diff --git a/internal/glfw/const.go b/internal/glfw/const.go
index 2cb1e4344..a7c4610b1 100644
--- a/internal/glfw/const.go
+++ b/internal/glfw/const.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
+	AutoIconify            = Hint(0x00020006)
 	ClientAPI              = Hint(0x00022001)
 	ContextVersionMajor    = Hint(0x00022002)
 	ContextVersionMinor    = Hint(0x00022003)
diff --git a/internal/uidriver/glfw/ui.go b/internal/uidriver/glfw/ui.go
index ca9b8b1f1..b4d6f622f 100644
--- a/internal/uidriver/glfw/ui.go
+++ b/internal/uidriver/glfw/ui.go
@@ -849,6 +849,13 @@ func (u *UserInterface) init() error {
 		glfw.WindowHint(glfw.ClientAPI, glfw.NoAPI)
 	}
 
+	// Enable auto-iconifying on Windows and macOS until some fullscreen issues are solved (#1506).
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" || runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		glfw.WindowHint(glfw.AutoIconify, glfw.True)
+	} else {
+		glfw.WindowHint(glfw.AutoIconify, glfw.False)
+	}
+
 	decorated := glfw.False
 	if u.isInitWindowDecorated() {
 		decorated = glfw.True