diff --git a/src/Window.cs b/src/Window.cs
index 7108d217..c5176e5f 100644
--- a/src/Window.cs
+++ b/src/Window.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using SDL2;
 
 namespace MoonWorks
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ namespace MoonWorks
 				windowFlags |= SDL.SDL_WindowFlags.SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE;
 			}
 
+			if (windowCreateInfo.StartMaximized)
+			{
+				windowFlags |= SDL.SDL_WindowFlags.SDL_WINDOW_MAXIMIZED;
+			}
+
 			ScreenMode = windowCreateInfo.ScreenMode;
 
 			Handle = SDL.SDL_CreateWindow(
diff --git a/src/WindowCreateInfo.cs b/src/WindowCreateInfo.cs
index 78b5a75d..a4aed7e4 100644
--- a/src/WindowCreateInfo.cs
+++ b/src/WindowCreateInfo.cs
@@ -7,19 +7,22 @@
 		public uint WindowHeight;
 		public ScreenMode ScreenMode;
 		public bool SystemResizable;
+		public bool StartMaximized;
 
 		public WindowCreateInfo(
 			string windowTitle,
 			uint windowWidth,
 			uint windowHeight,
 			ScreenMode screenMode,
-			bool systemResizable = false
+			bool systemResizable = false,
+			bool startMaximized = false
 		) {
 			WindowTitle = windowTitle;
 			WindowWidth = windowWidth;
 			WindowHeight = windowHeight;
 			ScreenMode = screenMode;
 			SystemResizable = systemResizable;
+			StartMaximized = startMaximized;
 		}
 	}
 }