diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/preferences/GeneralPreferencesController.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/preferences/GeneralPreferencesController.java
index bbccb0ad7..94647efa8 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/preferences/GeneralPreferencesController.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/preferences/GeneralPreferencesController.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Named;
 
 @PreferencesScoped
 public class GeneralPreferencesController implements FxController {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesController implements FxController {
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GeneralPreferencesController.class);
 
 	private final Settings settings;
+	private final boolean trayMenuSupported;
 	public ChoiceBox<UiTheme> themeChoiceBox;
 	public CheckBox startHiddenCheckbox;
 	public CheckBox debugModeCheckbox;
@@ -30,8 +32,9 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesController implements FxController {
 	public RadioButton nodeOrientationRtl;
 
 	@Inject
-	GeneralPreferencesController(Settings settings) {
+	GeneralPreferencesController(Settings settings, @Named("trayMenuSupported") boolean trayMenuSupported) {
 		this.settings = settings;
+		this.trayMenuSupported = trayMenuSupported;
 	}
 
 	public void initialize() {
@@ -48,6 +51,10 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesController implements FxController {
 		nodeOrientationRtl.setSelected(settings.userInterfaceOrientation().get() == NodeOrientation.RIGHT_TO_LEFT);
 	}
 
+	public boolean isTrayMenuSupported() {
+		return this.trayMenuSupported;
+	}
+
 	private void toggleNodeOrientation(@SuppressWarnings("unused") ObservableValue<? extends Toggle> observable, @SuppressWarnings("unused") Toggle oldValue, Toggle newValue) {
 		if (nodeOrientationLtr.equals(newValue)) {
 			settings.userInterfaceOrientation().set(NodeOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/preferences_general.fxml b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/preferences_general.fxml
index 1f05151f8..f5ee40489 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/preferences_general.fxml
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/resources/fxml/preferences_general.fxml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 			<RadioButton fx:id="nodeOrientationRtl" text="Right to Left" alignment="CENTER_RIGHT" toggleGroup="${nodeOrientation}"/>
 		</HBox>
 
-		<CheckBox fx:id="startHiddenCheckbox" text="%preferences.general.startHidden"/>
+		<CheckBox fx:id="startHiddenCheckbox" text="%preferences.general.startHidden" visible="${controller.trayMenuSupported}" managed="${controller.trayMenuSupported}"/>
 
 		<CheckBox fx:id="debugModeCheckbox" text="%preferences.general.debugLogging"/>
 	</children>