diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
index 3c29ddabf1..5dc18eda89 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ global.Actual = {
       });
   },
 
+  startSyncServer: () => {},
+
+  stopSyncServer: () => {},
+
+  isSyncServerRunning: () => false,
+
   startOAuthServer: () => {
     return '';
   },
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/index.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/index.ts
index d1a8e15c45..65b8baf232 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/index.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if (isPlaywrightTest) {
 // be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
 let clientWin: BrowserWindow | null;
 let serverProcess: UtilityProcess | null;
-let actualServerProcess: UtilityProcess | null;
+let syncServerProcess: UtilityProcess | null;
 
 let oAuthServer: ReturnType<typeof createServer> | null;
 
@@ -264,19 +264,19 @@ async function startSyncServer() {
     let syncServerStarted = false;
 
     const syncServerPromise = new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-      actualServerProcess = utilityProcess.fork(serverPath, [], forkOptions);
+      syncServerProcess = utilityProcess.fork(serverPath, [], forkOptions);
 
-      actualServerProcess.stdout?.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+      syncServerProcess.stdout?.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
         // Send the Server console.log messages to the main browser window
         logMessage('info', `Sync-Server: ${chunk.toString('utf8')}`);
       });
 
-      actualServerProcess.stderr?.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+      syncServerProcess.stderr?.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
         // Send the Server console.error messages out to the main browser window
         logMessage('error', `Sync-Server: ${chunk.toString('utf8')}`);
       });
 
-      actualServerProcess.on('message', msg => {
+      syncServerProcess.on('message', msg => {
         switch (msg.type) {
           case 'server-started':
             logMessage('info', 'Sync-Server: Actual Sync Server has started!');
@@ -310,6 +310,12 @@ async function startSyncServer() {
   }
 }
 
+async function stopSyncServer() {
+  syncServerProcess?.kill();
+  syncServerProcess = null;
+  logMessage('info', 'Sync-Server: Stopped');
+}
+
 async function createWindow() {
   const windowState = await getWindowState();
 
@@ -548,6 +554,14 @@ ipcMain.on('get-bootstrap-data', event => {
   event.returnValue = payload;
 });
 
+ipcMain.handle('start-sync-server', async () => startSyncServer());
+
+ipcMain.handle('stop-sync-server', async () => stopSyncServer());
+
+ipcMain.handle('is-sync-server-running', async () =>
+  syncServerProcess ? true : false,
+);
+
 ipcMain.handle('start-oauth-server', async () => {
   const { url, server: newServer } = await createOAuthServer();
   oAuthServer = newServer;
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/preload.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/preload.ts
index 63f491133d..2381b6cad2 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/preload.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/preload.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('Actual', {
     });
   },
 
+  startSyncServer: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('start-sync-server'),
+
+  stopSyncServer: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('stop-sync-server'),
+
+  isSyncServerRunning: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('is-sync-server-running'),
+
   startOAuthServer: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('start-oauth-server'),
 
   relaunch: () => {
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/__mocks__/index.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/__mocks__/index.ts
index be45225229..d094497b9e 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/__mocks__/index.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/__mocks__/index.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,19 @@ export const removeItem: T.RemoveItem = async function (key) {
 
 export async function multiGet<K extends readonly (keyof GlobalPrefsJson)[]>(
   keys: K,
-) {
-  return new Promise(function (resolve) {
-    return resolve(
-      keys.map(function (key) {
-        return [key, store[key]];
-      }) as { [P in keyof K]: [K[P], GlobalPrefsJson[K[P]]] },
-    );
-  });
+): Promise<{ [P in K[number]]: GlobalPrefsJson[P] }> {
+  const results = keys.map(key => [key, store[key]]) as {
+    [P in keyof K]: [K[P], GlobalPrefsJson[K[P]]];
+  };
+
+  // Convert the array of tuples to an object with properly typed properties
+  return results.reduce(
+    (acc, [key, value]) => {
+      acc[key] = value;
+      return acc;
+    },
+    {} as { [P in K[number]]: GlobalPrefsJson[P] },
+  );
 }
 
 export const multiSet: T.MultiSet = async function (keyValues) {
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.d.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.d.ts
index 39fb728125..5bace987dc 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.d.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export type RemoveItem = typeof removeItem;
 
 export function multiGet<K extends readonly (keyof GlobalPrefsJson)[]>(
   keys: K,
-): Promise<{ [P in keyof K]: [K[P], GlobalPrefsJson[K[P]]] }>;
+): Promise<{ [P in K[number]]: GlobalPrefsJson[P] }>;
+
 export type MultiGet = typeof multiGet;
 
 export function multiSet<K extends keyof GlobalPrefsJson>(
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.electron.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.electron.ts
index 0664d7dc8e..ddd3985606 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.electron.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.electron.ts
@@ -58,10 +58,19 @@ export const removeItem: T.RemoveItem = function (key) {
 
 export async function multiGet<K extends readonly (keyof GlobalPrefsJson)[]>(
   keys: K,
-) {
-  return keys.map(key => [key, store[key]]) as {
+): Promise<{ [P in K[number]]: GlobalPrefsJson[P] }> {
+  const results = keys.map(key => [key, store[key]]) as {
     [P in keyof K]: [K[P], GlobalPrefsJson[K[P]]];
   };
+
+  // Convert the array of tuples to an object with properly typed properties
+  return results.reduce(
+    (acc, [key, value]) => {
+      acc[key] = value;
+      return acc;
+    },
+    {} as { [P in K[number]]: GlobalPrefsJson[P] },
+  );
 }
 
 export const multiSet: T.MultiSet = function (keyValues) {
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.ts
index c504f66303..ae4ff70bc9 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/asyncStorage/index.ts
@@ -50,25 +50,37 @@ export const removeItem: T.RemoveItem = async function (key) {
 
 export async function multiGet<K extends readonly (keyof GlobalPrefsJson)[]>(
   keys: K,
-) {
+): Promise<{ [P in K[number]]: GlobalPrefsJson[P] }> {
   const db = await getDatabase();
 
   const transaction = db.transaction(['asyncStorage'], 'readonly');
   const objectStore = transaction.objectStore('asyncStorage');
 
-  const promise = Promise.all(
+  const results = await Promise.all(
     keys.map(key => {
-      return new Promise<[string, string]>((resolve, reject) => {
-        const req = objectStore.get(key);
-        req.onerror = e => reject(e);
-        // @ts-expect-error fix me
-        req.onsuccess = e => resolve([key, e.target.result]);
-      });
+      return new Promise<[K[number], GlobalPrefsJson[K[number]]]>(
+        (resolve, reject) => {
+          const req = objectStore.get(key);
+          req.onerror = e => reject(e);
+          req.onsuccess = e => {
+            const target = e.target as IDBRequest<GlobalPrefsJson[K[number]]>;
+            resolve([key, target.result]);
+          };
+        },
+      );
     }),
   );
 
   transaction.commit();
-  return promise;
+
+  // Convert the array of tuples to an object with properly typed properties
+  return results.reduce(
+    (acc, [key, value]) => {
+      acc[key] = value;
+      return acc;
+    },
+    {} as { [P in K[number]]: GlobalPrefsJson[P] },
+  );
 }
 
 export const multiSet: T.MultiSet = async function (keyValues) {
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/app.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/app.ts
index 44350efe87..f9943eadc8 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/app.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/app.ts
@@ -883,10 +883,8 @@ async function accountsBankSync({
 }: {
   ids: Array<AccountEntity['id']>;
 }): Promise<SyncResponseWithErrors> {
-  const [[, userId], [, userKey]] = await asyncStorage.multiGet([
-    'user-id',
-    'user-key',
-  ]);
+  const { 'user-id': userId, 'user-key': userKey } =
+    await asyncStorage.multiGet(['user-id', 'user-key']);
 
   const accounts = await db.runQuery<
     db.DbAccount & { bankId: db.DbBank['bank_id'] }
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/preferences/app.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/preferences/app.ts
index 01554a96b3..3cf0cc83cb 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/preferences/app.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/preferences/app.ts
@@ -99,21 +99,25 @@ async function saveGlobalPrefs(prefs: GlobalPrefs) {
       prefs.serverSelfSignedCert,
     );
   }
+  if (prefs.syncServerConfig !== undefined) {
+    await asyncStorage.setItem('syncServerConfig', prefs.syncServerConfig);
+  }
   return 'ok';
 }
 
 async function loadGlobalPrefs(): Promise<GlobalPrefs> {
-  const [
-    [, floatingSidebar],
-    [, categoryExpandedState],
-    [, maxMonths],
-    [, documentDir],
-    [, encryptKey],
-    [, language],
-    [, theme],
-    [, preferredDarkTheme],
-    [, serverSelfSignedCert],
-  ] = await asyncStorage.multiGet([
+  const {
+    'floating-sidebar': floatingSidebar,
+    'category-expanded-state': categoryExpandedState,
+    'max-months': maxMonths,
+    'document-dir': documentDir,
+    'encrypt-key': encryptKey,
+    language,
+    theme,
+    'preferred-dark-theme': preferredDarkTheme,
+    'server-self-signed-cert': serverSelfSignedCert,
+    syncServerConfig,
+  } = await asyncStorage.multiGet([
     'floating-sidebar',
     'category-expanded-state',
     'max-months',
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ async function loadGlobalPrefs(): Promise<GlobalPrefs> {
     'theme',
     'preferred-dark-theme',
     'server-self-signed-cert',
+    'syncServerConfig',
   ] as const);
   return {
     floatingSidebar: floatingSidebar === 'true',
@@ -144,6 +149,7 @@ async function loadGlobalPrefs(): Promise<GlobalPrefs> {
         ? preferredDarkTheme
         : 'dark',
     serverSelfSignedCert: serverSelfSignedCert || undefined,
+    syncServerConfig: syncServerConfig || undefined,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/typings/window.d.ts b/packages/loot-core/typings/window.d.ts
index 53ed497e04..10fffd582f 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/typings/window.d.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/typings/window.d.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ type Actual = {
   ) => void;
   isUpdateReadyForDownload: () => boolean;
   waitForUpdateReadyForDownload: () => Promise<void>;
+  startSyncServer: () => Promise<void>;
+  stopSyncServer: () => Promise<void>;
+  isSyncServerRunning: () => Promise<boolean>;
   startOAuthServer: () => Promise<string>;
 };
 
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/4847.md b/upcoming-release-notes/4847.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7f99c2a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/4847.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Enhancements
+authors: [MikesGlitch]
+---
+
+Allowing the UI to call internal sync server commands when running in the Desktop app