diff --git a/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas b/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
index 259d853..95a4000 100644
--- a/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
+++ b/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
@@ -341,8 +341,11 @@ begin
   // the password into it. Then pop the modal in fill mode.
   if not FServer.Active then Exit;
   FAutofillTargetHWND := ATargetHWND;
-  LWasHidden := (not Self.Visible) or
-                IsIconic(WindowHandleToPlatform(Self.Handle).Wnd);
+  // Tray-hidden ONLY (Visible=false). A window merely minimised to the
+  // taskbar must NOT count: hide-after would send it to the TRAY on close —
+  // it vanishes from the taskbar it came from. Restored-from-iconic just
+  // stays open after the modal closes.
+  LWasHidden := not Self.Visible;
   FBridge.RestoreFromTray;
   LWasHiddenJs := BoolToStr(LWasHidden, True).ToLower;
   // Second arg forFill=true tells JS to SendInput on pick instead of copy.
@@ -362,11 +365,11 @@ begin
   // see the modal, then ask JS to open it. JS handles the locked-vault
   // case (shows the auth screen with master-pw focused instead).
   if not FServer.Active then Exit;
-  // Remember whether the window was hidden BEFORE we restore — after the
-  // user picks an entry the JS layer asks us to minimize back so they can
-  // paste into the target app without an extra alt-tab.
-  LWasHidden := (not Self.Visible) or
-                IsIconic(WindowHandleToPlatform(Self.Handle).Wnd);
+  // Remember whether the window was TRAY-hidden BEFORE we restore — after
+  // the user picks an entry the JS layer asks us to minimize back so they
+  // can paste into the target app without an extra alt-tab. Iconic-only
+  // (taskbar) does NOT count — see BridgeQuickSearchHotkey.
+  LWasHidden := not Self.Visible;
   FBridge.RestoreFromTray;
   LWasHiddenJs := BoolToStr(LWasHidden, True).ToLower;
   WebBrowser.ExecuteJavaScript(