diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2b35511..e813211e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ If you have no toolchain set up, `run.sh` will build it automatically, which mea
 
 For development convenience, the system automatically starts a GUI session as the default user, without prompting for a password.
 
-Despite this, Luna does have a login window built-in. If you'd like to try this feature out or start a GUI session as a different user, you'll need to edit [base/etc/init/99-login](base/etc/init/99-login) and change the line that says `Command=/usr/bin/loginui --autologin=selene` to `Command=/usr/bin/loginui`.
+Despite this, Luna does have a login window built-in. If you'd like to try this feature out or start a GUI session as a different user, you'll need to edit [base/etc/loginui.conf](base/etc/loginui.conf) and change the line that says `Autologin=true` to `Autologin=false`.
 
 ## Prebuilt images
 
diff --git a/base/etc/init/99-login b/base/etc/init/99-login
index 227367be..7889362b 100644
--- a/base/etc/init/99-login
+++ b/base/etc/init/99-login
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name=login
 Description=Start a graphical user session.
-Command=/usr/bin/loginui --autologin=selene
+Command=/usr/bin/loginui
 StandardOutput=/dev/uart0
 StandardError=/dev/uart0
 Restart=true
diff --git a/base/etc/loginui.conf b/base/etc/loginui.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8fc61ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/etc/loginui.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Autologin=true
+AutologinUser=selene
diff --git a/gui/loginui.cpp b/gui/loginui.cpp
index 81f17dc1..66d69818 100644
--- a/gui/loginui.cpp
+++ b/gui/loginui.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <luna/String.h>
 #include <os/ArgumentParser.h>
+#include <os/Config.h>
 #include <os/File.h>
 #include <os/FileSystem.h>
 #include <os/IPC.h>
@@ -33,16 +34,9 @@ static constexpr ui::Color BACKGROUND_COLOR = ui::Color::from_rgb(89, 89, 89);
 
 Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    StringView username;
-
     os::ArgumentParser parser;
     parser.add_description("Login prompt for a graphical UI session.");
     parser.add_system_program_info("loginui"_sv);
-    // FIXME: Make this a config option instead of a switch.
-    // Also, calling "loginui --autologin=user" is functionally identical to calling "startui --user=user", the only
-    // difference is that it makes the init config easier to change (only adding or removing the autologin flag, instead
-    // of changing the program to use)
-    parser.add_value_argument(username, ' ', "autologin", "login as a specific user without prompting");
     parser.parse(argc, argv);
 
     if (geteuid() != 0)
@@ -66,13 +60,20 @@ Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    if (!username.is_empty())
-    {
-        auto flag = String::format("--user=%s"_sv, username.chars()).release_value();
+    auto config = TRY(os::ConfigFile::open("/etc/loginui.conf"));
 
-        StringView startui_command[] = { "/usr/bin/startui", flag.view() };
-        os::Process::exec(startui_command[0], Slice<StringView>(startui_command, 2));
-        unreachable();
+    if (config->read_boolean_or("Autologin", false))
+    {
+        StringView username = config->read_string_or("AutologinUser", "");
+
+        if (!username.is_empty())
+        {
+            auto flag = String::format("--user=%s"_sv, username.chars()).release_value();
+
+            StringView startui_command[] = { "/usr/bin/startui", flag.view() };
+            os::Process::exec(startui_command[0], Slice<StringView>(startui_command, 2));
+            unreachable();
+        }
     }
 
     ui::App app;