diff --git a/client/include/interface/displayserver.h b/client/include/interface/displayserver.h
index 8c2e72d5..af0577e8 100644
--- a/client/include/interface/displayserver.h
+++ b/client/include/interface/displayserver.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ typedef struct LG_DSInitParams
   bool resizable;
   bool borderless;
   bool maximize;
-  bool minimizeOnFocusLoss;
 
   // if true the renderer requires an OpenGL context
   bool opengl;
@@ -158,10 +157,11 @@ struct LG_DisplayServerOps
   /* wait for the specified time without blocking UI processing/event loops */
   void (*wait)(unsigned int time);
 
-  /* get/set the window dimensions */
+  /* get/set the window dimensions & state */
   void (*setWindowSize)(int x, int y);
   bool (*getFullscreen)(void);
   void (*setFullscreen)(bool fs);
+  void (*minimize)(void);
 
   /* clipboard support, optional, if not supported set to NULL */
   bool (*cbInit)(void);
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ struct LG_DisplayServerOps
   assert((x)->wait               ); \
   assert((x)->setWindowSize      ); \
   assert((x)->setFullscreen      ); \
-  assert((x)->getFullscreen      );
+  assert((x)->getFullscreen      ); \
+  assert((x)->minimize           );
 
 #endif
diff --git a/client/src/app.c b/client/src/app.c
index 96e6a14e..25d80a7b 100644
--- a/client/src/app.c
+++ b/client/src/app.c
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ void app_handleFocusEvent(bool focused)
 {
   g_state.focused = focused;
   if (!core_inputEnabled())
+  {
+    if (!focused && g_params.minimizeOnFocusLoss)
+      g_state.ds->minimize();
     return;
+  }
 
   if (!focused)
   {
@@ -81,6 +85,9 @@ void app_handleFocusEvent(bool focused)
 
     if (!g_params.showCursorDot)
       g_state.ds->showPointer(false);
+
+    if (g_params.minimizeOnFocusLoss)
+      g_state.ds->minimize();
   }
 
   g_cursor.realign = true;
diff --git a/client/src/main.c b/client/src/main.c
index adf28d74..594c2ce9 100644
--- a/client/src/main.c
+++ b/client/src/main.c
@@ -765,7 +765,6 @@ static int lg_run(void)
     .resizable           = g_params.allowResize,
     .borderless          = g_params.borderless,
     .maximize            = g_params.maximize,
-    .minimizeOnFocusLoss = g_params.minimizeOnFocusLoss,
     .opengl              = needsOpenGL
   };