diff --git a/data/dock.gschema.xml b/data/dock.gschema.xml
index d81d4b86..05066813 100644
--- a/data/dock.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/dock.gschema.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
       <description>Logical pixel size of app launcher icons</description>
     </key>
 
+    <key type="i" name="height">
+      <default>-1</default>
+      <summary>Current allocated height</summary>
+      <description>Current allocated height</description>
+    </key>
+
     <key type="as" name="launchers">
       <default>['io.elementary.files.desktop', 'org.gnome.Epiphany.desktop', 'io.elementary.mail.desktop', 'io.elementary.tasks.desktop', 'io.elementary.calendar.desktop', 'io.elementary.music.desktop', 'io.elementary.videos.desktop', 'io.elementary.photos.desktop', 'io.elementary.appcenter.desktop', 'io.elementary.installer.desktop']</default>
       <summary>An ordered array of app id's to show as launchers</summary>
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index f54a6dcc..fdf690cd 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ public class Dock.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
     private void init_panel () {
         unowned var surface = (Gdk.Toplevel) get_surface ();
 
+        settings.set_int ("height", surface.height);
+
         surface.compute_size.connect ((surface, size) => {
             // manually set shadow width since the additional margin we add to avoid icons clipping when
             // bouncing isn't added by default and instead counts to the frame
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ public class Dock.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
         });
 
         surface.layout.connect ((surface, width, height) => {
+            settings.set_int ("height", height);
             // manually set input region since container's shadow are is the content of the window
             // and it still gets window events
             var item_manager_width = item_manager.get_width ();