diff --git a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
index 89f14f49..7805b917 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ tauri = { version = "2.0.0-beta", features = [
   "devtools",
   "macos-private-api",
   "protocol-asset",
+  "tray-icon",
 ] }
 tauri-plugin-dialog = "2.0.0-beta"
 tauri-plugin-http = "2.0.0-beta"
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main.rs b/packages/desktop/src/main.rs
index deb11857..da101372 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 use std::{collections::HashMap, env, sync::Arc};
 
 use clap::Parser;
-use cli::{Cli, CliCommand};
-use monitors::get_monitors_str;
-use providers::{config::ProviderConfig, manager::ProviderManager};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use tauri::{
   AppHandle, Manager, State, WebviewUrl, WebviewWindowBuilder, Window,
@@ -20,10 +17,17 @@ use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 use crate::util::window_ext::WindowExt;
+use crate::{
+  cli::{Cli, CliCommand},
+  monitors::get_monitors_str,
+  providers::{config::ProviderConfig, manager::ProviderManager},
+  sys_tray::setup_sys_tray,
+};
 
 mod cli;
 mod monitors;
 mod providers;
+mod sys_tray;
 mod user_config;
 mod util;
 
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ async fn main() {
 
   tauri::async_runtime::set(tokio::runtime::Handle::current());
 
-  let app = tauri::Builder::default()
+  tauri::Builder::default()
     .setup(|app| {
       let cli = Cli::parse();
 
@@ -146,6 +150,9 @@ async fn main() {
           app.handle().plugin(tauri_plugin_http::init())?;
           app.handle().plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())?;
 
+          // Add application icon to system tray.
+          setup_sys_tray(app)?;
+
           providers::manager::init(app)?;
 
           let args_map = OpenWindowArgsMap(Default::default());
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/sys_tray.rs b/packages/desktop/src/sys_tray.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36612ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/sys_tray.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use anyhow::Context;
+use tauri::{
+  menu::MenuBuilder,
+  tray::{TrayIcon, TrayIconBuilder},
+};
+use tracing::{error, info};
+
+use crate::user_config::open_config_dir;
+
+pub fn setup_sys_tray(app: &mut tauri::App) -> anyhow::Result<TrayIcon> {
+  let icon_image = app
+    .default_window_icon()
+    .context("No icon defined in Tauri config.")?;
+
+  let tray_menu = MenuBuilder::new(app)
+    .text("show_config_folder", "Show config folder")
+    .separator()
+    .text("exit", "Exit")
+    .build()?;
+
+  let tray_icon = TrayIconBuilder::with_id("tray")
+    .icon(icon_image.clone())
+    .menu(&tray_menu)
+    .tooltip(format!("Zebar v{}", env!("VERSION_NUMBER")))
+    .on_menu_event(move |app, event| match event.id().as_ref() {
+      "show_config_folder" => {
+        info!("Opening config folder from system tray.");
+        if let Err(err) = open_config_dir(app) {
+          error!("Failed to open config folder: {}", err);
+        }
+      }
+      "exit" => {
+        info!("Exiting through system tray.");
+        app.exit(0)
+      }
+      other => {
+        error!("Unknown menu event: {}", other);
+      }
+    })
+    .build(app)?;
+
+  Ok(tray_icon)
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/user_config.rs b/packages/desktop/src/user_config.rs
index 71108f69..291f618b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/user_config.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/user_config.rs
@@ -53,23 +53,24 @@ fn create_from_sample(
   Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn open_config_dir(app_handle: AppHandle) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-  let config_dir_path = app_handle
+pub fn open_config_dir(app_handle: &AppHandle) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+  let dir_path = app_handle
     .path()
     .resolve(".glzr/zebar", BaseDirectory::Home)
-    .context("Unable to get home directory.")?;
+    .context("Unable to get home directory.")?
+    .canonicalize()?;
 
   #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
   {
     std::process::Command::new("explorer")
-      .arg(config_dir_path)
+      .arg(dir_path)
       .spawn()?;
   }
 
   #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
   {
     std::process::Command::new("open")
-      .arg(config_dir_path)
+      .arg(dir_path)
       .arg("-R")
       .spawn()?;
   }
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn open_config_dir(app_handle: AppHandle) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
   #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
   {
     std::process::Command::new("xdg-open")
-      .arg(config_dir_path)
+      .arg(dir_path)
       .spawn()?;
   }