diff --git a/examples/mascot/main.go b/examples/mascot/main.go
index 415e799b9..5bcd99369 100644
--- a/examples/mascot/main.go
+++ b/examples/mascot/main.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	op := &ebiten.RunGameOptions{}
 	op.ScreenTransparent = true
+	op.SkipTaskbar = true
 	if err := ebiten.RunGameWithOptions(&mascot{}, op); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ui/api_windows.go b/internal/ui/api_windows.go
index 3d047ebca..cd6f18826 100644
--- a/internal/ui/api_windows.go
+++ b/internal/ui/api_windows.go
@@ -17,15 +17,37 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
+	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 )
 
 const (
-	_SM_CYCAPTION             = 4
+	_CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER     = 0x1
+	_CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER      = 0x4
+	_CLSCTX_REMOTE_SERVER     = 0x10
+	_CLSCTX_SERVER            = _CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER | _CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER | _CLSCTX_REMOTE_SERVER
 	_MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST = 2
+	_SM_CYCAPTION             = 4
+)
+
+var (
+	_CLSID_TaskbarList = windows.GUID{
+		Data1: 0x56FDF344,
+		Data2: 0xFD6D,
+		Data3: 0x11D0,
+		Data4: [...]byte{0x95, 0x8A, 0x00, 0x60, 0x97, 0xC9, 0xA0, 0x90},
+	}
+	_IID_ITaskbarList = windows.GUID{
+		Data1: 0x56FDF342,
+		Data2: 0xFD6D,
+		Data3: 0x11D0,
+		Data4: [...]byte{0x95, 0x8A, 0x00, 0x60, 0x97, 0xC9, 0xA0, 0x90},
+	}
 )
 
 type _RECT struct {
@@ -48,14 +70,28 @@ type _POINT struct {
 }
 
 var (
+	ole32  = windows.NewLazySystemDLL("ole32.dll")
 	user32 = windows.NewLazySystemDLL("user32.dll")
 
+	procCoCreateInstance = ole32.NewProc("CoCreateInstance")
+
 	procGetSystemMetrics  = user32.NewProc("GetSystemMetrics")
 	procMonitorFromWindow = user32.NewProc("MonitorFromWindow")
 	procGetMonitorInfoW   = user32.NewProc("GetMonitorInfoW")
 	procGetCursorPos      = user32.NewProc("GetCursorPos")
 )
 
+func _CoCreateInstance(rclsid *windows.GUID, pUnkOuter unsafe.Pointer, dwClsContext uint32, riid *windows.GUID) (unsafe.Pointer, error) {
+	var ptr unsafe.Pointer
+	r, _, _ := procCoCreateInstance.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(rclsid)), uintptr(pUnkOuter), uintptr(dwClsContext), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(riid)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ptr)))
+	runtime.KeepAlive(rclsid)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(riid)
+	if uint32(r) != uint32(windows.S_OK) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ui: CoCreateInstance failed: error code: HRESULT(%d)", uint32(r))
+	}
+	return ptr, nil
+}
+
 func _GetSystemMetrics(nIndex int) (int32, error) {
 	r, _, _ := procGetSystemMetrics.Call(uintptr(nIndex))
 	if int32(r) == 0 {
@@ -77,7 +113,7 @@ func _GetMonitorInfoW(hMonitor uintptr) (_MONITORINFO, error) {
 
 	r, _, e := procGetMonitorInfoW.Call(hMonitor, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&mi)))
 	if int32(r) == 0 {
-		if e != nil && e != windows.ERROR_SUCCESS {
+		if e != nil && !errors.Is(e, windows.ERROR_SUCCESS) {
 			return _MONITORINFO{}, fmt.Errorf("ui: GetMonitorInfoW failed: error code: %w", e)
 		}
 		return _MONITORINFO{}, fmt.Errorf("ui: GetMonitorInfoW failed: returned 0")
@@ -89,10 +125,38 @@ func _GetCursorPos() (int32, int32, error) {
 	var pt _POINT
 	r, _, e := procGetCursorPos.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&pt)))
 	if int32(r) == 0 {
-		if e != nil && e != windows.ERROR_SUCCESS {
+		if e != nil && !errors.Is(e, windows.ERROR_SUCCESS) {
 			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("ui: GetCursorPos failed: error code: %w", e)
 		}
 		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("ui: GetCursorPos failed: returned 0")
 	}
 	return pt.x, pt.y, nil
 }
+
+type _ITaskbarList struct {
+	vtbl *_ITaskbarList_Vtbl
+}
+
+type _ITaskbarList_Vtbl struct {
+	QueryInterface uintptr
+	AddRef         uintptr
+	Release        uintptr
+
+	HrInit       uintptr
+	AddTab       uintptr
+	DeleteTab    uintptr
+	ActivateTab  uintptr
+	SetActiveAlt uintptr
+}
+
+func (i *_ITaskbarList) DeleteTab(hwnd windows.HWND) error {
+	r, _, _ := syscall.Syscall(i.vtbl.DeleteTab, 2, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(i)), uintptr(hwnd), 0)
+	if uint32(r) != uint32(windows.S_OK) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ui: ITaskbarList::DeleteTab failed: HRESULT(%d)", uint32(r))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (i *_ITaskbarList) Release() {
+	syscall.Syscall(i.vtbl.Release, 1, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(i)), 0, 0)
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui.go b/internal/ui/ui.go
index 753b72f7e..9b28a1662 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui.go
@@ -100,4 +100,5 @@ type RunOptions struct {
 	GraphicsLibrary   GraphicsLibrary
 	InitUnfocused     bool
 	ScreenTransparent bool
+	SkipTaskbar       bool
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui_glfw.go b/internal/ui/ui_glfw.go
index ab656c193..6b66ee94c 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui_glfw.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui_glfw.go
@@ -940,6 +940,11 @@ func (u *userInterfaceImpl) init(options *RunOptions) error {
 
 	u.setWindowResizingModeForOS(u.windowResizingMode)
 
+	if options.SkipTaskbar {
+		// Ignore the error.
+		_ = u.skipTaskbar()
+	}
+
 	u.window.Show()
 
 	if g, ok := u.graphicsDriver.(interface{ SetWindow(uintptr) }); ok {
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_darwin.go b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_darwin.go
index b124646a9..cec1df68a 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_darwin.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_darwin.go
@@ -385,3 +385,7 @@ func initializeWindowAfterCreation(w *glfw.Window) {
 	delegate := objc.ID(class_EbitengineWindowDelegate).Send(objc.RegisterName("alloc")).Send(objc.RegisterName("initWithOrigDelegate:"), nswindow.Send(sel_delegate))
 	nswindow.Send(objc.RegisterName("setDelegate:"), delegate)
 }
+
+func (u *userInterfaceImpl) skipTaskbar() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_unix.go b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_unix.go
index 2bc00984b..0060c958d 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_unix.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_unix.go
@@ -229,3 +229,7 @@ func initializeWindowAfterCreation(w *glfw.Window) {
 	// Apparently the window state is inconsistent just after the window is created, but we are not sure.
 	// For more details, see the discussion in #1829.
 }
+
+func (u *userInterfaceImpl) skipTaskbar() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
index 79ae17ab5..dd164957e 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
@@ -185,3 +185,24 @@ func (u *userInterfaceImpl) setWindowResizingModeForOS(mode WindowResizingMode)
 
 func initializeWindowAfterCreation(w *glfw.Window) {
 }
+
+func (u *userInterfaceImpl) skipTaskbar() error {
+	if err := windows.CoInitializeEx(0, windows.COINIT_MULTITHREADED); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer windows.CoUninitialize()
+
+	ptr, err := _CoCreateInstance(&_CLSID_TaskbarList, nil, _CLSCTX_SERVER, &_IID_ITaskbarList)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	t := (*_ITaskbarList)(ptr)
+	defer t.Release()
+
+	if err := t.DeleteTab(windows.HWND(u.window.GetWin32Window())); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 5a63bc3fd..ee08c0ef1 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -236,17 +236,23 @@ type RunGameOptions struct {
 	// The default (zero) value is GraphicsLibraryAuto, which lets Ebitengine choose the graphics library.
 	GraphicsLibrary GraphicsLibrary
 
-	// InitUnfocused represents whether the window is unfocused or not on launching.
+	// InitUnfocused indicates whether the window is unfocused or not on launching.
 	// InitUnfocused is valid on desktops and browsers.
 	//
 	// The default (zero) value is false, which means that the window is focused.
 	InitUnfocused bool
 
-	// ScreenTransparent represents whether the window is transparent or not.
+	// ScreenTransparent indicates whether the window is transparent or not.
 	// ScreenTransparent is valid on desktops and browsers.
 	//
 	// The default (zero) value is false, which means that the window is not transparent.
 	ScreenTransparent bool
+
+	// SkipTaskbar indicates whether an application icon is shown on a taskbar or not.
+	// SkipTaskbar is valid only on Windows.
+	//
+	// The default (zero) value is false, which means that an icon is shown on a taskbar.
+	SkipTaskbar bool
 }
 
 // RunGameWithOptions starts the main loop and runs the game with the specified options.
@@ -656,5 +662,6 @@ func toUIRunOptions(options *RunGameOptions) *ui.RunOptions {
 		GraphicsLibrary:   ui.GraphicsLibrary(options.GraphicsLibrary),
 		InitUnfocused:     options.InitUnfocused,
 		ScreenTransparent: options.ScreenTransparent,
+		SkipTaskbar:       options.SkipTaskbar,
 	}
 }