diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index b17e8c8..dc2fda6 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -3723,6 +3723,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "image",
  "libc",
  "nexus-core",
+ "objc2 0.6.5",
+ "objc2-app-kit 0.3.2",
  "parking_lot",
  "regex",
  "rfd",
diff --git a/rust/app/Cargo.toml b/rust/app/Cargo.toml
index a411085..5cfc91f 100644
--- a/rust/app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/app/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ winresource = "0.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2"
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
+objc2 = "0.6.4"
+objc2-app-kit = { version = "0.3.2", default-features = false, features = ["std", "NSApplication", "NSResponder"] }
diff --git a/rust/app/src/chrome.rs b/rust/app/src/chrome.rs
index 22a53f3..dd85176 100644
--- a/rust/app/src/chrome.rs
+++ b/rust/app/src/chrome.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ fn window_controls(ui: &mut Ui, area: Rect) {
         ui.painter().text(r.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, glyph, egui::FontId::proportional(14.0), c);
         if resp.clicked() {
             match k {
-                0 => ctx.send_viewport_cmd(ViewportCommand::Minimized(true)),
+                0 => minimize_window(&ctx),
                 1 => ctx.send_viewport_cmd(ViewportCommand::Maximized(!max)),
                 _ => ctx.send_viewport_cmd(ViewportCommand::Close),
             }
@@ -246,6 +246,19 @@ fn window_controls(ui: &mut Ui, area: Rect) {
     }
 }
 
+/// `ViewportCommand::Minimized(true)` can leave eframe unresponsive after restore on macOS.
+/// Hiding the app follows the normal macOS app lifecycle and avoids that minimize event path.
+fn minimize_window(_ctx: &egui::Context) {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        if let Some(mtm) = objc2::MainThreadMarker::new() {
+            objc2_app_kit::NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm).hide(None);
+        }
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+    _ctx.send_viewport_cmd(ViewportCommand::Minimized(true));
+}
+
 /// Invisible window edges that resize the undecorated window.
 pub fn resize_edges(ctx: &egui::Context) {
     use egui::{CursorIcon, ResizeDirection as D};