diff --git a/src/renderer/components/settings/SystemSettings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/settings/SystemSettings.tsx
index ab69ff850..8d53a7025 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/settings/SystemSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/settings/SystemSettings.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {
 
 import { APPLICATION } from '../../../shared/constants';
 import { isLinux, isMacOS } from '../../../shared/platform';
-import { AppContext, defaultSettings } from '../../context/App';
+import { AppContext } from '../../context/App';
+import { defaultSettings } from '../../context/defaults';
 import { OpenPreference } from '../../types';
 import { Constants } from '../../utils/constants';
 import { Checkbox } from '../fields/Checkbox';
diff --git a/src/renderer/context/App.test.tsx b/src/renderer/context/App.test.tsx
index b9f09513f..bca9dd94b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/context/App.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/context/App.test.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import * as comms from '../utils/comms';
 import { Constants } from '../utils/constants';
 import * as notifications from '../utils/notifications/notifications';
 import * as storage from '../utils/storage';
-import { AppContext, AppProvider, defaultSettings } from './App';
+import { AppContext, AppProvider } from './App';
+import { defaultSettings } from './defaults';
 
 jest.mock('../hooks/useNotifications');
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/context/App.tsx b/src/renderer/context/App.tsx
index 2f750c985..fe51084a6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/context/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/context/App.tsx
@@ -14,23 +14,17 @@ import { useTheme } from '@primer/react';
 import { namespacedEvent } from '../../shared/events';
 import { useInterval } from '../hooks/useInterval';
 import { useNotifications } from '../hooks/useNotifications';
-import {
-  type Account,
-  type AccountNotifications,
-  type AppearanceSettingsState,
-  type AuthState,
-  type FilterSettingsState,
-  type FilterValue,
-  type GitifyError,
-  GroupBy,
-  type NotificationSettingsState,
-  OpenPreference,
-  type SettingsState,
-  type SettingsValue,
-  type Status,
-  type SystemSettingsState,
-  Theme,
-  type Token,
+import type {
+  Account,
+  AccountNotifications,
+  AuthState,
+  FilterSettingsState,
+  FilterValue,
+  GitifyError,
+  SettingsState,
+  SettingsValue,
+  Status,
+  Token,
 } from '../types';
 import type { Notification } from '../typesGitHub';
 import { headNotifications } from '../utils/api/client';
@@ -64,59 +58,7 @@ import {
   mapThemeModeToColorScheme,
 } from '../utils/theme';
 import { zoomPercentageToLevel } from '../utils/zoom';
-
-export const defaultAuth: AuthState = {
-  accounts: [],
-};
-
-const defaultAppearanceSettings: AppearanceSettingsState = {
-  theme: Theme.SYSTEM,
-  increaseContrast: false,
-  zoomPercentage: 100,
-  showAccountHeader: false,
-  wrapNotificationTitle: false,
-};
-
-const defaultNotificationSettings: NotificationSettingsState = {
-  groupBy: GroupBy.REPOSITORY,
-  fetchAllNotifications: true,
-  detailedNotifications: true,
-  showPills: true,
-  showNumber: true,
-  participating: false,
-  markAsDoneOnOpen: false,
-  markAsDoneOnUnsubscribe: false,
-  delayNotificationState: false,
-};
-
-const defaultSystemSettings: SystemSettingsState = {
-  openLinks: OpenPreference.FOREGROUND,
-  keyboardShortcut: true,
-  showNotificationsCountInTray: true,
-  showNotifications: true,
-  playSound: true,
-  notificationVolume: 20,
-  useAlternateIdleIcon: false,
-  openAtStartup: false,
-};
-
-export const defaultFilters: FilterSettingsState = {
-  filterUserTypes: [],
-  filterIncludeHandles: [],
-  filterExcludeHandles: [],
-  filterIncludeOrganizations: [],
-  filterExcludeOrganizations: [],
-  filterSubjectTypes: [],
-  filterStates: [],
-  filterReasons: [],
-};
-
-export const defaultSettings: SettingsState = {
-  ...defaultAppearanceSettings,
-  ...defaultNotificationSettings,
-  ...defaultSystemSettings,
-  ...defaultFilters,
-};
+import { defaultAuth, defaultFilters, defaultSettings } from './defaults';
 
 interface AppContextState {
   auth: AuthState;
diff --git a/src/renderer/context/defaults.ts b/src/renderer/context/defaults.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c65402a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/context/defaults.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import {
+  type AppearanceSettingsState,
+  type AuthState,
+  type FilterSettingsState,
+  GroupBy,
+  type NotificationSettingsState,
+  OpenPreference,
+  type SettingsState,
+  type SystemSettingsState,
+  Theme,
+} from '../types';
+
+export const defaultAuth: AuthState = {
+  accounts: [],
+};
+
+const defaultAppearanceSettings: AppearanceSettingsState = {
+  theme: Theme.SYSTEM,
+  increaseContrast: false,
+  zoomPercentage: 100,
+  showAccountHeader: false,
+  wrapNotificationTitle: false,
+};
+
+const defaultNotificationSettings: NotificationSettingsState = {
+  groupBy: GroupBy.REPOSITORY,
+  fetchAllNotifications: true,
+  detailedNotifications: true,
+  showPills: true,
+  showNumber: true,
+  participating: false,
+  markAsDoneOnOpen: false,
+  markAsDoneOnUnsubscribe: false,
+  delayNotificationState: false,
+};
+
+const defaultSystemSettings: SystemSettingsState = {
+  openLinks: OpenPreference.FOREGROUND,
+  keyboardShortcut: true,
+  showNotificationsCountInTray: true,
+  showNotifications: true,
+  playSound: true,
+  notificationVolume: 20,
+  useAlternateIdleIcon: false,
+  openAtStartup: false,
+};
+
+export const defaultFilters: FilterSettingsState = {
+  filterUserTypes: [],
+  filterIncludeHandles: [],
+  filterExcludeHandles: [],
+  filterIncludeOrganizations: [],
+  filterExcludeOrganizations: [],
+  filterSubjectTypes: [],
+  filterStates: [],
+  filterReasons: [],
+};
+
+export const defaultSettings: SettingsState = {
+  ...defaultAppearanceSettings,
+  ...defaultNotificationSettings,
+  ...defaultSystemSettings,
+  ...defaultFilters,
+};
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/comms.ts b/src/renderer/utils/comms.ts
index 900e0fae3..6476727e1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/comms.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/comms.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ipcRenderer, shell } from 'electron';
 
 import { namespacedEvent } from '../../shared/events';
-import { defaultSettings } from '../context/App';
+import { defaultSettings } from '../context/defaults';
 import { type Link, OpenPreference } from '../types';
 import { Constants } from './constants';
 import { loadState } from './storage';
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/filters/filter.test.ts b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/filters/filter.test.ts
index d51a232e5..07bd76bfb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/filters/filter.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/filters/filter.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { partialMockNotification } from '../../../__mocks__/partial-mocks';
 import { mockSettings } from '../../../__mocks__/state-mocks';
-import { defaultSettings } from '../../../context/App';
+import { defaultSettings } from '../../../context/defaults';
 import type { Link, SettingsState } from '../../../types';
 import {
   filterBaseNotifications,
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/native.test.ts b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/native.test.ts
index 3edebd3e7..e075452e1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/native.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/native.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   mockSingleAccountNotifications,
 } from '../../__mocks__/notifications-mocks';
 import { mockAuth } from '../../__mocks__/state-mocks';
-import { defaultSettings } from '../../context/App';
+import { defaultSettings } from '../../context/defaults';
 import type { SettingsState } from '../../types';
 import { mockGitHubNotifications } from '../api/__mocks__/response-mocks';
 import * as comms from '../comms';