui->showConsoleCheck->isChecked());
     s->set("AutoCloseConsole", ui->autoCloseConsoleCheck->isChecked());
     s->set("ShowConsoleOnError", ui->showConsoleErrorCheck->isChecked());
+    s->set("CloseAfterLaunch", ui->closeAfterLaunchCheck->isChecked());
     QString consoleFontFamily = ui->consoleFont->currentFont().family();
     s->set("ConsoleFont", consoleFontFamily);
     s->set("ConsoleFontSize", ui->fontSizeBox->value());
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ void LauncherPage::loadSettings()
     ui->showConsoleCheck->setChecked(s->get("ShowConsole").toBool());
     ui->autoCloseConsoleCheck->setChecked(s->get("AutoCloseConsole").toBool());
     ui->showConsoleErrorCheck->setChecked(s->get("ShowConsoleOnError").toBool());
+    ui->closeAfterLaunchCheck->setChecked(s->get("CloseAfterLaunch").toBool());
     QString fontFamily = APPLICATION->settings()->get("ConsoleFont").toString();
     QFont consoleFont(fontFamily);
     ui->consoleFont->setCurrentFont(consoleFont);
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
index 47fed873..d69c42b0 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
@@ -382,6 +382,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="closeAfterLaunchCheck">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Hide console when game window opens?</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/InstanceSettingsPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/InstanceSettingsPage.cpp
index b0e18af4..47d25c59 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/InstanceSettingsPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/InstanceSettingsPage.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@ void InstanceSettingsPage::applySettings()
         m_settings->set("ShowConsole", ui->showConsoleCheck->isChecked());
         m_settings->set("AutoCloseConsole", ui->autoCloseConsoleCheck->isChecked());
         m_settings->set("ShowConsoleOnError", ui->showConsoleErrorCheck->isChecked());
+        m_settings->set("CloseAfterLaunch", ui->closeAfterLaunchCheck->isChecked());
     }
     else
     {
         m_settings->reset("ShowConsole");
         m_settings->reset("AutoCloseConsole");
         m_settings->reset("ShowConsoleOnError");
+        m_settings->reset("CloseAfterLaunch");
     }
 
     // Window Size
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ void InstanceSettingsPage::loadSettings()
     ui->showConsoleCheck->setChecked(m_settings->get("ShowConsole").toBool());
     ui->autoCloseConsoleCheck->setChecked(m_settings->get("AutoCloseConsole").toBool());
     ui->showConsoleErrorCheck->setChecked(m_settings->get("ShowConsoleOnError").toBool());
+    ui->closeAfterLaunchCheck->setChecked(m_settings->get("CloseAfterLaunch").toBool());
 
     // Window Size
     ui->windowSizeGroupBox->setChecked(m_settings->get("OverrideWindow").toBool());
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/InstanceSettingsPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/InstanceSettingsPage.ui
index 729f8e2a..2642dc54 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/InstanceSettingsPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/InstanceSettingsPage.ui
@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="closeAfterLaunchCheck">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Hide console when game window opens?</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>