diff --git a/src/gui/gui.pro b/src/gui/gui.pro
index 73368b84..408d44dd 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.pro
+++ b/src/gui/gui.pro
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ HEADERS += src/MainWindow.h \
     src/WebClient.h \
     ../lib/common/PluginVersion.h \
     src/SubscriptionManager.h \
-    src/ActivationNotifier.h
+    src/ActivationNotifier.h \
+    src/ElevateMode.h
 RESOURCES += res/Synergy.qrc
 RC_FILE = res/win/Synergy.rc
 macx { 
diff --git a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
index 9f659738..e6309d04 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 const char AppConfig::m_SynergysName[] = "synergys.exe";
 const char AppConfig::m_SynergycName[] = "synergyc.exe";
 const char AppConfig::m_SynergyLogDir[] = "log/";
+const ElevateMode defaultElevateMode = ElevateAsNeeded;
 #define DEFAULT_PROCESS_MODE Service
 #else
 const char AppConfig::m_SynergysName[] = "synergys";
diff --git a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
index dcd5a482..713753f9 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
+++ b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define APPCONFIG_H
 
 #include <QString>
+#include "ElevateMode.h"
 
 // this should be incremented each time a new page is added. this is
 // saved to settings when the user finishes running the wizard. if
@@ -46,29 +47,6 @@ enum ProcessMode {
 	Desktop
 };
 
-// The elevate mode tristate determines two behaviours on Windows.
-// The first, switch-on-desk-switch (SodS), passed through synergyd as a
-// command line argument to synergy core, determines if the server restarts
-// when switching Windows desktops (e.g. when Windows UAC dialog pops up).
-// The second, passed as a boolean flag to Synergyd over the IPC inside
-// kIpcCommandMessage, determines whether Synergy should be started with
-// elevated privileges.
-//
-// The matrix for these two behaviours is as follows:
-//                          SodS        Elevate
-//                     ___________________________
-//  ElevateAsNeeded    |    true    |   false
-//  ElevateAlways      |    false   |   true
-//  ElevateNever       |    false   |   false
-//
-enum ElevateMode {
-    ElevateAsNeeded = 0,
-    ElevateAlways = 1,
-    ElevateNever = 2
-};
-
-static const ElevateMode defaultElevateMode = ElevateAsNeeded;
-
 class AppConfig
 {
 	friend class SettingsDialog;
diff --git a/src/gui/src/ElevateMode.h b/src/gui/src/ElevateMode.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e39eb52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/src/ElevateMode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Symless
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file LICENSE that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+// The elevate mode tristate determines two behaviours on Windows.
+// The first, switch-on-desk-switch (SodS), passed through synergyd as a
+// command line argument to synergy core, determines if the server restarts
+// when switching Windows desktops (e.g. when Windows UAC dialog pops up).
+// The second, passed as a boolean flag to Synergyd over the IPC inside
+// kIpcCommandMessage, determines whether Synergy should be started with
+// elevated privileges.
+//
+// The matrix for these two behaviours is as follows:
+//                          SodS        Elevate
+//                     ___________________________
+//  ElevateAsNeeded    |    true    |   false
+//  ElevateAlways      |    false   |   true
+//  ElevateNever       |    false   |   false
+//
+enum ElevateMode {
+    ElevateAsNeeded = 0,
+    ElevateAlways = 1,
+    ElevateNever = 2
+};
+
+extern const ElevateMode defaultElevateMode;
diff --git a/src/gui/src/IpcClient.h b/src/gui/src/IpcClient.h
index 439211bd..b49d9e6a 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/IpcClient.h
+++ b/src/gui/src/IpcClient.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QAbstractSocket>
 
-#include "AppConfig.h"
+#include "ElevateMode.h"
 
 class QTcpSocket;
 class IpcReader;