diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/index.tsx b/nym-wallet/src/index.tsx
index e82e698c45..0ac5588621 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/index.tsx
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useContext } from 'react'
+import React, { useContext, useEffect, useLayoutEffect } from 'react'
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
 import { ErrorBoundary } from 'react-error-boundary'
 import { BrowserRouter as Router } from 'react-router-dom'
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ import { Admin, Welcome } from './pages'
 import { ErrorFallback } from './components'
 import { NymWalletTheme, WelcomeTheme } from './theme'
 import { Settings } from './pages'
+import { maximizeWindow } from './utils'
 
 const App = () => {
   const { clientDetails } = useContext(ClientContext)
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    maximizeWindow()
+  }, [])
+
   return !clientDetails ? (
     <WelcomeTheme>
       <Welcome />
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/utils/index.ts b/nym-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
index 1bb1ec46dc..84db65a968 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api'
+import { appWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/window'
 import bs58 from 'bs58'
 import { minor, valid } from 'semver'
 import { userBalance, majorToMinor, getGasFee } from '../requests'
@@ -132,3 +133,7 @@ export const splice = (start: number, deleteCount: number, address?: string) =>
     return array.join('')
   }
 }
+
+export const maximizeWindow = async () => {
+  await appWindow.maximize()
+}