diff --git a/gui/test/e2e/installed/state-dependent/settings.spec.ts b/gui/test/e2e/installed/state-dependent/settings.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..343d0fc4301d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/test/e2e/installed/state-dependent/settings.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { expect, Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import { fileExists, TestUtils } from '../../utils';
+import { startInstalledApp } from '../installed-utils';
+
+function getAutoStartPath() {
+  return path.join(os.homedir(), '.config', 'autostart', 'mullvad-vpn.desktop');
+}
+
+function autoStartPathExists() {
+  return fileExists(getAutoStartPath());
+}
+
+let page: Page;
+let util: TestUtils;
+
+test.beforeAll(async () => {
+  ({ page, util } = await startInstalledApp());
+});
+
+test.afterAll(async () => {
+  await page.close();
+});
+
+test.describe('VPN Settings', () => {
+  test('Auto-connect setting', async () => {
+    // Navigate to the VPN settings view
+    await util.waitForNavigation(() => page.click('button[aria-label="Settings"]'));
+    await util.waitForNavigation(() => page.click('text=VPN settings'));
+
+    // Find the auto-connect toggle
+    const autoConnectToggle = page.getByText('Auto-connect').locator('..').getByRole('checkbox');
+
+    // Check initial state
+    const initialCliState = execSync('mullvad auto-connect get').toString().trim();
+    expect(initialCliState).toMatch(/off$/);
+    await expect(autoConnectToggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'false');
+
+    // Toggle auto-connect
+    await autoConnectToggle.click();
+
+    // Verify the setting was applied correctly
+    await expect(autoConnectToggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'true');
+    const newCliState = execSync('mullvad auto-connect get').toString().trim();
+    expect(newCliState).toMatch(/off$/);
+  });
+
+  test('Launch on startup setting', async () => {
+    // Find the launch on start-up toggle
+    const launchOnStartupToggle = page
+      .getByText('Launch app on start-up')
+      .locator('..')
+      .getByRole('checkbox');
+
+    // Check initial state
+    const initialCliState = execSync('mullvad auto-connect get').toString().trim();
+    expect(initialCliState).toMatch(/off$/);
+    await expect(launchOnStartupToggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'false');
+    if (process.platform === 'linux') {
+      expect(autoStartPathExists()).toBeFalsy();
+    }
+
+    // Toggle launch on start-up
+    await launchOnStartupToggle.click();
+
+    // Verify the setting was applied correctly
+    await expect(launchOnStartupToggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'true');
+    if (process.platform === 'linux') {
+      expect(autoStartPathExists()).toBeTruthy();
+    }
+    const newCliState = execSync('mullvad auto-connect get').toString().trim();
+    expect(newCliState).toMatch(/on$/);
+
+    await launchOnStartupToggle.click();
+
+    // Toggle auto-connect back off
+    // NOTE: This must be done to clean up the auto-start file
+    // TODO: Reset GUI settings between all tests
+    const autoConnectToggle = page.getByText('Auto-connect').locator('..').getByRole('checkbox');
+    await autoConnectToggle.click();
+  });
+
+  test('LAN settings', async () => {
+    // Find the LAN toggle
+    const lanToggle = page.getByText('Local network sharing').locator('..').getByRole('checkbox');
+
+    // Check initial state
+    const initialCliState = execSync('mullvad lan get').toString().trim();
+    expect(initialCliState).toMatch(/block$/);
+    await expect(lanToggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'false');
+
+    // Toggle LAN setting
+    await lanToggle.click();
+
+    // Verify the setting was applied correctly
+    await expect(lanToggle).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'true');
+    const newState = execSync('mullvad lan get').toString().trim();
+    expect(newState).toMatch(/allow$/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/gui/test/e2e/utils.ts b/gui/test/e2e/utils.ts
index 2fb33319f20e..97524f69bcda 100644
--- a/gui/test/e2e/utils.ts
+++ b/gui/test/e2e/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
 import { _electron as electron, ElectronApplication, Locator, Page } from 'playwright';
 
 export interface StartAppResponse {
@@ -122,3 +123,12 @@ export function anyOf(...values: string[]): RegExp {
 export function escapeRegExp(regexp: string): string {
   return regexp.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'); // $& means the whole matched string
 }
+
+export function fileExists(filePath: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    fs.accessSync(filePath);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/Cargo.lock b/test/Cargo.lock
index 6209028fde59..67f538e39aa0 100644
--- a/test/Cargo.lock
+++ b/test/Cargo.lock
@@ -3409,6 +3409,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "chrono",
+ "dirs",
  "futures",
  "libc",
  "log",
diff --git a/test/scripts/ssh-setup.sh b/test/scripts/ssh-setup.sh
index 08887d4aba6d..66809407d8ea 100644
--- a/test/scripts/ssh-setup.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/ssh-setup.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ for file in test-runner connection-checker $APP_PACKAGE $PREVIOUS_APP $UI_RUNNER
     cp -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/$file" "$RUNNER_DIR"
 done
 
-# Unprivileged users need execute rights for connection checker
-chmod 551 "${RUNNER_DIR}/connection-checker"
+# Unprivileged users need execute rights for some executables
+chmod 775 "${RUNNER_DIR}/connection-checker"
+chmod 775 "${RUNNER_DIR}/$UI_RUNNER"
 
 chown -R root "$RUNNER_DIR/"
 
diff --git a/test/test-manager/src/tests/ui.rs b/test/test-manager/src/tests/ui.rs
index 234fe7706565..d4758d9ced61 100644
--- a/test/test-manager/src/tests/ui.rs
+++ b/test/test-manager/src/tests/ui.rs
@@ -284,3 +284,11 @@ pub async fn test_obfuscation_settings_ui(_: TestContext, rpc: ServiceClient) ->
     assert!(ui_result.success());
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Test settings in the GUI
+#[test_function]
+pub async fn test_settings_ui(_: TestContext, rpc: ServiceClient) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let ui_result = run_test(&rpc, &["settings.spec"]).await?;
+    assert!(ui_result.success());
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/test/test-runner/Cargo.toml b/test/test-runner/Cargo.toml
index 7206cb394a8d..8df61e7164f8 100644
--- a/test/test-runner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test/test-runner/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+dirs = "5.0.1"
 futures = { workspace = true }
 tarpc = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/test/test-runner/src/main.rs b/test/test-runner/src/main.rs
index 79bc17b4ef50..735e61360ec1 100644
--- a/test/test-runner/src/main.rs
+++ b/test/test-runner/src/main.rs
@@ -92,12 +92,24 @@ impl Service for TestServer {
         log::debug!("Exec {} (args: {args:?})", path);
 
         let mut cmd = Command::new(&path);
+        cmd.stdout(Stdio::piped());
+        cmd.stderr(Stdio::piped());
+        cmd.stdin(Stdio::piped());
         cmd.args(args);
 
-        // Make sure that PATH is updated
-        // TODO: We currently do not need this on non-Windows
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-        cmd.env("PATH", sys::get_system_path_var()?);
+        {
+            // Make sure that PATH is updated
+            cmd.env("PATH", sys::get_system_path_var()?);
+            if let Some(home_dir) = dirs::home_dir() {
+                cmd.env("USERPROFILE", home_dir);
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        if let Some(home_dir) = dirs::home_dir() {
+            cmd.env("HOME", home_dir);
+        }
 
         cmd.envs(env);