diff --git a/ui/squawk.cpp b/ui/squawk.cpp
index 800f02a..4d22b34 100644
--- a/ui/squawk.cpp
+++ b/ui/squawk.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Squawk::Squawk(QWidget *parent) :
     QMainWindow(parent),
     m_ui(new Ui::Squawk),
     accounts(0),
+    preferences(0),
     rosterModel(),
     conversations(),
     contextMenu(new QMenu()),
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ Squawk::Squawk(QWidget *parent) :
     m_ui->comboBox->setCurrentIndex(static_cast<int>(Shared::Availability::offline));
     
     connect(m_ui->actionAccounts, &QAction::triggered, this, &Squawk::onAccounts);
+    connect(m_ui->actionPreferences, &QAction::triggered, this, &Squawk::onPreferences);
     connect(m_ui->actionAddContact, &QAction::triggered, this, &Squawk::onNewContact);
     connect(m_ui->actionAddConference, &QAction::triggered, this, &Squawk::onNewConference);
     connect(m_ui->actionQuit, &QAction::triggered, this, &Squawk::close);
@@ -117,6 +119,22 @@ void Squawk::onAccounts()
     }
 }
 
+void Squawk::onPreferences()
+{
+    if (preferences == 0) {
+        preferences = new Settings();
+        preferences->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+        connect(preferences, &Settings::destroyed, this, &Squawk::onPreferencesClosed);
+
+        preferences->show();
+    } else {
+        preferences->show();
+        preferences->raise();
+        preferences->activateWindow();
+    }
+}
+
+
 void Squawk::onAccountsSizeChanged(unsigned int size)
 {
     if (size > 0) {
@@ -173,6 +191,9 @@ void Squawk::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
     if (accounts != 0) {
         accounts->close();
     }
+    if (preferences != 0) {
+        preferences->close();
+    }
     
     for (Conversations::const_iterator itr = conversations.begin(), end = conversations.end(); itr != end; ++itr) {
         disconnect(itr->second, &Conversation::destroyed, this, &Squawk::onConversationClosed);
@@ -190,11 +211,16 @@ void Squawk::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
 }
 
 
-void Squawk::onAccountsClosed(QObject* parent)
+void Squawk::onAccountsClosed()
 {
     accounts = 0;
 }
 
+void Squawk::onPreferencesClosed()
+{
+    preferences = 0;
+}
+
 void Squawk::newAccount(const QMap<QString, QVariant>& account)
 {
     rosterModel.addAccount(account);
diff --git a/ui/squawk.h b/ui/squawk.h
index cb93259..26dc0c9 100644
--- a/ui/squawk.h
+++ b/ui/squawk.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "widgets/joinconference.h"
 #include "models/roster.h"
 #include "widgets/vcard/vcard.h"
+#include "widgets/settings/settings.h"
 
 #include "shared/shared.h"
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ private:
     QScopedPointer<Ui::Squawk> m_ui;
     
     Accounts* accounts;
+    Settings* preferences;
     Models::Roster rosterModel;
     Conversations conversations;
     QMenu* contextMenu;
@@ -136,12 +138,14 @@ protected slots:
     
 private slots:
     void onAccounts();
+    void onPreferences();
     void onNewContact();
     void onNewConference();
     void onNewContactAccepted();
     void onJoinConferenceAccepted();
     void onAccountsSizeChanged(unsigned int size);
-    void onAccountsClosed(QObject* parent = 0);
+    void onAccountsClosed();
+    void onPreferencesClosed();
     void onConversationClosed(QObject* parent = 0);
     void onVCardClosed();
     void onVCardSave(const Shared::VCard& card, const QString& account);
diff --git a/ui/squawk.ui b/ui/squawk.ui
index 01ffbba..840dfee 100644
--- a/ui/squawk.ui
+++ b/ui/squawk.ui
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
      <string>Settings</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionAccounts"/>
+    <addaction name="actionPreferences"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">
     <property name="title">
@@ -245,6 +246,14 @@
     <string>Add conference</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionPreferences">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="settings-configure"/>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Preferences</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../resources/resources.qrc"/>
diff --git a/ui/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/ui/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index c7e47e0..f3a2afe 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ui/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ target_sources(squawk PRIVATE
 
 add_subdirectory(vcard)
 add_subdirectory(messageline)
+add_subdirectory(settings)
diff --git a/ui/widgets/settings/CMakeLists.txt b/ui/widgets/settings/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f0fa76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/widgets/settings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+target_sources(squawk PRIVATE
+    settingslist.h
+    settingslist.cpp
+    settings.h
+    settings.cpp
+    settings.ui
+)
diff --git a/ui/widgets/settings/settings.cpp b/ui/widgets/settings/settings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0397d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/widgets/settings/settings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "settings.h"
+#include "ui_settings.h"
+
+Settings::Settings(QWidget* parent):
+    QWidget(parent),
+    m_ui(new Ui::Settings())
+{
+    m_ui->setupUi(this);
+}
+
+Settings::~Settings()
+{
+}
+
diff --git a/ui/widgets/settings/settings.h b/ui/widgets/settings/settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61129d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/widgets/settings/settings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef SETTINGS_H
+#define SETTINGS_H
+
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
+
+namespace Ui
+{
+class Settings;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @todo write docs
+ */
+class Settings : public QWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    Settings(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+    ~Settings();
+
+private:
+    QScopedPointer<Ui::Settings> m_ui;
+};
+
+#endif // SETTINGS_H
diff --git a/ui/widgets/settings/settings.ui b/ui/widgets/settings/settings.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5c4680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/widgets/settings/settings.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Settings</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Settings">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>520</width>
+    <height>363</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="spacing">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="SettingsList" name="listWidget">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="lineWidth">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="horizontalScrollBarPolicy">
+      <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
+      <enum>QAbstractScrollArea::AdjustToContents</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="editTriggers">
+      <set>QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers</set>
+     </property>
+     <property name="showDropIndicator" stdset="0">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="dragDropMode">
+      <enum>QAbstractItemView::NoDragDrop</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="verticalScrollMode">
+      <enum>QAbstractItemView::ScrollPerPixel</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="movement">
+      <enum>QListView::Static</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="flow">
+      <enum>QListView::TopToBottom</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="isWrapping" stdset="0">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="resizeMode">
+      <enum>QListView::Adjust</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="layoutMode">
+      <enum>QListView::Batched</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="viewMode">
+      <enum>QListView::IconMode</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="uniformItemSizes">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="itemAlignment">
+      <set>Qt::AlignHCenter</set>
+     </property>
+     <property name="currentRow">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <item>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>General</string>
+      </property>
+      <property name="icon">
+       <iconset theme="view-list-symbolic">
+        <normaloff>.</normaloff>.</iconset>
+      </property>
+      <property name="flags">
+       <set>ItemIsSelectable|ItemIsEnabled</set>
+      </property>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Appearance</string>
+      </property>
+      <property name="icon">
+       <iconset theme="preferences-desktop-theme">
+        <normaloff>.</normaloff>.</iconset>
+      </property>
+      <property name="flags">
+       <set>ItemIsSelectable|ItemIsEnabled</set>
+      </property>
+     </item>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SettingsList</class>
+   <extends>QListWidget</extends>
+   <header location="global">ui/widgets/settings/settingslist.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/ui/widgets/settings/settingslist.cpp b/ui/widgets/settings/settingslist.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1925632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/widgets/settings/settingslist.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "settingslist.h"
+
+SettingsList::SettingsList(QWidget* parent):
+    QListWidget(parent),
+    lastWidth(0)
+{
+}
+
+SettingsList::~SettingsList()
+{
+}
+
+QStyleOptionViewItem SettingsList::viewOptions() const
+{
+    QStyleOptionViewItem option = QListWidget::viewOptions();
+    if (!iconSize().isValid()) {
+        option.decorationSize.setWidth(lastWidth);
+    }
+    option.rect.setWidth(lastWidth);
+    return option;
+}
+
+void SettingsList::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event)
+{
+    lastWidth = event->size().width();
+    QListWidget::resizeEvent(event);
+}
diff --git a/ui/widgets/settings/settingslist.h b/ui/widgets/settings/settingslist.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9621c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/widgets/settings/settingslist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef UI_SETTINGSLIST_H
+#define UI_SETTINGSLIST_H
+
+#include <QListWidget>
+#include <QResizeEvent>
+
+/**
+ * @todo write docs
+ */
+class SettingsList : public QListWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    SettingsList(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+    ~SettingsList();
+
+protected:
+    QStyleOptionViewItem viewOptions() const override;
+    void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent * event) override;
+
+private:
+    int lastWidth;
+};
+
+#endif // UI_SETTINGSLIST_H