diff --git a/komorebi/src/monitor_reconciliator/mod.rs b/komorebi/src/monitor_reconciliator/mod.rs
index ec8677bd..449a8eda 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/monitor_reconciliator/mod.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/monitor_reconciliator/mod.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicI64;
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 
 pub mod hidden;
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ pub enum MonitorNotification {
 
 static ACTIVE: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(true);
 
+/// Timestamp (epoch millis) of the last DisplayConnectionChange notification.
+/// Used to suppress OS-initiated window minimizes during transient display events.
+static LAST_DISPLAY_CHANGE_TIMESTAMP: AtomicI64 = AtomicI64::new(0);
+
 static CHANNEL: OnceLock<(Sender<MonitorNotification>, Receiver<MonitorNotification>)> =
     OnceLock::new();
 
@@ -62,11 +67,40 @@ fn event_rx() -> Receiver<MonitorNotification> {
 }
 
 pub fn send_notification(notification: MonitorNotification) {
+    if matches!(
+        notification,
+        MonitorNotification::DisplayConnectionChange
+            | MonitorNotification::ResumingFromSuspendedState
+            | MonitorNotification::SessionUnlocked
+    ) {
+        let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .as_millis() as i64;
+        LAST_DISPLAY_CHANGE_TIMESTAMP.store(now, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+
     if event_tx().try_send(notification).is_err() {
         tracing::warn!("channel is full; dropping notification")
     }
 }
 
+/// Returns true if a display connection change event was received within the
+/// last `grace_period` duration. This is used by the event processor to avoid
+/// treating OS-initiated minimizes (caused by transient monitor disconnects)
+/// as user-initiated minimizes.
+pub fn display_change_in_progress(grace_period: std::time::Duration) -> bool {
+    let last = LAST_DISPLAY_CHANGE_TIMESTAMP.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
+    if last == 0 {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .as_millis() as i64;
+    (now - last) < grace_period.as_millis() as i64
+}
+
 pub fn insert_in_monitor_cache(serial_or_device_id: &str, monitor: Monitor) {
     let dip = DISPLAY_INDEX_PREFERENCES.read();
     let mut dip_ids = dip.values();
diff --git a/komorebi/src/process_event.rs b/komorebi/src/process_event.rs
index 9fd7e434..49bf5676 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/process_event.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/process_event.rs
@@ -266,18 +266,33 @@ impl WindowManager {
                 }
             }
             WindowManagerEvent::Minimize(_, window) => {
-                let mut hide = false;
+                // During transient display connection changes (e.g. monitor
+                // briefly disconnecting and reconnecting), Windows may fire
+                // SystemMinimizeStart for windows on the affected monitor.
+                // We must not treat these OS-initiated minimizes as user
+                // actions, otherwise the window gets removed from the
+                // workspace and the reconciliator cannot restore it.
+                if crate::monitor_reconciliator::display_change_in_progress(
+                    std::time::Duration::from_secs(10),
+                ) {
+                    tracing::debug!(
+                        "ignoring minimize during display connection change for hwnd: {}",
+                        window.hwnd
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    let mut hide = false;
 
-                {
-                    let programmatically_hidden_hwnds = HIDDEN_HWNDS.lock();
-                    if !programmatically_hidden_hwnds.contains(&window.hwnd) {
-                        hide = true;
+                    {
+                        let programmatically_hidden_hwnds = HIDDEN_HWNDS.lock();
+                        if !programmatically_hidden_hwnds.contains(&window.hwnd) {
+                            hide = true;
+                        }
                     }
-                }
 
-                if hide {
-                    self.focused_workspace_mut()?.remove_window(window.hwnd)?;
-                    self.update_focused_workspace(false, false)?;
+                    if hide {
+                        self.focused_workspace_mut()?.remove_window(window.hwnd)?;
+                        self.update_focused_workspace(false, false)?;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             WindowManagerEvent::Hide(_, window) => {