diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index b9221e93..1f5bec4a 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ static GLboolean createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
     [window->ns.object setContentView:window->ns.view];
     [window->ns.object setDelegate:window->ns.delegate];
     [window->ns.object setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents:YES];
+    [window->ns.object setHidesOnDeactivate:YES];
 
 #if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 1070
     if (floor(NSAppKitVersionNumber) > NSAppKitVersionNumber10_6)