diff --git a/src/@types/global.d.ts b/src/@types/global.d.ts
index d4ae6c897be..e31e34ae0c7 100644
--- a/src/@types/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/global.d.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import "@types/modernizr";
 
 import type { ModuleLoader } from "@element-hq/element-web-module-api";
 import type { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
+import type { CallState } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/webrtc/call";
 import type ContentMessages from "../ContentMessages";
 import { type IMatrixClientPeg } from "../MatrixClientPeg";
 import type ToastStore from "../stores/ToastStore";
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ import type { RoomListStoreV3Class } from "../stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 
 type ElectronChannel =
-    | "app_onAction"
     | "before-quit"
     | "check_updates"
     | "install_update"
@@ -133,14 +133,18 @@ declare global {
         send(channel: ElectronChannel, ...args: any[]): void;
         // Initialisation
         initialise(): Promise<{
+            version: string;
             protocol: string;
             sessionId: string;
             config: IConfigOptions;
             supportedSettings: Record<string, boolean>;
+            canSelfUpdate: boolean;
         }>;
         // Settings
         setSettingValue(settingName: string, value: any): Promise<void>;
         getSettingValue(settingName: string): Promise<any>;
+        // Lifecycle
+        onCallState(callState: CallState): void;
     }
 
     interface DesktopCapturerSource {
diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
index 2bacbe337d3..9f0e47141a1 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
@@ -89,10 +89,7 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
     private readonly eventIndexManager: BaseEventIndexManager = new SeshatIndexManager();
     private readonly initialised: Promise<void>;
     private readonly electron: Electron;
-    private protocol!: string;
-    private sessionId!: string;
-    private config!: IConfigOptions;
-    private supportedSettings?: Record<string, boolean>;
+    private parameters?: Awaited<ReturnType<Electron["initialise"]>>;
 
     public constructor() {
         super();
@@ -189,21 +186,17 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
         super.onAction(payload);
         // Whitelist payload actions, no point sending most across
         if (["call_state"].includes(payload.action)) {
-            this.electron.send("app_onAction", payload);
+            this.electron.onCallState(payload.state);
         }
     }
 
     private async initialise(): Promise<void> {
-        const { protocol, sessionId, config, supportedSettings } = await this.electron.initialise();
-        this.protocol = protocol;
-        this.sessionId = sessionId;
-        this.config = config;
-        this.supportedSettings = supportedSettings;
+        this.parameters = await this.electron.initialise();
     }
 
     public async getConfig(): Promise<IConfigOptions | undefined> {
         await this.initialised;
-        return this.config;
+        return this.parameters?.config;
     }
 
     private onBreadcrumbsUpdate = (): void => {
@@ -298,12 +291,13 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
     }
 
     public async getAppVersion(): Promise<string> {
-        return this.ipc.call("getAppVersion");
+        await this.initialised;
+        return this.parameters!.version;
     }
 
     public supportsSetting(settingName?: string): boolean {
         if (settingName === undefined) return true;
-        return this.supportedSettings?.[settingName] === true;
+        return this.parameters?.supportedSettings[settingName] === true;
     }
 
     public getSettingValue(settingName: string): Promise<any> {
@@ -315,8 +309,8 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
     }
 
     public async canSelfUpdate(): Promise<boolean> {
-        const feedUrl = await this.ipc.call("getUpdateFeedUrl");
-        return Boolean(feedUrl);
+        await this.initialised;
+        return this.parameters!.canSelfUpdate;
     }
 
     public startUpdateCheck(): void {
@@ -352,7 +346,7 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
     }
 
     public async setLanguage(preferredLangs: string[]): Promise<any> {
-        return this.ipc.call("setLanguage", preferredLangs);
+        return this.electron.setSettingValue("locale", preferredLangs);
     }
 
     public setSpellCheckEnabled(enabled: boolean): void {
@@ -397,7 +391,7 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
     public getSSOCallbackUrl(fragmentAfterLogin?: string): URL {
         const url = super.getSSOCallbackUrl(fragmentAfterLogin);
         url.protocol = "element";
-        url.searchParams.set(SSO_ID_KEY, this.sessionId);
+        url.searchParams.set(SSO_ID_KEY, this.parameters!.sessionId);
         return url;
     }
 
@@ -475,7 +469,7 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
     }
 
     public getOidcClientState(): string {
-        return `:${SSO_ID_KEY}:${this.sessionId}`;
+        return `:${SSO_ID_KEY}:${this.parameters!.sessionId}`;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -483,7 +477,7 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
      */
     public getOidcCallbackUrl(): URL {
         const url = super.getOidcCallbackUrl();
-        url.protocol = this.protocol;
+        url.protocol = this.parameters!.protocol;
         // Trim the double slash into a single slash to comply with https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8252#section-7.1
         if (url.href.startsWith(`${url.protocol}//`)) {
             url.href = url.href.replace("://", ":/");
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform-test.ts b/test/unit-tests/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform-test.ts
index 40168231ac3..598689a3017 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform-test.ts
+++ b/test/unit-tests/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform-test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe("ElectronPlatform", () => {
         }),
         setSettingValue: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
         getSettingValue: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+        onCallState: jest.fn(),
     } as unknown as MockedObject<Electron>;
 
     const dispatchSpy = jest.spyOn(dispatcher, "dispatch");
@@ -399,10 +400,7 @@ describe("ElectronPlatform", () => {
             true,
         );
 
-        const ipcMessage = mockElectron.send.mock.calls.find((call) => call[0] === "app_onAction");
-        expect(ipcMessage![1]).toEqual({
-            action: "call_state",
-            state: "connected",
-        });
+        const ipcMessage = mockElectron.onCallState.mock.calls[0];
+        expect(ipcMessage![0]).toEqual("connected");
     });
 });