diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
index 70707219f3f2..34c2f6226319 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ NativeWindowViews::NativeWindowViews(
       menu_bar_autohide_(false),
       menu_bar_visible_(false),
       menu_bar_alt_pressed_(false),
-#if defined(OS_WIN)
-      is_minimized_(false),
-#endif
       keyboard_event_handler_(new views::UnhandledKeyboardEventHandler),
       use_content_size_(false),
       resizable_(true) {
@@ -228,6 +225,9 @@ NativeWindowViews::NativeWindowViews(
 
   window_->Init(params);
 
+  bool fullscreen = false;
+  options.Get(switches::kFullscreen, &fullscreen);
+
 #if defined(USE_X11)
   // Start monitoring window states.
   window_state_watcher_.reset(new WindowStateWatcher(this));
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ NativeWindowViews::NativeWindowViews(
   }
 
   // Before the window is mapped, there is no SHOW_FULLSCREEN_STATE.
-  bool fullscreen = false;
-  if (options.Get(switches::kFullscreen, & fullscreen) && fullscreen) {
+  if (fullscreen) {
     state_atom_list.push_back(GetAtom("_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN"));
   }
 
@@ -278,6 +277,12 @@ NativeWindowViews::NativeWindowViews(
     bounds = ContentBoundsToWindowBounds(bounds);
 
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
+  // Save initial window state.
+  if (fullscreen)
+    last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_FULLSCREEN;
+  else
+    last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_NORMAL;
+
   if (!has_frame()) {
     // Set Window style so that we get a minimize and maximize animation when
     // frameless.
@@ -391,11 +396,16 @@ bool NativeWindowViews::IsMinimized() {
 void NativeWindowViews::SetFullScreen(bool fullscreen) {
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
   // There is no native fullscreen state on Windows.
-  window_->SetFullscreen(fullscreen);
-  if (fullscreen)
+  if (fullscreen) {
+    last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_FULLSCREEN;
     NotifyWindowEnterFullScreen();
-  else
+  } else {
+    last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_NORMAL;
     NotifyWindowLeaveFullScreen();
+  }
+  // We set the new value after notifying, so we can handle the size event
+  // correctly.
+  window_->SetFullscreen(fullscreen);
 #else
   if (IsVisible())
     window_->SetFullscreen(fullscreen);
@@ -807,24 +817,8 @@ void NativeWindowViews::OnWidgetMove() {
 
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
 bool NativeWindowViews::ExecuteWindowsCommand(int command_id) {
-  // Windows uses the 4 lower order bits of |command_id| for type-specific
-  // information so we must exclude this when comparing.
-  static const int sc_mask = 0xFFF0;
-  if ((command_id & sc_mask) == SC_MINIMIZE) {
-    NotifyWindowMinimize();
-    is_minimized_ = true;
-  } else if ((command_id & sc_mask) == SC_RESTORE) {
-    if (is_minimized_)
-      NotifyWindowRestore();
-    else
-      NotifyWindowUnmaximize();
-    is_minimized_ = false;
-  } else if ((command_id & sc_mask) == SC_MAXIMIZE) {
-    NotifyWindowMaximize();
-  } else {
-    std::string command = AppCommandToString(command_id);
-    NotifyWindowExecuteWindowsCommand(command);
-  }
+  std::string command = AppCommandToString(command_id);
+  NotifyWindowExecuteWindowsCommand(command);
   return false;
 }
 #endif
@@ -844,11 +838,54 @@ void NativeWindowViews::GetDevToolsWindowWMClass(
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
 bool NativeWindowViews::PreHandleMSG(
     UINT message, WPARAM w_param, LPARAM l_param, LRESULT* result) {
-  // Handle thumbar button click message.
-  if (message == WM_COMMAND && HIWORD(w_param) == THBN_CLICKED)
-    return taskbar_host_.HandleThumbarButtonEvent(LOWORD(w_param));
-  else
-    return false;
+  switch (message) {
+    case WM_COMMAND:
+      // Handle thumbar button click message.
+      if (HIWORD(w_param) == THBN_CLICKED)
+        return taskbar_host_.HandleThumbarButtonEvent(LOWORD(w_param));
+      return false;
+    case WM_SIZE:
+      // Handle window state change.
+      HandleSizeEvent(w_param, l_param);
+      return false;
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
+void NativeWindowViews::HandleSizeEvent(WPARAM w_param, LPARAM l_param) {
+  // Here we handle the WM_SIZE event in order to figure out what is the current
+  // window state and notify the user accordingly.
+  switch (w_param) {
+    case SIZE_MAXIMIZED:
+      last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_MAXIMIZED;
+      NotifyWindowMaximize();
+      break;
+    case SIZE_MINIMIZED:
+      last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_MINIMIZED;
+      NotifyWindowMinimize();
+      break;
+    case SIZE_RESTORED:
+      if (last_window_state_ == ui::SHOW_STATE_NORMAL)
+        return;
+
+      switch (last_window_state_) {
+        case ui::SHOW_STATE_MAXIMIZED:
+          last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_NORMAL;
+          NotifyWindowUnmaximize();
+          break;
+        case ui::SHOW_STATE_MINIMIZED:
+          if (IsFullscreen()) {
+            last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_FULLSCREEN;
+            NotifyWindowEnterFullScreen();
+          } else {
+            last_window_state_ = ui::SHOW_STATE_NORMAL;
+            NotifyWindowRestore();
+          }
+          break;
+      }
+      break;
+  }
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.h b/atom/browser/native_window_views.h
index 355f5bd38ef3..70c722c7d9cc 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.h
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ class NativeWindowViews : public NativeWindow,
   // MessageHandlerDelegate:
   bool PreHandleMSG(
       UINT message, WPARAM w_param, LPARAM l_param, LRESULT* result) override;
+
+  void HandleSizeEvent(WPARAM w_param, LPARAM l_param);
 #endif
 
   // NativeWindow:
@@ -178,9 +180,9 @@ class NativeWindowViews : public NativeWindow,
 #elif defined(OS_WIN)
   // Weak ref.
   AtomDesktopWindowTreeHostWin* atom_desktop_window_tree_host_win_;
-  // Records window was whether restored from minimized state or maximized
-  // state.
-  bool is_minimized_;
+
+  ui::WindowShowState last_window_state_;
+
   // In charge of running taskbar related APIs.
   TaskbarHost taskbar_host_;
 #endif