diff --git a/src/applet/mod.rs b/src/applet/mod.rs
index 5562b14a..1f0ab451 100644
--- a/src/applet/mod.rs
+++ b/src/applet/mod.rs
@@ -81,20 +81,26 @@ impl CosmicAppletHelper {
 
     #[must_use]
     pub fn window_settings<F: Default>(&self) -> Settings<F> {
-        let mut settings = crate::settings();
+        self.window_settings_with_flags(F::default())
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn window_settings_with_flags<F>(&self, flags: F) -> Settings<F> {
         let (width, height) = self.suggested_size();
         let width = u32::from(width);
         let height = u32::from(height);
-        settings.initial_surface = InitialSurface::XdgWindow(SctkWindowSettings {
-            iced_settings: iced_native::window::Settings {
-                size: (width + APPLET_PADDING * 2, height + APPLET_PADDING * 2),
-                min_size: Some((width + APPLET_PADDING * 2, height + APPLET_PADDING * 2)),
-                max_size: Some((width + APPLET_PADDING * 2, height + APPLET_PADDING * 2)),
+        Settings {
+            initial_surface: InitialSurface::XdgWindow(SctkWindowSettings {
+                iced_settings: iced_native::window::Settings {
+                    size: (width + APPLET_PADDING * 2, height + APPLET_PADDING * 2),
+                    min_size: Some((width + APPLET_PADDING * 2, height + APPLET_PADDING * 2)),
+                    max_size: Some((width + APPLET_PADDING * 2, height + APPLET_PADDING * 2)),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
                 ..Default::default()
-            },
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        settings
+            }),
+            ..crate::settings_with_flags(flags)
+        }
     }
 
     #[must_use]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fe232eaf..aa49e9d2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub mod widget;
 pub use executor::single::Executor as SingleThreadExecutor;
 
 pub mod settings;
-pub use settings::settings;
+pub use settings::{settings, settings_with_flags};
 
 mod ext;
 pub use ext::ElementExt;
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index b33c517d..7fb35a2f 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ pub fn set_default_icon_theme(name: impl Into<String>) {
 /// Default iced settings for COSMIC applications.
 #[must_use]
 pub fn settings<Flags: Default>() -> iced::Settings<Flags> {
+    settings_with_flags(Flags::default())
+}
+
+/// Default iced settings for COSMIC applications.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn settings_with_flags<Flags>(flags: Flags) -> iced::Settings<Flags> {
     iced::Settings {
         default_font: match font::FONT {
             iced::Font::Default => None,
             iced::Font::External { bytes, .. } => Some(bytes),
         },
         default_text_size: 18,
-        ..iced::Settings::default()
+        ..iced::Settings::with_flags(flags)
     }
 }