diff --git a/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs b/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
index 8611bde3..94b069db 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -529,6 +529,16 @@ impl Sizing {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(
+    Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, Display, EnumString, ValueEnum, PartialEq,
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
+pub enum WindowHandlingBehaviour {
+    #[default]
+    Sync,
+    Async,
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/komorebi/src/lib.rs b/komorebi/src/lib.rs
index f6460168..dcce4d90 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ use crate::core::config_generation::MatchingRule;
 use crate::core::config_generation::MatchingStrategy;
 use crate::core::config_generation::WorkspaceMatchingRule;
 use color_eyre::Result;
+use crossbeam_utils::atomic::AtomicCell;
 use os_info::Version;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
@@ -240,7 +241,8 @@ pub static REMOVE_TITLEBARS: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
 pub static SLOW_APPLICATION_COMPENSATION_TIME: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(20);
 
-pub static ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+pub static WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR: AtomicCell<WindowHandlingBehaviour> =
+    AtomicCell::new(WindowHandlingBehaviour::Sync);
 
 shadow_rs::shadow!(build);
 
diff --git a/komorebi/src/static_config.rs b/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
index 2ded4804..0fbd7235 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ use crate::FloatingLayerBehaviour;
 use crate::Placement;
 use crate::PredefinedAspectRatio;
 use crate::ResolvedPathBuf;
-use crate::ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED;
+use crate::WindowHandlingBehaviour;
 use crate::DATA_DIR;
 use crate::DEFAULT_CONTAINER_PADDING;
 use crate::DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_PADDING;
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ use crate::SLOW_APPLICATION_IDENTIFIERS;
 use crate::TRANSPARENCY_BLACKLIST;
 use crate::TRAY_AND_MULTI_WINDOW_IDENTIFIERS;
 use crate::WINDOWS_11;
+use crate::WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR;
 use crate::WORKSPACE_MATCHING_RULES;
 use color_eyre::Result;
 use crossbeam_channel::Receiver;
@@ -561,9 +562,9 @@ pub struct StaticConfig {
     /// Aspect ratio to resize with when toggling floating mode for a window
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub floating_window_aspect_ratio: Option<AspectRatio>,
-    /// Use asynchronous window handling to avoid blocking the main thread when a window is not responding (default: false)
+    /// Which Windows API behaviour to use when manipulating windows (default: Sync)
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub async_window_handling: Option<bool>,
+    pub window_handling_behaviour: Option<WindowHandlingBehaviour>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
@@ -925,7 +926,7 @@ impl From<&WindowManager> for StaticConfig {
             bar_configurations: None,
             remove_titlebar_applications: Option::from(NO_TITLEBAR.lock().clone()),
             floating_window_aspect_ratio: Option::from(*FLOATING_WINDOW_TOGGLE_ASPECT_RATIO.lock()),
-            async_window_handling: Option::from(false),
+            window_handling_behaviour: Option::from(WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR.load()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1213,8 +1214,8 @@ impl StaticConfig {
             }
         }
 
-        if let Some(async_enabled) = self.async_window_handling {
-            ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED.store(async_enabled, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        if let Some(behaviour) = self.window_handling_behaviour {
+            WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR.store(behaviour);
         }
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/komorebi/src/window.rs b/komorebi/src/window.rs
index f4b162fd..d64c9c27 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/window.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/window.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use crate::window_manager_event::WindowManagerEvent;
 use crate::windows_api;
 use crate::windows_api::WindowsApi;
 use crate::AnimationStyle;
+use crate::WindowHandlingBehaviour;
 use crate::FLOATING_APPLICATIONS;
 use crate::FLOATING_WINDOW_TOGGLE_ASPECT_RATIO;
 use crate::HIDDEN_HWNDS;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ use crate::PERMAIGNORE_CLASSES;
 use crate::REGEX_IDENTIFIERS;
 use crate::SLOW_APPLICATION_COMPENSATION_TIME;
 use crate::SLOW_APPLICATION_IDENTIFIERS;
+use crate::WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR;
 use crate::WSL2_UI_PROCESSES;
 use color_eyre::eyre;
 use color_eyre::Result;
@@ -203,8 +205,15 @@ impl RenderDispatcher for MovementRenderDispatcher {
     fn render(&self, progress: f64) -> Result<()> {
         let new_rect = self.start_rect.lerp(self.target_rect, progress, self.style);
 
-        // MoveWindow runs faster than SetWindowPos, but it doesn't support async window pos
-        WindowsApi::position_window(self.hwnd, &new_rect, self.top, true)?;
+        match WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR.load() {
+            WindowHandlingBehaviour::Sync => {
+                WindowsApi::move_window(self.hwnd, &new_rect, false)?;
+            }
+            WindowHandlingBehaviour::Async => {
+                // MoveWindow runs faster than SetWindowPos, but it doesn't support async window pos
+                WindowsApi::position_window(self.hwnd, &new_rect, self.top, true)?;
+            }
+        }
         WindowsApi::invalidate_rect(self.hwnd, None, false);
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/komorebi/src/windows_api.rs b/komorebi/src/windows_api.rs
index 4c4f61f3..9d19fb8b 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/windows_api.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/windows_api.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::mem::size_of;
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 use windows::core::Result as WindowsCrateResult;
 use windows::core::PCWSTR;
 use windows::core::PWSTR;
@@ -160,11 +159,12 @@ use crate::ring::Ring;
 use crate::set_window_position::SetWindowPosition;
 use crate::windows_callbacks;
 use crate::Window;
+use crate::WindowHandlingBehaviour;
 use crate::WindowManager;
-use crate::ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED;
 use crate::DISPLAY_INDEX_PREFERENCES;
 use crate::DUPLICATE_MONITOR_SERIAL_IDS;
 use crate::MONITOR_INDEX_PREFERENCES;
+use crate::WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR;
 
 macro_rules! as_ptr {
     ($value:expr) => {
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ impl WindowsApi {
         hwnd: isize,
         layout: &Rect,
         top: bool,
-        async_window_pos: bool,
+        supports_async: bool,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let hwnd = HWND(as_ptr!(hwnd));
 
@@ -497,7 +497,12 @@ impl WindowsApi {
         // By default SetWindowPos waits for target window's WindowProc thread
         // to process the message, so we have to use ASYNC_WINDOW_POS to avoid
         // blocking our thread in case the target window is not responding.
-        if async_window_pos && ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        if supports_async
+            && matches!(
+                WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR.load(),
+                WindowHandlingBehaviour::Async
+            )
+        {
             flags |= SetWindowPosition::ASYNC_WINDOW_POS;
         }
 
@@ -540,7 +545,10 @@ impl WindowsApi {
             | SetWindowPosition::NO_ACTIVATE
             | SetWindowPosition::SHOW_WINDOW;
 
-        if ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        if matches!(
+            WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR.load(),
+            WindowHandlingBehaviour::Async
+        ) {
             flags |= SetWindowPosition::ASYNC_WINDOW_POS;
         }
 
@@ -561,7 +569,10 @@ impl WindowsApi {
             | SetWindowPosition::NO_ACTIVATE
             | SetWindowPosition::SHOW_WINDOW;
 
-        if ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        if matches!(
+            WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR.load(),
+            WindowHandlingBehaviour::Async
+        ) {
             flags |= SetWindowPosition::ASYNC_WINDOW_POS;
         }
 
@@ -580,7 +591,10 @@ impl WindowsApi {
             | SetWindowPosition::NO_REDRAW
             | SetWindowPosition::SHOW_WINDOW;
 
-        if ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        if matches!(
+            WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR.load(),
+            WindowHandlingBehaviour::Async
+        ) {
             flags |= SetWindowPosition::ASYNC_WINDOW_POS;
         }
 
@@ -626,7 +640,10 @@ impl WindowsApi {
         // BOOL is returned but does not signify whether or not the operation was succesful
         // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-showwindow
         // TODO: error handling
-        if ASYNC_WINDOW_HANDLING_ENABLED.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        if matches!(
+            WINDOW_HANDLING_BEHAVIOUR.load(),
+            WindowHandlingBehaviour::Async
+        ) {
             unsafe {
                 let _ = ShowWindowAsync(HWND(as_ptr!(hwnd)), command);
             };
diff --git a/schema.json b/schema.json
index bdb4e38b..6689b7e0 100644
--- a/schema.json
+++ b/schema.json
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-    "async_window_handling": {
-      "description": "Use asynchronous window handling to avoid blocking the main thread when a window is not responding (default: false)",
-      "type": "boolean"
-    },
     "bar_configurations": {
       "description": "Komorebi status bar configuration files for multiple instances on different monitors",
       "type": "array",
@@ -4619,6 +4615,14 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    "window_handling_behaviour": {
+      "description": "Which Windows API behaviour to use when manipulating windows (default: Sync)",
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": [
+        "Sync",
+        "Async"
+      ]
+    },
     "window_hiding_behaviour": {
       "description": "Which Windows signal to use when hiding windows (default: Cloak)",
       "oneOf": [