diff --git a/Passepartout/App/Context/AppPreference.swift b/Passepartout/App/Context/AppPreference.swift
index 6414d7bc..e343053d 100644
--- a/Passepartout/App/Context/AppPreference.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/App/Context/AppPreference.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import Foundation
 import PassepartoutLibrary
 
 enum AppPreference: String, KeyStoreDomainLocation {
-    case launchesOnLogin // placeholder, hardcoded in PassepartoutMac
+    case launchesOnLogin
 
     case isShowingFavorites
 
diff --git a/Passepartout/App/Mac/Models/DefaultLightUtils.swift b/Passepartout/App/Mac/Models/DefaultLightUtils.swift
index 80c6528c..5d4aca1b 100644
--- a/Passepartout/App/Mac/Models/DefaultLightUtils.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/App/Mac/Models/DefaultLightUtils.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 //
 
 import Foundation
-import UIKit
+import SwiftUI
 
 class DefaultLightUtils: LightUtils {
     private let app: UIApplication
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class DefaultLightUtils: LightUtils {
     init() {
         app = .shared
     }
+    
+    @AppStorage(AppPreference.launchesOnLogin.key) var launchesOnLogin = false
 
     func requestScene() {
         guard app.connectedScenes.isEmpty else {
diff --git a/Passepartout/AppShared/Mac/Models/LightUtils.swift b/Passepartout/AppShared/Mac/Models/LightUtils.swift
index 5f7e75cc..5c994d90 100644
--- a/Passepartout/AppShared/Mac/Models/LightUtils.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/AppShared/Mac/Models/LightUtils.swift
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ import Foundation
 
 @objc
 public protocol LightUtils {
+    var launchesOnLogin: Bool { get set }
+    
     func requestScene()
 }
diff --git a/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/LaunchOnLoginItem+ViewModel.swift b/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/LaunchOnLoginItem+ViewModel.swift
index 578d6390..e3bc1609 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/LaunchOnLoginItem+ViewModel.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/LaunchOnLoginItem+ViewModel.swift
@@ -29,38 +29,37 @@ import ServiceManagement
 
 extension LaunchOnLoginItem {
     class ViewModel: ObservableObject {
-
-        // XXX: hardcoded from AppPreference
-        private let launchesOnLoginKey = "Passepartout.App.launchesOnLogin"
-        
         let title: String
 
-        var launchesOnLogin: Bool {
+        let utils: LightUtils
+        
+        var persistentlyLaunchesOnLogin: Bool {
             get {
-                persistentlyLaunchesOnLogin
+                launchesOnLogin
             }
             set {
                 guard SMLoginItemSetEnabled(Constants.Mac.appLauncherId as CFString, newValue) else {
                     return
                 }
-                persistentlyLaunchesOnLogin = newValue
+                launchesOnLogin = newValue
                 objectWillChange.send()
             }
         }
         
-        private var persistentlyLaunchesOnLogin: Bool {
+        private var launchesOnLogin: Bool {
             get {
-                UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: launchesOnLoginKey)
+                utils.launchesOnLogin
             }
             set {
-                UserDefaults.standard.set(newValue, forKey: launchesOnLoginKey)
+                utils.launchesOnLogin = newValue
             }
         }
         
         private var subscriptions: Set<AnyCancellable> = []
 
-        init(title: String) {
+        init(_ title: String, utils: LightUtils) {
             self.title = title
+            self.utils = utils
         }
         
         @objc func toggleLaunchesOnLogin() {
diff --git a/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/LaunchOnLoginItem.swift b/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/LaunchOnLoginItem.swift
index aa3993a7..afa7368f 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/LaunchOnLoginItem.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/LaunchOnLoginItem.swift
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import AppKit
 struct LaunchOnLoginItem: Item {
     private let viewModel: ViewModel
     
-    init(_ title: String) {
-        viewModel = ViewModel(title: title)
+    init(_ title: String, utils: LightUtils) {
+        viewModel = ViewModel(title, utils: utils)
     }
 
     func asMenuItem(withParent parent: NSMenu) -> NSMenuItem {
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ struct LaunchOnLoginItem: Item {
     }
     
     private var state: NSControl.StateValue {
-        viewModel.launchesOnLogin ? .on : .off
+        viewModel.persistentlyLaunchesOnLogin ? .on : .off
     }
 }
diff --git a/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/PassepartoutMenu.swift b/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/PassepartoutMenu.swift
index e2374448..b8aeebd5 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/PassepartoutMenu.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Mac/Menu/PassepartoutMenu.swift
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ class PassepartoutMenu {
             VisibilityItem(utils: macMenuDelegate.utils) {
                 $0 ? L10n.Global.Strings.hide : L10n.Global.Strings.show
             },
-            LaunchOnLoginItem(L10n.Preferences.Items.LaunchesOnLogin.caption),
+            LaunchOnLoginItem(
+                L10n.Preferences.Items.LaunchesOnLogin.caption,
+                utils: macMenuDelegate.utils
+            ),
         ] as [ItemGroup])
 
         if profileManager.hasProfiles {