diff --git a/HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs b/HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs
index 7f44af7..ad99d10 100644
--- a/HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ internal static class PluginHostFactory
         services.AddSingleton(sp => new Ui.Components.Settings.Tabs.WindowTab(
             sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>()
         ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new Ui.Components.Settings.Tabs.ChannelsTab(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>()
+        ));
         services.AddSingleton(sp => new Ui.Components.StatusBar(
             sp.GetRequiredService<ThemeRegistry>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<FontManager>()
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Components/Settings/Tabs/ChannelsTab.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/Settings/Tabs/ChannelsTab.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9096774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/Settings/Tabs/ChannelsTab.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Ui.Components.Settings.Tabs;
+
+internal sealed class ChannelsTab
+{
+    private readonly Plugin _plugin;
+
+    public ChannelsTab(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        _plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public void Draw()
+    {
+        if (ImGui.CollapsingHeader("Tab management", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags.DefaultOpen))
+        {
+            DrawSliderInt(
+                "Auto-tell tabs limit",
+                () => Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsLimit,
+                v => Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsLimit = v,
+                1,
+                32
+            );
+            DrawToggle(
+                "Compact display",
+                () => Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay,
+                v => Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay = v
+            );
+            DrawSliderInt(
+                "History preload",
+                () => Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload,
+                v => Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = v,
+                0,
+                200
+            );
+            DrawToggle(
+                "Show greeted toggle",
+                () => Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle,
+                v => Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle = v
+            );
+            // Popout is a v1.8.0 teaser — render disabled, do NOT persist.
+            using (ImRaii.Disabled(true))
+            {
+                var openAsPopout = Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsOpenAsPopout;
+                ImGui.Checkbox("Open as popout (lands in v1.8.0)", ref openAsPopout);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (ImGui.CollapsingHeader("Tell auto-open mode", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags.DefaultOpen))
+        {
+            DrawTellAutoOpenModeCombo();
+        }
+
+        if (ImGui.CollapsingHeader("Sidebar"))
+        {
+            DrawToggle(
+                "Show sidebar tabs",
+                () => Plugin.Config.SidebarTabView,
+                v => Plugin.Config.SidebarTabView = v
+            );
+            // Range covers the on-disk default (44) plus Master-Spec §4.1 reference
+            // (38px icon-only, 150px expanded). An earlier 120-400 range would clamp
+            // the default 44 up to 120 silently. 30 leaves headroom for a future
+            // ultra-tight icon-only mode; 300 stays above the 150 expanded reference
+            // without giving the slider an absurd ceiling.
+            DrawSliderInt(
+                "Sidebar width",
+                () => Plugin.Config.SidebarWidth,
+                v => Plugin.Config.SidebarWidth = v,
+                30,
+                300
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void DrawTellAutoOpenModeCombo()
+    {
+        var labels = new[] { "Off", "Sidebar", "Top tab", "Popout (lands in v1.8.0)" };
+        var values = Enum.GetValues<TellAutoOpenMode>();
+        var current = Plugin.Config.TellAutoOpenMode;
+        var selected = 0;
+        for (var i = 0; i < values.Length; i++)
+        {
+            if (values[i] == current)
+            {
+                selected = i;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(220);
+        if (ImGui.Combo("Tell auto-open mode", ref selected, labels, labels.Length))
+        {
+            // Popout (index 3) is a v1.8.0 teaser — revert to previous value
+            // and skip SaveConfig.
+            if (selected >= 0 && selected < values.Length && selected != 3)
+            {
+                Plugin.Config.TellAutoOpenMode = values[selected];
+                _plugin.SaveConfig();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void DrawToggle(string label, Func<bool> get, Action<bool> set)
+    {
+        var current = get();
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox(label, ref current))
+        {
+            set(current);
+            _plugin.SaveConfig();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void DrawSliderInt(string label, Func<int> get, Action<int> set, int min, int max)
+    {
+        var current = get();
+        ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(200);
+        if (ImGui.SliderInt(label, ref current, min, max, "%d"))
+        {
+            set(current);
+            _plugin.SaveConfig();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
index b6e4a8e..a2021e9 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ internal sealed class SettingsWindow : Window
     private readonly GeneralTab _general;
     private readonly ChatTab _chat;
     private readonly WindowTab _window;
+    private readonly ChannelsTab _channels;
 
     public SettingsWindow(
         Plugin plugin,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ internal sealed class SettingsWindow : Window
         GeneralTab general,
         ChatTab chat,
         WindowTab window,
+        ChannelsTab channels,
         ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
     )
         : base($"{Language.Settings_Title.Format(Plugin.PluginName)}###chat2-settings")
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ internal sealed class SettingsWindow : Window
         _general = general;
         _chat = chat;
         _window = window;
+        _channels = channels;
         _ = loggerFactory;
 
         Size = new Vector2(720, 540);
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ internal sealed class SettingsWindow : Window
             case "window":
                 _window.Draw();
                 break;
+            case "channels":
+                _channels.Draw();
+                break;
             case "appearance":
                 _appearance.Draw();
                 break;