diff --git a/src/Default/default.ts b/src/Default/default.ts
index ae0d4e32..60db4c00 100644
--- a/src/Default/default.ts
+++ b/src/Default/default.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ export class DefaultContainer extends WebContainerBase {
         }
 
         const window = this.globalWindow.open(url, target, features);
+        window[Container.windowOptionsPropertyKey] = options; // Store the original options
 
         // Set name as a unique desktopJS name property instead of overloading window.name
         window[DefaultContainer.windowNamePropertyKey] = newOptions.name;
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ export class DefaultContainer extends WebContainerBase {
             for (const key in windows) {
                 const win = windows[key];
                 if (this.globalWindow !== win) {
-                    layout.windows.push({ name: win.name, url: win.location.toString(), bounds: { x: win.screenX, y: win.screenY, width: win.outerWidth, height: win.outerHeight } });
+                    layout.windows.push({ name: win.name, url: win.location.toString(), bounds: { x: win.screenX, y: win.screenY, width: win.outerWidth, height: win.outerHeight }, options: win[Container.windowOptionsPropertyKey] });
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Electron/electron.ts b/src/Electron/electron.ts
index ca3449d4..f855583d 100644
--- a/src/Electron/electron.ts
+++ b/src/Electron/electron.ts
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export class ElectronContainer extends WebContainerBase {
 
     public getMainWindow(): ContainerWindow {
         for (const window of this.browserWindow.getAllWindows()) {
-            if (window.options && window.options.main) {
+            if (window[Container.windowOptionsPropertyKey] && window[Container.windowOptionsPropertyKey].main) {
                 return this.wrapWindow(window);
             }
         }
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ export class ElectronContainer extends WebContainerBase {
         */
         if (this.isRemote) {
             electronWindow["name"] = (<any>this.internalIpc).sendSync(InternalMessageType.initialize, { id: electronWindow.id, name: windowName, options: newOptions });
+            electronWindow[Container.windowOptionsPropertyKey] = options;
         } else {
             this.windowManager.initializeWindow(electronWindow, windowName, newOptions);
         }
@@ -444,6 +445,7 @@ export class ElectronContainer extends WebContainerBase {
                                     name: window.name,
                                     url: window.innerWindow.webContents.getURL(),
                                     main: (mainWindow === window.innerWindow),
+                                    options: window.innerWindow[Container.windowOptionsPropertyKey],
                                     bounds: window.innerWindow.getBounds(),
                                     group: group.map(win => win.id)
                                 });
@@ -502,7 +504,7 @@ export class ElectronWindowManager {
 
     public initializeWindow(win: any, name: string, options: any) {
         win.name = name;
-        win.options = options;
+        win[Container.windowOptionsPropertyKey] = options;
 
         if (options && options.main && (!("quitOnClose" in options) || options.quitOnClose)) {
             win.on("closed", () => {
diff --git a/src/OpenFin/openfin.ts b/src/OpenFin/openfin.ts
index 97e429bf..64f49c77 100644
--- a/src/OpenFin/openfin.ts
+++ b/src/OpenFin/openfin.ts
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ export class OpenFinContainer extends WebContainerBase {
                         promises.push(new Promise<void>((innerResolve, innerReject) => {
                             window.getBounds(bounds => {
                                 window.getOptions(options => {
+                                    delete (<any>options).show; // show is an undocumented option that interferes with the createWindow mapping of show -> autoShow
                                     window.getGroup(group => {
                                         layout.windows.push(
                                             {
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@ export class OpenFinContainer extends WebContainerBase {
                                                 id: window.name,
                                                 url: window.getNativeWindow() ? window.getNativeWindow().location.toString() : options.url,
                                                 main: (mainWindow.name === window.name),
+                                                options: options,
                                                 bounds: { x: bounds.left, y: bounds.top, width: bounds.width, height: bounds.height },
                                                 group: group.map(win => win.name)
                                             });
diff --git a/src/container.ts b/src/container.ts
index 5ad54db9..a75dbce1 100644
--- a/src/container.ts
+++ b/src/container.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export abstract class Container extends EventEmitter implements ContainerWindowM
 
     private static _ipc: MessageBus; // tslint:disable-line
 
+    public static readonly windowOptionsPropertyKey: string = "desktopJS-options";
+
     /**
      * Display type of current Container.
      * @type {string}
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ export abstract class ContainerBase extends Container {
                 if (layout && layout.windows) {
                     const promises: Promise<ContainerWindow>[] = [];
                     for (const window of layout.windows) {
-                        const options: any = Object.assign({}, window.bounds);
+                        const options: any = Object.assign(window.options || {}, window.bounds);
                         options.name = window.name;
                         if (window.main) {
                             this.getMainWindow().setBounds(window.bounds);
diff --git a/src/window.ts b/src/window.ts
index b6973f8a..d5511189 100644
--- a/src/window.ts
+++ b/src/window.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ export class PersistedWindow {
     public name: string;
     public id: string;
     public bounds: any;
+    public options?: any;
     public url?: string;
     public main?: boolean;
     public group?: string[];
diff --git a/tests/unit/Electron/electron.spec.ts b/tests/unit/Electron/electron.spec.ts
index a65ec3e8..d7ba4fd8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Electron/electron.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/Electron/electron.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ElectronContainer, ElectronContainerWindow, ElectronMessageBus, ElectronWindowManager } from "../../../src/Electron/electron";
 import { MessageBusSubscription } from "../../../src/ipc";
 import { ContainerWindow } from "../../../src/window";
+import { Container } from "../../../src/container";
 
 class MockEventEmitter {
     private eventListeners: Map<string, any> = new Map();
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ describe("ElectronContainer", () => {
             fromId(): any {  };
         };
 
-        windows[1]["options"] = { main: true };
+        windows[1][Container.windowOptionsPropertyKey] = { main: true };
 
         spyOn(container.browserWindow, "fromId").and.returnValue(innerWin);