diff --git a/gui/consolewindow.cpp b/gui/consolewindow.cpp
index deeedd657..6ed4a0ec9 100644
--- a/gui/consolewindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/consolewindow.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ConsoleWindow::ConsoleWindow(MinecraftProcess *mcproc, QWidget *parent) :
 {
     MultiMCPlatform::fixWM_CLASS(this);
 	ui->setupUi(this);
-	connect(mcproc, SIGNAL(ended()), this, SLOT(onEnded()));
+	connect(mcproc, SIGNAL(ended(BaseInstance*)), this, SLOT(onEnded(BaseInstance*)));
 }
 
 ConsoleWindow::~ConsoleWindow()
@@ -109,9 +109,14 @@ void ConsoleWindow::on_btnKillMinecraft_clicked()
 	r_u_sure.close();
 }
 
-void ConsoleWindow::onEnded()
+void ConsoleWindow::onEnded(BaseInstance *instance)
 {
 	ui->btnKillMinecraft->setEnabled(false);
-	// TODO: Check why this doesn't work
-	if (!proc->exitCode()) this->close(); 
+
+	// TODO: Might need an option to forcefully close, even on an error
+	if(instance->settings().get("AutoCloseConsole").toBool())
+	{
+		// TODO: Check why this doesn't work
+		if (!proc->exitCode()) this->close();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/gui/consolewindow.h b/gui/consolewindow.h
index 6a6c9e50c..e8790c92a 100644
--- a/gui/consolewindow.h
+++ b/gui/consolewindow.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public slots:
 private slots:
 	void on_closeButton_clicked();
 	void on_btnKillMinecraft_clicked();
-	void onEnded();
+	void onEnded(BaseInstance *instance);
 
 protected:
 	void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *);
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index cce16a934..608dacd5f 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -630,11 +630,18 @@ void MainWindow::launchInstance(BaseInstance *instance, LoginResponse response)
 		this->hide();
 	}
 
+
 	console = new ConsoleWindow(proc);
-	console->show();
+
 	connect(proc, SIGNAL(log(QString, MessageLevel::Enum)), console,
 			SLOT(write(QString, MessageLevel::Enum)));
-	connect(proc, SIGNAL(ended()), this, SLOT(instanceEnded()));
+	connect(proc, SIGNAL(ended(BaseInstance*)), this, SLOT(instanceEnded(BaseInstance*)));
+
+	if (instance->settings().get("ShowConsole").toBool())
+	{
+		console->show();
+	}
+
 	proc->setLogin(response.username, response.session_id);
 	proc->launch();
 }
@@ -784,10 +791,15 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionEditInstNotes_triggered()
 	}
 }
 
-void MainWindow::instanceEnded()
+void MainWindow::instanceEnded(BaseInstance *instance)
 {
 	this->show();
 	ui->actionLaunchInstance->setEnabled(m_selectedInstance);
+
+	if (instance->settings().get("AutoCloseConsole").toBool())
+	{
+		console->close();
+	}
 }
 
 void MainWindow::checkSetDefaultJava()
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.h b/gui/mainwindow.h
index 4490d474f..941fbcca1 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ private slots:
 
 	void on_actionChangeInstLWJGLVersion_triggered();
 
-	void instanceEnded();
+	void instanceEnded(BaseInstance *instance);
 
 	void on_actionInstanceSettings_triggered();
 
diff --git a/logic/MinecraftProcess.cpp b/logic/MinecraftProcess.cpp
index 06b7a1f1b..ff122628a 100644
--- a/logic/MinecraftProcess.cpp
+++ b/logic/MinecraftProcess.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void MinecraftProcess::finish(int code, ExitStatus status)
 		}
 	}
 	m_instance->cleanupAfterRun();
-	emit ended();
+	emit ended(m_instance);
 }
 
 void MinecraftProcess::killMinecraft()
@@ -193,4 +193,4 @@ MessageLevel::Enum MinecraftProcess::getLevel(const QString &line, MessageLevel:
 	if (line.contains("[DEBUG]"))
 		level = MessageLevel::Debug;
 	return level;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/logic/MinecraftProcess.h b/logic/MinecraftProcess.h
index a1dfa23f6..812559d54 100644
--- a/logic/MinecraftProcess.h
+++ b/logic/MinecraftProcess.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ signals:
 	/**
 	 * @brief emitted when mc has finished and the PostLaunchCommand was run
 	 */
-	void ended();
+	void ended(BaseInstance*);
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief emitted when we want to log something