diff --git a/modules/system/gui.nix b/modules/system/gui.nix
index b1181229..52e5d53f 100644
--- a/modules/system/gui.nix
+++ b/modules/system/gui.nix
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ inputs:
             default-column-width.proportion = 0.5;
             preset-column-widths = [ { proportion =  0.33333; } { proportion =  0.5; } { proportion =  0.66667; } ];
           };
+          spawn-at-startup = [{ argv = [ "Telegram" "-startintray" ]; }];
         };
       };
     })];