diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 84add758..6224eb3c 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2934,6 +2934,7 @@
         yourNamePlaceholder: "Max Mustermann",
         setNameButtonAudioLabel: "Name speichern",
         firstDayOfWeekLabel: "Erster Wochentag",
+        settingsButton: "Einstellungen",
         manageStorageButton: "Daten verwalten",
         transferDataButton: "Daten\xFCbertragung",
         scrollToChatButton: "Chats",
@@ -3112,6 +3113,7 @@
         yourNamePlaceholder: "Juan P\xE9rez",
         setNameButtonAudioLabel: "establecer nombre",
         firstDayOfWeekLabel: "Primer d\xEDa de la semana",
+        settingsButton: "Ajustes",
         manageStorageButton: "Gestionar almacenamiento",
         transferDataButton: "Transferencia de datos",
         scrollToChatButton: "Chats",
@@ -6093,7 +6095,7 @@
         i.toString() == settingsViewModel2.firstDayOfWeekInput.value
       )
     )), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "arrow_drop_down"))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), HomePageButton(
-      fileTransferViewModel2.showDirectionSelectionModal,
+      settingsViewModel2.showSettingsModal,
       translations.homePage.settingsButton,
       "settings"
     ), HomePageButton(
@@ -6191,6 +6193,7 @@
       this.username = new State("");
       this.usernameInput = new State("");
       this.firstDayOfWeekInput = new State("0");
+      this.isShowingSettingsModal = new State(false);
       // guards
       this.cannotSetName = createProxyState(
         [this.usernameInput],
@@ -6205,6 +6208,12 @@
       this.setFirstDayofWeek = () => {
         this.settingsModel.setFirstDayOfWeek(this.firstDayOfWeekInput.value);
       };
+      this.showSettingsModal = () => {
+        this.isShowingSettingsModal.value = true;
+      };
+      this.hideSettingsModal = () => {
+        this.isShowingSettingsModal.value = false;
+      };
       this.settingsModel = settingsModel2;
       this.username.value = settingsModel2.username;
       this.usernameInput.value = settingsModel2.username;
@@ -6563,6 +6572,11 @@
     return true;
   }
 
+  // src/View/Modals/settingsModal.tsx
+  function SettingsModal(settingsViewModel2) {
+    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "modal", "toggle:open": settingsViewModel2.isShowingSettingsModal }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { style: "max-width: 64rem" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("main", { class: "padding-0" }), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": settingsViewModel2.hideSettingsModal }, translations.general.closeButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "close"))));
+  }
+
   // src/index.tsx
   var storageModel = new StorageModel();
   var settingsModel = new SettingsModel(storageModel);
@@ -6613,6 +6627,7 @@
     ChatPageWrapper(chatListViewModel),
     ConnectionModal(connectionViewModel),
     DataTransferModalWrapper(connectionViewModel, fileTransferViewModel),
-    StorageModal(storageViewModel)
+    StorageModal(storageViewModel),
+    SettingsModal(settingsViewModel)
   );
 })();
diff --git a/src/View/Modals/settingsModal.tsx b/src/View/Modals/settingsModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9000a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/View/Modals/settingsModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import * as React from "bloatless-react";
+
+import { FileBrowser } from "../Components/fileBrowser";
+import StorageViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Global/storageViewModel";
+import { translations } from "../translations";
+import SettingsViewModel from "../../ViewModel/Global/settingsViewModel";
+
+export function SettingsModal(settingsViewModel: SettingsViewModel) {
+    return (
+        <div class="modal" toggle:open={settingsViewModel.isShowingSettingsModal}>
+            <div style="max-width: 64rem">
+                <main class="padding-0"></main>
+                <button on:click={settingsViewModel.hideSettingsModal}>
+                    {translations.general.closeButton}
+                    <span class="icon">close</span>
+                </button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/View/homePage.tsx b/src/View/homePage.tsx
index 38a740f4..565daadb 100644
--- a/src/View/homePage.tsx
+++ b/src/View/homePage.tsx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export function HomePage(
             <hr></hr>
 
             {HomePageButton(
-                fileTransferViewModel.showDirectionSelectionModal,
+                settingsViewModel.showSettingsModal,
                 translations.homePage.settingsButton,
                 "settings",
             )}
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Global/settingsViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Global/settingsViewModel.ts
index 4fbe94c7..98349e26 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Global/settingsViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Global/settingsViewModel.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default class SettingsViewModel {
     username: React.State<string> = new React.State("");
     usernameInput: React.State<string> = new React.State("");
     firstDayOfWeekInput: React.State<string> = new React.State("0");
+    isShowingSettingsModal: React.State<boolean> = new React.State(false);
 
     // guards
     cannotSetName: React.State<boolean> = React.createProxyState(
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ export default class SettingsViewModel {
         this.settingsModel.setFirstDayOfWeek(this.firstDayOfWeekInput.value);
     };
 
+    showSettingsModal = (): void => {
+        this.isShowingSettingsModal.value = true;
+    }
+
+    hideSettingsModal = (): void => {
+        this.isShowingSettingsModal.value = false;
+    }
+
     // init
     constructor(
         public coreViewModel: CoreViewModel,
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 810db571..6a6c1d18 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { StorageModal } from "./View/Modals/storageModal";
 import StorageModel from "./Model/Global/storageModel";
 import StorageViewModel from "./ViewModel/Global/storageViewModel";
 import v1Upgrader from "./Upgrader/v1";
+import { SettingsModal } from "./View/Modals/settingsModal";
 
 // models
 const storageModel = new StorageModel();
@@ -86,4 +87,5 @@ document
         ConnectionModal(connectionViewModel),
         DataTransferModalWrapper(connectionViewModel, fileTransferViewModel),
         StorageModal(storageViewModel),
+        SettingsModal(settingsViewModel),
     );