diff --git a/desktop/app/src/ReleaseChannel.tsx b/desktop/app/src/ReleaseChannel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3a71620f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/app/src/ReleaseChannel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+export enum ReleaseChannel {
+  DEFAULT = 'default',
+  STABLE = 'stable',
+  INSIDERS = 'insiders',
+}
+
+export default ReleaseChannel;
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/chrome/SettingsSheet.tsx b/desktop/app/src/chrome/SettingsSheet.tsx
index 09e87feda..cb92e81ff 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/chrome/SettingsSheet.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/chrome/SettingsSheet.tsx
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@ class SettingsSheet extends Component<Props, State> {
               },
             });
           }}
+          releaseChannel={this.state.updatedLauncherSettings.releaseChannel}
+          onReleaseChannelChange={(v) => {
+            this.setState({
+              updatedLauncherSettings: {
+                ...this.state.updatedLauncherSettings,
+                releaseChannel: v,
+              },
+            });
+          }}
         />
         <SandySettingsPanel
           toggled={this.state.updatedSettings.disableSandy}
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/chrome/settings/configFields.tsx b/desktop/app/src/chrome/settings/configFields.tsx
index 4b8aec368..4f61a372a 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/chrome/settings/configFields.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/chrome/settings/configFields.tsx
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ import {promises as fs} from 'fs';
 import {remote} from 'electron';
 import path from 'path';
 
-const ConfigFieldContainer = styled(FlexRow)({
+export const ConfigFieldContainer = styled(FlexRow)({
   paddingLeft: 10,
   paddingRight: 10,
   marginBottom: 5,
   paddingTop: 5,
 });
 
-const InfoText = styled(Text)({
+export const InfoText = styled(Text)({
   lineHeight: 1.35,
   paddingTop: 5,
 });
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/fb-stubs/LauncherSettingsPanel.tsx b/desktop/app/src/fb-stubs/LauncherSettingsPanel.tsx
index 7bcb31e9f..2873603a4 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/fb-stubs/LauncherSettingsPanel.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/fb-stubs/LauncherSettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
  */
 
 import {Tristate} from '../reducers/settings';
+import ReleaseChannel from '../ReleaseChannel';
 
 export default function (_props: {
   isPrefetchingEnabled: Tristate;
   onEnablePrefetchingChange: (v: Tristate) => void;
   isLocalPinIgnored: boolean;
   onIgnoreLocalPinChange: (v: boolean) => void;
+  releaseChannel: ReleaseChannel;
+  onReleaseChannelChange: (v: ReleaseChannel) => void;
 }) {
   return null;
 }
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/reducers/launcherSettings.tsx b/desktop/app/src/reducers/launcherSettings.tsx
index cc41c32bd..33451a028 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/reducers/launcherSettings.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/reducers/launcherSettings.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
  */
 
 import {Actions} from './index';
+import ReleaseChannel from '../ReleaseChannel';
 
 export type LauncherSettings = {
+  releaseChannel: ReleaseChannel;
   ignoreLocalPin: boolean;
 };
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ export type Action = {
 };
 
 export const defaultLauncherSettings: LauncherSettings = {
+  releaseChannel: ReleaseChannel.DEFAULT,
   ignoreLocalPin: false,
 };
 
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/utils/launcherSettingsStorage.tsx b/desktop/app/src/utils/launcherSettingsStorage.tsx
index f0b193edf..bf2d05b4c 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/utils/launcherSettingsStorage.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/utils/launcherSettingsStorage.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
-import TOML from '@iarna/toml';
+import TOML, {JsonMap} from '@iarna/toml';
 import {Storage} from 'redux-persist/es/types';
 import {
   defaultLauncherSettings,
   LauncherSettings,
 } from '../reducers/launcherSettings';
+import ReleaseChannel from '../ReleaseChannel';
 
 export default class LauncherSettingsStorage implements Storage {
   constructor(readonly filepath: string) {}
@@ -60,20 +61,26 @@ export default class LauncherSettingsStorage implements Storage {
 
 interface FormattedSettings {
   ignore_local_pin?: boolean;
+  release_channel?: ReleaseChannel;
 }
 
 function serialize(value: LauncherSettings): string {
-  const {ignoreLocalPin, ...rest} = value;
-  return TOML.stringify({
+  const {ignoreLocalPin, releaseChannel, ...rest} = value;
+  const formattedSettings: FormattedSettings = {
     ...rest,
     ignore_local_pin: ignoreLocalPin,
-  });
+    release_channel: releaseChannel,
+  };
+  return TOML.stringify(formattedSettings as JsonMap);
 }
 
 function deserialize(content: string): LauncherSettings {
-  const {ignore_local_pin, ...rest} = TOML.parse(content) as FormattedSettings;
+  const {ignore_local_pin, release_channel, ...rest} = TOML.parse(
+    content,
+  ) as FormattedSettings;
   return {
     ...rest,
     ignoreLocalPin: !!ignore_local_pin,
+    releaseChannel: release_channel ?? ReleaseChannel.DEFAULT,
   };
 }