diff --git a/sway-launcher-desktop.sh b/sway-launcher-desktop.sh
index 39d8a61..99c3b35 100755
--- a/sway-launcher-desktop.sh
+++ b/sway-launcher-desktop.sh
@@ -201,9 +201,27 @@ function generate-command() {
     }' "$1"
 }
 
+function shouldAutostart() {
+    local condition="$(cat $1 | grep "AutostartCondition" | cut -d'=' -f2)"
+    local filename="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-${HOME}/.config}/${condition#* }"
+    case $condition in
+        if-exists*)
+            [[ -e $filename ]]
+            ;;
+        unless-exists*)
+            [[ ! -e $filename ]]
+            ;;
+        *)
+            return 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
 function autostart() {
   for application in $(list-autostart); do
-    (exec setsid /bin/sh -c "$(run-desktop "${application}")" &>/dev/null &)
+      if shouldAutostart "$application" ; then
+          (exec setsid /bin/sh -c "$(run-desktop "${application}")" &>/dev/null &)
+      fi
   done
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/autostart-condition.bats b/tests/autostart-condition.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..070d630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/autostart-condition.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+setup() {
+    export DID_RUN="$(mktemp -d)"
+    export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./data/autostart-folders/condition-home
+    export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=
+}
+
+teardown() {
+    rm -r $DID_RUN
+}
+
+@test "Only starts applications with passing AutostartCondition" {
+    run ../sway-launcher-desktop.sh autostart 3>&2
+    echo -e "DID_RUN=$DID_RUN"
+    [[ ! -e $DID_RUN/unless-exists.file-exists ]]
+    [[ -e $DID_RUN/unless-exists.file-not-exists ]]
+    [[ ! -e $DID_RUN/if-exists.file-not-exists ]]
+    [[ -e $DID_RUN/if-exists.file-exists ]]
+}
diff --git a/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/.gsd-keyboard.settings-ported b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/.gsd-keyboard.settings-ported
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/if-exists.file-exists.desktop b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/if-exists.file-exists.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..759321c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/if-exists.file-exists.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Initial Setup
+Exec=touch $DID_RUN/if-exists.file-exists
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+StartupNotify=true
+Categories=GNOME;GTK;System;
+OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
+NoDisplay=true
+AutostartCondition=if-exists marker-file.txt
+X-GNOME-HiddenUnderSystemd=true
+X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-initial-setup
diff --git a/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/if-exists.file-not-exists.desktop b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/if-exists.file-not-exists.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b506b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/if-exists.file-not-exists.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Initial Setup
+Exec=touch $DID_RUN/if-exists.file-not-exists
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+StartupNotify=true
+Categories=GNOME;GTK;System;
+OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
+NoDisplay=true
+AutostartCondition=if-exists non-existing-file.txt
+X-GNOME-HiddenUnderSystemd=true
+X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-initial-setup
diff --git a/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/unless-exists.file-exists.desktop b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/unless-exists.file-exists.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bc694f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/unless-exists.file-exists.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Initial Setup
+Exec=touch $DID_RUN/unless-exists.file-exists
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+StartupNotify=true
+Categories=GNOME;GTK;System;
+OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
+NoDisplay=true
+AutostartCondition=unless-exists marker-file.txt
+X-GNOME-HiddenUnderSystemd=true
+X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-initial-setup
diff --git a/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/unless-exists.file-not-exists.desktop b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/unless-exists.file-not-exists.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c2c67e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/autostart/unless-exists.file-not-exists.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Initial Setup
+Exec=touch $DID_RUN/unless-exists.file-not-exists
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+StartupNotify=true
+Categories=GNOME;GTK;System;
+OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
+NoDisplay=true
+AutostartCondition=unless-exists non-existing-file.txt
+X-GNOME-HiddenUnderSystemd=true
+X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-initial-setup
diff --git a/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/marker-file.txt b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/marker-file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cfab5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/autostart-folders/condition-home/marker-file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+yes