diff --git a/src/core/Config.cpp b/src/core/Config.cpp
index ce0b5a65a9..445e587f80 100644
--- a/src/core/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Config.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ void Config::init(const QString& fileName)
     m_defaults.insert("MinimizeOnOpenUrl", false);
     m_defaults.insert("HideWindowOnCopy", false);
     m_defaults.insert("MinimizeOnCopy", true);
+    m_defaults.insert("MinimizeAfterUnlock", false);
     m_defaults.insert("DropToBackgroundOnCopy", false);
     m_defaults.insert("UseGroupIconOnEntryCreation", false);
     m_defaults.insert("AutoTypeEntryTitleMatch", true);
diff --git a/src/gui/ApplicationSettingsWidget.cpp b/src/gui/ApplicationSettingsWidget.cpp
index 1e7dca651b..d3cc994f80 100644
--- a/src/gui/ApplicationSettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/ApplicationSettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ void ApplicationSettingsWidget::loadSettings()
     m_generalUi->backupBeforeSaveCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("BackupBeforeSave").toBool());
     m_generalUi->useAtomicSavesCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("UseAtomicSaves").toBool());
     m_generalUi->autoReloadOnChangeCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("AutoReloadOnChange").toBool());
+    m_generalUi->minimizeAfterUnlockCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("MinimizeAfterUnlock").toBool());
     m_generalUi->minimizeOnOpenUrlCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("MinimizeOnOpenUrl").toBool());
     m_generalUi->hideWindowOnCopyCheckBox->setChecked(config()->get("HideWindowOnCopy").toBool());
     m_generalUi->minimizeOnCopyRadioButton->setChecked(config()->get("MinimizeOnCopy").toBool());
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ void ApplicationSettingsWidget::saveSettings()
     config()->set("BackupBeforeSave", m_generalUi->backupBeforeSaveCheckBox->isChecked());
     config()->set("UseAtomicSaves", m_generalUi->useAtomicSavesCheckBox->isChecked());
     config()->set("AutoReloadOnChange", m_generalUi->autoReloadOnChangeCheckBox->isChecked());
+    config()->set("MinimizeAfterUnlock", m_generalUi->minimizeAfterUnlockCheckBox->isChecked());
     config()->set("MinimizeOnOpenUrl", m_generalUi->minimizeOnOpenUrlCheckBox->isChecked());
     config()->set("HideWindowOnCopy", m_generalUi->hideWindowOnCopyCheckBox->isChecked());
     config()->set("MinimizeOnCopy", m_generalUi->minimizeOnCopyRadioButton->isChecked());
diff --git a/src/gui/ApplicationSettingsWidgetGeneral.ui b/src/gui/ApplicationSettingsWidgetGeneral.ui
index d2ffd2a1a9..3c6de499ab 100644
--- a/src/gui/ApplicationSettingsWidgetGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/gui/ApplicationSettingsWidgetGeneral.ui
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="minimizeAfterUnlockCheckBox">
+              <property name="text">
+                <string>Minimize window after unlocking database</string>
+              </property>
+            </widget>
+          </item>
           <item>
            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="rememberLastDatabasesCheckBox">
             <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index d695ae2cdc..b5698aafc2 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -911,6 +911,9 @@ void DatabaseWidget::loadDatabase(bool accepted)
         m_fileWatcher->restart();
         m_saveAttempts = 0;
         emit databaseUnlocked();
+        if (config()->get("MinimizeAfterUnlock").toBool()) {
+            window()->showMinimized();
+        }
     } else {
         m_fileWatcher->stop();
         if (m_databaseOpenWidget->database()) {