diff --git a/app/renderer/css/preference.css b/app/renderer/css/preference.css
index c1299d3d..71fb1b43 100644
--- a/app/renderer/css/preference.css
+++ b/app/renderer/css/preference.css
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-html,
-body {
-  height: 100%;
-  margin: 0;
+:host {
+  contain: strict;
+  display: flow-root;
   cursor: default;
   user-select: none;
   font-family: menu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ td:nth-child(odd) {
 }
 
 #content {
-  display: flex;
+  display: flex !important;
   height: 100%;
   font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
 }
diff --git a/app/renderer/js/pages/preference/preference.ts b/app/renderer/js/pages/preference/preference.ts
index 955e6e7d..0eb8777c 100644
--- a/app/renderer/js/pages/preference/preference.ts
+++ b/app/renderer/js/pages/preference/preference.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type {DNDSettings} from "../../../../common/dnd-util";
+import {html} from "../../../../common/html";
 import type {NavItem} from "../../../../common/types";
 import {ipcRenderer} from "../../typed-ipc-renderer";
 
@@ -9,51 +10,89 @@ import {initNetworkSection} from "./network-section";
 import {initServersSection} from "./servers-section";
 import {initShortcutsSection} from "./shortcuts-section";
 
-export function initPreferenceView(): void {
-  const $sidebarContainer = document.querySelector("#sidebar")!;
-  const $settingsContainer = document.querySelector("#settings-container")!;
+export class PreferenceView {
+  readonly $view: HTMLElement;
+  private readonly $shadow: ShadowRoot;
+  private readonly $settingsContainer: Element;
+  private readonly nav: Nav;
 
-  const nav = new Nav({
-    $root: $sidebarContainer,
-    onItemSelected: handleNavigation,
-  });
+  constructor() {
+    this.$view = document.createElement("div");
+    this.$shadow = this.$view.attachShadow({mode: "open"});
+    this.$shadow.innerHTML = html`
+      <link
+        rel="stylesheet"
+        href="${require.resolve("../../../css/fonts.css")}"
+      />
+      <link
+        rel="stylesheet"
+        href="${require.resolve("../../../css/preference.css")}"
+      />
+      <link
+        rel="stylesheet"
+        href="${require.resolve("@yaireo/tagify/dist/tagify.css")}"
+      />
+      <!-- Initially hidden to prevent FOUC -->
+      <div id="content" hidden>
+        <div id="sidebar"></div>
+        <div id="settings-container"></div>
+      </div>
+    `.html;
 
-  const navItem =
-    nav.navItems.find((navItem) => window.location.hash === `#${navItem}`) ??
-    "General";
+    const $sidebarContainer = this.$shadow.querySelector("#sidebar")!;
+    this.$settingsContainer = this.$shadow.querySelector(
+      "#settings-container",
+    )!;
 
-  handleNavigation(navItem);
+    this.nav = new Nav({
+      $root: $sidebarContainer,
+      onItemSelected: this.handleNavigation,
+    });
 
-  function handleNavigation(navItem: NavItem): void {
-    nav.select(navItem);
+    const navItem =
+      this.nav.navItems.find(
+        (navItem) => window.location.hash === `#${navItem}`,
+      ) ?? "General";
+
+    this.handleNavigation(navItem);
+
+    ipcRenderer.on("switch-settings-nav", this.handleSwitchSettingsNav);
+    ipcRenderer.on("toggle-sidebar-setting", this.handleToggleSidebar);
+    ipcRenderer.on("toggle-menubar-setting", this.handleToggleMenubar);
+    ipcRenderer.on("toggle-tray", this.handleToggleTray);
+    ipcRenderer.on("toggle-dnd", this.handleToggleDnd);
+  }
+
+  handleNavigation = (navItem: NavItem): void => {
+    this.nav.select(navItem);
     switch (navItem) {
       case "AddServer":
         initServersSection({
-          $root: $settingsContainer,
+          $root: this.$settingsContainer,
         });
         break;
 
       case "General":
         initGeneralSection({
-          $root: $settingsContainer,
+          $root: this.$settingsContainer,
         });
         break;
 
       case "Organizations":
         initConnectedOrgSection({
-          $root: $settingsContainer,
+          $root: this.$settingsContainer,
         });
         break;
 
       case "Network":
         initNetworkSection({
-          $root: $settingsContainer,
+          $root: this.$settingsContainer,
         });
         break;
 
       case "Shortcuts": {
         initShortcutsSection({
-          $root: $settingsContainer,
+          $root: this.$settingsContainer,
         });
         break;
       }
@@ -63,44 +102,57 @@ export function initPreferenceView(): void {
     }
 
     window.location.hash = `#${navItem}`;
+  };
+
+  destroy(): void {
+    ipcRenderer.off("switch-settings-nav", this.handleSwitchSettingsNav);
+    ipcRenderer.off("toggle-sidebar-setting", this.handleToggleSidebar);
+    ipcRenderer.off("toggle-menubar-setting", this.handleToggleMenubar);
+    ipcRenderer.off("toggle-tray", this.handleToggleTray);
+    ipcRenderer.off("toggle-dnd", this.handleToggleDnd);
   }
 
   // Handle toggling and reflect changes in preference page
-  function handleToggle(elementName: string, state = false): void {
+  private handleToggle(elementName: string, state = false): void {
     const inputSelector = `#${elementName} .action .switch input`;
-    const input: HTMLInputElement = document.querySelector(inputSelector)!;
+    const input: HTMLInputElement = this.$shadow.querySelector(inputSelector)!;
     if (input) {
       input.checked = state;
     }
   }
 
-  ipcRenderer.on("switch-settings-nav", (_event: Event, navItem: NavItem) => {
-    handleNavigation(navItem);
-  });
+  private readonly handleSwitchSettingsNav = (
+    _event: Event,
+    navItem: NavItem,
+  ) => {
+    this.handleNavigation(navItem);
+  };
 
-  ipcRenderer.on("toggle-sidebar-setting", (_event: Event, state: boolean) => {
-    handleToggle("sidebar-option", state);
-  });
+  private readonly handleToggleSidebar = (_event: Event, state: boolean) => {
+    this.handleToggle("sidebar-option", state);
+  };
 
-  ipcRenderer.on("toggle-menubar-setting", (_event: Event, state: boolean) => {
-    handleToggle("menubar-option", state);
-  });
+  private readonly handleToggleMenubar = (_event: Event, state: boolean) => {
+    this.handleToggle("menubar-option", state);
+  };
 
-  ipcRenderer.on("toggle-tray", (_event: Event, state: boolean) => {
-    handleToggle("tray-option", state);
-  });
+  private readonly handleToggleTray = (_event: Event, state: boolean) => {
+    this.handleToggle("tray-option", state);
+  };
 
-  ipcRenderer.on(
-    "toggle-dnd",
-    (_event: Event, _state: boolean, newSettings: Partial<DNDSettings>) => {
-      handleToggle("show-notification-option", newSettings.showNotification);
-      handleToggle("silent-option", newSettings.silent);
+  private readonly handleToggleDnd = (
+    _event: Event,
+    _state: boolean,
+    newSettings: Partial<DNDSettings>,
+  ) => {
+    this.handleToggle("show-notification-option", newSettings.showNotification);
+    this.handleToggle("silent-option", newSettings.silent);
 
-      if (process.platform === "win32") {
-        handleToggle("flash-taskbar-option", newSettings.flashTaskbarOnMessage);
-      }
-    },
-  );
+    if (process.platform === "win32") {
+      this.handleToggle(
+        "flash-taskbar-option",
+        newSettings.flashTaskbarOnMessage,
+      );
+    }
+  };
 }
-
-window.addEventListener("load", initPreferenceView);
diff --git a/app/renderer/js/typed-ipc-renderer.ts b/app/renderer/js/typed-ipc-renderer.ts
index 48ba1c27..95f55180 100644
--- a/app/renderer/js/typed-ipc-renderer.ts
+++ b/app/renderer/js/typed-ipc-renderer.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export const ipcRenderer: {
     channel: Channel,
     listener: RendererListener<Channel>,
   ): void;
+  off<Channel extends keyof RendererMessage>(
+    channel: Channel,
+    listener: RendererListener<Channel>,
+  ): void;
   removeListener<Channel extends keyof RendererMessage>(
     channel: Channel,
     listener: RendererListener<Channel>,
diff --git a/app/renderer/preference.html b/app/renderer/preference.html
index 4685add3..c1ff11f4 100644
--- a/app/renderer/preference.html
+++ b/app/renderer/preference.html
@@ -5,24 +5,20 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
     <title>Zulip - Settings</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/fonts.css" />
-    <link
-      rel="stylesheet"
-      href="css/preference.css"
-      type="text/css"
-      media="screen"
-    />
-    <link id="tagify-css" rel="stylesheet" href="data:text/css," />
+    <style>
+      html,
+      body,
+      body > div {
+        margin: 0;
+        height: 100%;
+      }
+    </style>
   </head>
   <body>
-    <div id="content">
-      <div id="sidebar"></div>
-      <div id="settings-container"></div>
-    </div>
+    <zd-preference-view></zd-preference-view>
+    <script>
+      const {PreferenceView} = require("./js/pages/preference/preference.js");
+      document.body.append(new PreferenceView().$view);
+    </script>
   </body>
-  <script>
-    document.querySelector("#tagify-css").href = require.resolve(
-      "@yaireo/tagify/dist/tagify.css",
-    );
-    require("./js/pages/preference/preference.js");
-  </script>
 </html>