diff --git a/shadPS4/gui/gui_settings.cpp b/shadPS4/gui/gui_settings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4baf9373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shadPS4/gui/gui_settings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "gui_settings.h"
+
+
+gui_settings::gui_settings(QObject* parent)
+{
+	m_settings.reset(new QSettings("shadps4.ini", QSettings::Format::IniFormat, parent));
+}
+
diff --git a/shadPS4/gui/gui_settings.h b/shadPS4/gui/gui_settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9671ce0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shadPS4/gui/gui_settings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QSettings>
+
+class gui_settings
+{
+
+public:
+	explicit gui_settings(QObject* parent = nullptr);
+
+private:
+	std::unique_ptr<QSettings> m_settings;
+};
+
diff --git a/shadPS4/gui/shadps4gui.cpp b/shadPS4/gui/shadps4gui.cpp
index 546080c0..3b2b4214 100644
--- a/shadPS4/gui/shadps4gui.cpp
+++ b/shadPS4/gui/shadps4gui.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QProgressDialog>
 
-shadps4gui::shadps4gui(QWidget *parent)
+shadps4gui::shadps4gui(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> gui_settings, QWidget* parent)
 	: QMainWindow(parent)
+	, m_gui_settings(std::move(gui_settings))
 {
 	ui.setupUi(this);
 	game_list = new GameListViewer();
diff --git a/shadPS4/gui/shadps4gui.h b/shadPS4/gui/shadps4gui.h
index bd9d722e..9f65ae78 100644
--- a/shadPS4/gui/shadps4gui.h
+++ b/shadPS4/gui/shadps4gui.h
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 #include <QMainWindow>
 #include "ui_shadps4gui.h"
 #include "GameListViewer.h"
+#include "gui_settings.h"
 
 class shadps4gui : public QMainWindow
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	shadps4gui(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+	shadps4gui(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> gui_settings, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 	~shadps4gui();
 
 public slots:
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ public slots:
 private:
 	Ui::shadps4guiClass ui;
 	GameListViewer* game_list;
+	std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> m_gui_settings;
 };
diff --git a/shadPS4/main.cpp b/shadPS4/main.cpp
index feb4f413..baaf71a0 100644
--- a/shadPS4/main.cpp
+++ b/shadPS4/main.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #include "gui/shadps4gui.h"
 #include <QtWidgets/QApplication>
+#include "gui/gui_settings.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 	QApplication a(argc, argv);
-	shadps4gui w;
+	std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> m_gui_settings;
+	m_gui_settings.reset(new gui_settings());
+	shadps4gui w(m_gui_settings,nullptr);
 	w.show();
 	return a.exec();
 }
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diff --git a/shadPS4/shadPS4.vcxproj b/shadPS4/shadPS4.vcxproj
index 199eae81..ccf22e67 100644
--- a/shadPS4/shadPS4.vcxproj
+++ b/shadPS4/shadPS4.vcxproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="emulator\fileFormat\PSF.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="emulator\Loader.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gui\GameListViewer.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="gui\gui_settings.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gui\shadps4gui.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="main.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="emulator\fileFormat\PKG.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="emulator\fileFormat\PSF.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="emulator\Loader.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="gui\gui_settings.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Types.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
diff --git a/shadPS4/shadPS4.vcxproj.filters b/shadPS4/shadPS4.vcxproj.filters
index 9ca77d91..9b81844f 100644
--- a/shadPS4/shadPS4.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/shadPS4/shadPS4.vcxproj.filters
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="emulator\fileFormat\PKG.cpp">
       <Filter>emulator\fileFormat</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="gui\gui_settings.cpp">
+      <Filter>gui</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <QtUic Include="gui\shadps4gui.ui">
@@ -86,5 +89,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="emulator\fileFormat\PKG.h">
       <Filter>emulator\fileFormat</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="gui\gui_settings.h">
+      <Filter>gui</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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