diff --git a/app/lib/window.ts b/app/lib/window.ts
index 510652a72e..8e01ee14fc 100644
--- a/app/lib/window.ts
+++ b/app/lib/window.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ export class Window {
             }
         }
 
+        if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+            bwOptions.visualEffectState = 'active'
+        }
+
         if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
             this.window = new BrowserWindow(bwOptions) as GlasstronWindow
         } else {