diff --git a/config.cc b/config.cc
index ba4124b8..faa5aeee 100644
--- a/config.cc
+++ b/config.cc
@@ -731,6 +731,22 @@ Class load() throw( exError )
   if ( !mainWindowGeometry.isNull() )
     c.mainWindowGeometry = QByteArray::fromBase64( mainWindowGeometry.toElement().text().toLatin1() );
 
+  QDomNode maximizedMainWindowGeometry = root.namedItem( "maximizedMainWindowGeometry" );
+
+  if ( !maximizedMainWindowGeometry.isNull() )
+  {
+    int x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0;
+    if( !maximizedMainWindowGeometry.namedItem( "x" ).isNull() )
+      x = maximizedMainWindowGeometry.namedItem( "x" ).toElement().text().toInt();
+    if( !maximizedMainWindowGeometry.namedItem( "y" ).isNull() )
+      y = maximizedMainWindowGeometry.namedItem( "y" ).toElement().text().toInt();
+    if( !maximizedMainWindowGeometry.namedItem( "width" ).isNull() )
+      width = maximizedMainWindowGeometry.namedItem( "width" ).toElement().text().toInt();
+    if( !maximizedMainWindowGeometry.namedItem( "height" ).isNull() )
+      height = maximizedMainWindowGeometry.namedItem( "height" ).toElement().text().toInt();
+    c.maximizedMainWindowGeometry = QRect( x, y, width, height );
+  }
+
   QDomNode dictInfoGeometry = root.namedItem( "dictInfoGeometry" );
 
   if ( !dictInfoGeometry.isNull() )
@@ -1385,6 +1401,27 @@ void save( Class const & c ) throw( exError )
     opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( QString::fromLatin1( c.mainWindowGeometry.toBase64() ) ) );
     root.appendChild( opt );
 
+    {
+      QDomElement maximizedMainWindowGeometry = dd.createElement( "maximizedMainWindowGeometry" );
+      root.appendChild( maximizedMainWindowGeometry );
+
+      opt = dd.createElement( "x" );
+      opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( QString::number( c.maximizedMainWindowGeometry.x() ) ) );
+      maximizedMainWindowGeometry.appendChild( opt );
+
+      opt = dd.createElement( "y" );
+      opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( QString::number( c.maximizedMainWindowGeometry.y() ) ) );
+      maximizedMainWindowGeometry.appendChild( opt );
+
+      opt = dd.createElement( "width" );
+      opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( QString::number( c.maximizedMainWindowGeometry.width() ) ) );
+      maximizedMainWindowGeometry.appendChild( opt );
+
+      opt = dd.createElement( "height" );
+      opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( QString::number( c.maximizedMainWindowGeometry.height() ) ) );
+      maximizedMainWindowGeometry.appendChild( opt );
+    }
+
     opt = dd.createElement( "dictInfoGeometry" );
     opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( QString::fromLatin1( c.dictInfoGeometry.toBase64() ) ) );
     root.appendChild( opt );
diff --git a/config.hh b/config.hh
index 69c29a26..8e369ca3 100644
--- a/config.hh
+++ b/config.hh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QKeySequence>
 #include <QSet>
+#include <QRect>
 #include "ex.hh"
 
 /// GoldenDict's configuration
@@ -422,6 +423,8 @@ struct Class
   /// Bigger headwords won't be indexed. For now, only in DSL.
   unsigned int maxHeadwordSize;
 
+  QRect maximizedMainWindowGeometry;
+
   QString editDictionaryCommandLine; // Command line to call external editor for dictionary
 
   Class(): lastMainGroupId( 0 ), lastPopupGroupId( 0 ),
diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index ff1693ea..0a9956ac 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -604,11 +604,24 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
 
   ui.historyList->installEventFilter( this );
 
-  if ( cfg.mainWindowGeometry.size() )
-    restoreGeometry( cfg.mainWindowGeometry );
-
-  if ( cfg.mainWindowState.size() )
-    restoreState( cfg.mainWindowState, 1 );
+  QRect baseGeometry;
+  if( cfg.maximizedMainWindowGeometry.width() > 0 )
+  {
+    if ( cfg.mainWindowGeometry.size() )
+      restoreGeometry( cfg.mainWindowGeometry );
+    baseGeometry = geometry();
+    setGeometry( cfg.maximizedMainWindowGeometry );
+    if ( cfg.mainWindowState.size() )
+      restoreState( cfg.mainWindowState, 1 );
+    setWindowState( windowState() | Qt::WindowMaximized );
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    if ( cfg.mainWindowGeometry.size() )
+      restoreGeometry( cfg.mainWindowGeometry );
+    if ( cfg.mainWindowState.size() )
+      restoreState( cfg.mainWindowState, 1 );
+  }
 
   updateSearchPaneAndBar( cfg.preferences.searchInDock );
   ui.searchPane->setVisible( cfg.preferences.searchInDock );
@@ -673,6 +686,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
   {
     show();
     focusTranslateLine();
+    if( baseGeometry.width() > 0 )
+    {
+      hide();
+      setGeometry( baseGeometry );
+      showMaximized();
+    }
   }
 
   connect( &newReleaseCheckTimer, SIGNAL( timeout() ),
@@ -794,6 +813,11 @@ void MainWindow::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *event)
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 {
+  if( isMaximized() )
+    cfg.maximizedMainWindowGeometry = geometry();
+  else
+    cfg.maximizedMainWindowGeometry = QRect();
+
   commitData();
 
   // Close all tabs -- they should be destroyed before network managers