diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.ts b/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.ts
index fe2b07ed0fee..1bb48b636e92 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.ts
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ export const roleList: Record<RoleId, Role> = {
   minimize: {
     label: 'Minimize',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+M',
-    windowMethod: w => w.minimize()
+    windowMethod: w => {
+      if (w.minimizable) w.minimize();
+    }
   },
   paste: {
     label: 'Paste',
diff --git a/spec/api-menu-item-spec.ts b/spec/api-menu-item-spec.ts
index e385b4773d63..dd71140cacab 100644
--- a/spec/api-menu-item-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/api-menu-item-spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { BrowserWindow, app, Menu, MenuItem, MenuItemConstructorOptions } from '
 
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 
-import { ifdescribe } from './lib/spec-helpers';
+import { ifit, ifdescribe } from './lib/spec-helpers';
 import { closeAllWindows } from './lib/window-helpers';
 import { roleList, execute } from '../lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles';
 
@@ -205,6 +205,22 @@ describe('MenuItems', () => {
       const canExecute = execute(item.role as any, win, win.webContents);
       expect(canExecute).to.be.true('can execute');
     });
+
+    ifit(process.platform === 'win32')('does not execute minimize role when minimizable false', () => {
+      const win = new BrowserWindow({ minimizable: false });
+      const menu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([{
+        label: 'text',
+        role: 'minimize'
+      }]);
+
+      Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu);
+      menu._executeCommand({}, menu.items[0].commandId);
+      expect(win.isMinimized()).to.equal(false);
+
+      win.setMinimizable(true);
+      menu._executeCommand({}, menu.items[0].commandId);
+      expect(win.isMinimized()).to.equal(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('MenuItem command id', () => {