diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 3b8ec43ef1..56803a59ee 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
 
         PInvoke.SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);
         PInvoke.SetActiveWindow(hwnd);
+
+        // Push our window to the top of the Z-order and make it the topmost, so that it appears above all other windows.
+        // We want to remove the topmost status when we hide the window (because we cloak it instead of hiding it).
+        PInvoke.SetWindowPos(hwnd, HWND.HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SET_WINDOW_POS_FLAGS.SWP_NOMOVE | SET_WINDOW_POS_FLAGS.SWP_NOSIZE);
     }
 
     private DisplayArea GetScreen(HWND currentHwnd, MonitorBehavior target)
@@ -332,6 +336,10 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
             BOOL value = true;
             PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, &value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
         }
+
+        // Because we're only cloaking the window, bury it at the bottom in case something can
+        // see it - e.g. some accessibility helper (note: this also removes the top-most status).
+        PInvoke.SetWindowPos(_hwnd, HWND.HWND_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, SET_WINDOW_POS_FLAGS.SWP_NOMOVE | SET_WINDOW_POS_FLAGS.SWP_NOSIZE);
     }
 
     private void Uncloak()
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/NativeMethods.txt b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/NativeMethods.txt
index 981c283815..165933fe93 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/NativeMethods.txt
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/NativeMethods.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ SetForegroundWindow
 GetWindowRect
 GetCursorPos
 SetWindowPos
+HWND_TOPMOST
+HWND_BOTTOM
 IsIconic
 RegisterHotKey
 UnregisterHotKey