diff --git a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
index 6347c6cf..60481930 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void AppConfig::loadSettings()
 	m_AutoHide = settings().value("autoHide", false).toBool();
 	m_Serialkey = settings().value("serialKey", "").toString();
 	m_LastExpiringWarningTime = settings().value("lastExpiringWarningTime", 0).toInt();
+	m_ActivationHasRun = settings().value("activationHasRun", false).toBool();
 }
 
 void AppConfig::saveSettings()
@@ -188,6 +189,18 @@ void AppConfig::saveSettings()
 	settings().setValue("autoHide", m_AutoHide);
 	settings().setValue("serialKey", m_Serialkey);
 	settings().setValue("lastExpiringWarningTime", m_LastExpiringWarningTime);
+	settings().setValue("activationHasRun", m_ActivationHasRun);
+}
+
+bool AppConfig::activationHasRun() const
+{
+	return m_ActivationHasRun;
+}
+
+AppConfig& AppConfig::activationHasRun(bool value)
+{
+	m_ActivationHasRun = value;
+	return *this;
 }
 
 QSettings &AppConfig::settings() { return *m_pSettings; }
diff --git a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
index df391bfb..a3dd0a11 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
+++ b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ class AppConfig
 
 		void saveSettings();
 
+		bool activationHasRun() const;
+		AppConfig& activationHasRun(bool value);
+
 	protected:
 		QSettings& settings();
 		void setScreenName(const QString& s);
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ class AppConfig
 		bool m_AutoHide;
 		QString m_Serialkey;
 		int m_LastExpiringWarningTime;
+		bool m_ActivationHasRun;
 
 		static const char m_SynergysName[];
 		static const char m_SynergycName[];
diff --git a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 15c20d12..f27777a1 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QSettings& settings, AppConfig& appConfig) :
 	m_pLabelPadlock->hide();
 
 	updateLocalFingerprint();
+
+	if (!appConfig.activationHasRun() && (appConfig.edition() == Unregistered)) {
+		ActivationDialog activationDialog (this, appConfig);
+		activationDialog.exec();
+		appConfig.activationHasRun(true);
+	}
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()