diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index a0fc0bcc..6f2df386 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ function runApp() {
     createWindow(false)
   })
 
-  ipcMain.on('syncSetting', (event, setting) => {
+  ipcMain.on('syncWindows', (event, payload) => {
     const otherWindows = openedWindows.filter((window) => {
       return window.webContents.id !== event.sender.id
     })
 
     for (const window of otherWindows) {
-      window.webContents.send('syncSetting', setting)
+      window.webContents.send('syncWindows', payload)
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.js b/src/renderer/App.js
index 693e7eb4..3e2074cd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.js
+++ b/src/renderer/App.js
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ export default Vue.extend({
   },
   mounted: function () {
     this.grabUserSettings().then(() => {
-      this.setUpListenerToSyncSettings()
       this.grabAllProfiles(this.$t('Profile.All Channels')).then(async () => {
         this.grabHistory()
         this.grabAllPlaylists()
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         if (this.usingElectron) {
           console.log('User is using Electron')
           ipcRenderer = require('electron').ipcRenderer
+          this.setupListenerToSyncWindows()
           this.activateKeyboardShortcuts()
           this.openAllLinksExternally()
           this.enableOpenUrl()
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       'grabAllPlaylists',
       'getYoutubeUrlInfo',
       'getExternalPlayerCmdArgumentsData',
-      'setUpListenerToSyncSettings'
+      'setupListenerToSyncWindows'
     ])
   }
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
index d43c2b7d..6b3d7b25 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.js
@@ -314,23 +314,35 @@ const customActions = {
     }
   },
 
-  setUpListenerToSyncSettings: ({ commit, dispatch, getters }) => {
-    const {
-      getUsingElectron: usingElectron,
-      settingHasSideEffects
-    } = getters
+  // Should be a root action, but we'll tolerate
+  setupListenerToSyncWindows: ({ commit, dispatch, getters }) => {
+    // Already known to be Electron, no need to check
+    const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
+    ipcRenderer.on('syncWindows', (_, payload) => {
+      const { type, data } = payload
+      switch (type) {
+        case 'setting':
+          // `data` is a single setting => { _id, value }
+          if (getters.settingHasSideEffects(data._id)) {
+            dispatch(defaultSideEffectsTriggerId(data._id), data.value)
+          }
 
-    if (usingElectron) {
-      const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
-      ipcRenderer.on('syncSetting', (_, setting) => {
-        const { _id, value } = setting
-        if (settingHasSideEffects(_id)) {
-          dispatch(defaultSideEffectsTriggerId(_id), value)
-        }
+          commit(defaultMutationId(data._id), data.value)
+          break
 
-        commit(defaultMutationId(_id), value)
-      })
-    }
+        case 'history':
+          // TODO: Not implemented
+          break
+
+        case 'playlist':
+          // TODO: Not implemented
+          break
+
+        case 'profile':
+          // TODO: Not implemented
+          break
+      }
+    })
   }
 }
 
@@ -393,8 +405,9 @@ for (const settingId of Object.keys(state)) {
       const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
 
       // Propagate settings to all other existing windows
-      ipcRenderer.send('syncSetting', {
-        _id: settingId, value: value
+      ipcRenderer.send('syncWindows', {
+        type: 'setting',
+        data: { _id: settingId, value: value }
       })
     }
   }