diff --git a/komorebi/src/main.rs b/komorebi/src/main.rs
index a11c1231..dbb3b91c 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/main.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/main.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ lazy_static! {
     static ref FLOAT_CLASSES: Arc<Mutex<Vec<String>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![]));
     static ref FLOAT_EXES: Arc<Mutex<Vec<String>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![]));
     static ref FLOAT_TITLES: Arc<Mutex<Vec<String>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![]));
+    static ref HIDDEN_HWNDS: Arc<Mutex<Vec<isize>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![]));
     static ref LAYERED_EXE_WHITELIST: Arc<Mutex<Vec<String>>> =
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec!["steam.exe".to_string()]));
     static ref MULTI_WINDOW_EXES: Arc<Mutex<Vec<String>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![
diff --git a/komorebi/src/process_event.rs b/komorebi/src/process_event.rs
index 48830e8a..3a1d964d 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/process_event.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/process_event.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crossbeam_channel::select;
 
 use crate::window_manager::WindowManager;
 use crate::window_manager_event::WindowManagerEvent;
+use crate::HIDDEN_HWNDS;
 use crate::MULTI_WINDOW_EXES;
 
 #[tracing::instrument]
@@ -88,7 +89,10 @@ impl WindowManager {
                 // Some major applications unfortunately send the HIDE signal when they are being
                 // minimized or destroyed. Will have to keep updating this list.
                 let common_multi_window_exes = MULTI_WINDOW_EXES.lock().unwrap();
-                if !window.is_window() || common_multi_window_exes.contains(&window.exe()?) {
+                let programmatically_hidden_hwnds = HIDDEN_HWNDS.lock().unwrap();
+                if (!window.is_window() || common_multi_window_exes.contains(&window.exe()?))
+                    && !programmatically_hidden_hwnds.contains(&window.hwnd)
+                {
                     self.focused_workspace_mut()?.remove_window(window.hwnd)?;
                     self.update_focused_workspace(false)?;
                 }
diff --git a/komorebi/src/window.rs b/komorebi/src/window.rs
index 98c50ce1..8195126a 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/window.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/window.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use crate::windows_api::WindowsApi;
 use crate::FLOAT_CLASSES;
 use crate::FLOAT_EXES;
 use crate::FLOAT_TITLES;
+use crate::HIDDEN_HWNDS;
 use crate::LAYERED_EXE_WHITELIST;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -109,10 +110,23 @@ impl Window {
     }
 
     pub fn hide(self) {
+        let mut programmatically_hidden_hwnds = HIDDEN_HWNDS.lock().unwrap();
+        if !programmatically_hidden_hwnds.contains(&self.hwnd) {
+            programmatically_hidden_hwnds.push(self.hwnd);
+        }
+
         WindowsApi::hide_window(self.hwnd());
     }
 
     pub fn restore(self) {
+        let mut programmatically_hidden_hwnds = HIDDEN_HWNDS.lock().unwrap();
+        if let Some(idx) = programmatically_hidden_hwnds
+            .iter()
+            .position(|&hwnd| hwnd == self.hwnd)
+        {
+            programmatically_hidden_hwnds.remove(idx);
+        }
+
         WindowsApi::restore_window(self.hwnd());
     }