diff --git a/src/@types/global.d.ts b/src/@types/global.d.ts
index 7868f33..6a7a394 100644
--- a/src/@types/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/global.d.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ declare global {
         autoHideMenuBar?: boolean;
         locale?: string | string[];
         disableHardwareAcceleration?: boolean;
-        monochrome?: boolean;
+        monochromeIcon?: boolean;
     }>;
 }
 /* eslint-enable no-var */
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 50e3a08..b4a13ad 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -67,4 +67,13 @@ export const Settings: Record<string, Setting> = {
             global.store.set("disableHardwareAcceleration", !value);
         },
     },
+    "Electron.monochromeIcon": {
+        async read(): Promise<any> {
+            return tray.isMonochrome();
+        },
+        async write(value: any): Promise<void> {
+            global.store.set("monochromeIcon", value);
+            tray.refreshIcon();
+        },
+    },
 };
diff --git a/src/tray.ts b/src/tray.ts
index f633380..b863238 100644
--- a/src/tray.ts
+++ b/src/tray.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ export function destroy(): void {
     }
 }
 
+export function isMonochrome(): boolean {
+    return global.store.get("monochromeIcon", process.platform === "linux");
+}
+
+export function refreshIcon(): void {
+    const monochrome = isMonochrome();
+    if (monochrome) {
+        trayIcon?.setImage(nativeImage.createFromPath(global.trayConfig.monochrome_icon_path));
+    } else {
+        trayIcon?.setImage(nativeImage.createFromPath(global.trayConfig.color_icon_path));
+    }
+}
+
 function toggleWin(): void {
     if (global.mainWindow?.isVisible() && !global.mainWindow.isMinimized() && global.mainWindow.isFocused()) {
         global.mainWindow.hide();
@@ -38,17 +51,6 @@ function toggleWin(): void {
     }
 }
 
-function toggleMonochrome(): void {
-    const monochrome = !isMonochrome();
-    if (monochrome) {
-        trayIcon?.setImage(nativeImage.createFromPath(global.trayConfig.monochrome_icon_path));
-    } else {
-        trayIcon?.setImage(nativeImage.createFromPath(global.trayConfig.color_icon_path));
-    }
-    global.store.set("monochrome", monochrome);
-    initApplicationMenu();
-}
-
 interface IConfig {
     color_icon_path: string; // eslint-disable-line camelcase
     monochrome_icon_path: string; // eslint-disable-line camelcase
@@ -61,10 +63,6 @@ function getUuid(): string {
     return global.vectorConfig["uuid"] || "eba84003-e499-4563-8e9d-166e34b5cc25";
 }
 
-function isMonochrome(): boolean {
-    return global.store.get("monochrome", process.platform === "linux");
-}
-
 export function create(config: IConfig): void {
     // no trays on darwin
     if (process.platform === "darwin" || trayIcon) return;
@@ -132,12 +130,6 @@ export function initApplicationMenu(): void {
     }
 
     const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([
-        {
-            label: _t("action|toggle_monochrome"),
-            click: toggleMonochrome,
-            type: "checkbox",
-            checked: isMonochrome(),
-        },
         {
             label: _t("action|show_hide"),
             click: toggleWin,