diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionsDeserializer.cs b/mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionsDeserializer.cs
index 683e3bfff..96cb8a8f5 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionsDeserializer.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionsDeserializer.cs
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers.ConnectionSerializers.Xml
                     connectionInfo.RdpVersion = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsEnum("RdpVersion", RdpVersion.Highest);
                     connectionInfo.SSHTunnelConnectionName = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsString("SSHTunnelConnectionName");
                     connectionInfo.SSHOptions = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsString("SSHOptions");
+                    connectionInfo.StartProgram = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsString("StartProgram");
                     connectionInfo.DisableFullWindowDrag = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("DisableFullWindowDrag");
                     connectionInfo.DisableMenuAnimations = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("DisableMenuAnimations");
                     connectionInfo.DisableCursorShadow = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("DisableCursorShadow");
diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Schemas/mremoteng_confcons_v2_7.xsd b/mRemoteNG/Schemas/mremoteng_confcons_v2_7.xsd
index 051e97721..41221e8a7 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Schemas/mremoteng_confcons_v2_7.xsd
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Schemas/mremoteng_confcons_v2_7.xsd
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
         <xs:attribute name="RDGatewayUsername" type="xs:string" use="required" />
         <xs:attribute name="RDGatewayPassword" type="xs:string" use="required" />
         <xs:attribute name="RDGatewayDomain" type="xs:string" use="required" />
+        <xs:attribute name="StartProgram" type="xs:string" use="optional" />
         <xs:attribute name="InheritCredentialRecord" type="xs:boolean" use="optional" />
         <xs:attribute name="InheritCacheBitmaps" type="xs:boolean" use="optional" />
         <xs:attribute name="InheritColors" type="xs:boolean" use="optional" />
diff --git a/mRemoteNGTests/TestHelpers/SerializableConnectionInfoAllPropertiesOfType.cs b/mRemoteNGTests/TestHelpers/SerializableConnectionInfoAllPropertiesOfType.cs
index 9923f5d91..532a6b1a6 100644
--- a/mRemoteNGTests/TestHelpers/SerializableConnectionInfoAllPropertiesOfType.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNGTests/TestHelpers/SerializableConnectionInfoAllPropertiesOfType.cs
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@
         public TType UseEnhancedMode { get; set; }
         public TType SSHOptions { get; set; }
         public TType SSHTunnelConnectionName { get; set; }
+        public TType StartProgram { get; set; }
     }
 }