diff --git a/src/config/generalconf.cpp b/src/config/generalconf.cpp
index 395ef30843..996a3d5e17 100644
--- a/src/config/generalconf.cpp
+++ b/src/config/generalconf.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ GeneralConf::GeneralConf(QWidget* parent)
     initScrollArea();
 
     initAutostart();
-#if !defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     initAutoCloseIdleDaemon();
-#endif
     initShowTrayIcon();
     initShowDesktopNotification();
     initShowAbortNotification();
@@ -112,11 +110,7 @@ void GeneralConf::_updateComponents(bool allowEmptySavePath)
     m_squareMagnifier->setChecked(config.squareMagnifier());
     m_saveLastRegion->setChecked(config.saveLastRegion());
     m_reverseArrow->setChecked(config.reverseArrow());
-
-#if !defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     m_autoCloseIdleDaemon->setChecked(config.autoCloseIdleDaemon());
-#endif
-
     m_predefinedColorPaletteLarge->setChecked(
       config.predefinedColorPaletteLarge());
     m_showStartupLaunchMessage->setChecked(config.showStartupLaunchMessage());
@@ -127,9 +121,9 @@ void GeneralConf::_updateComponents(bool allowEmptySavePath)
     if (allowEmptySavePath || !config.savePath().isEmpty()) {
         m_savePath->setText(config.savePath());
     }
-#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
+
     m_showTray->setChecked(!config.disabledTrayIcon());
-#endif
+
 #if !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
     m_captureActiveMonitor->setChecked(config.captureActiveMonitor());
 #endif
@@ -335,7 +329,6 @@ void GeneralConf::initShowAbortNotification()
 
 void GeneralConf::initShowTrayIcon()
 {
-#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
     m_showTray = new QCheckBox(tr("Show tray icon"), this);
     m_showTray->setToolTip(tr("Show icon in the system tray"));
     m_scrollAreaLayout->addWidget(m_showTray);
@@ -343,7 +336,6 @@ void GeneralConf::initShowTrayIcon()
     connect(m_showTray, &QCheckBox::clicked, this, [](bool checked) {
         ConfigHandler().setDisabledTrayIcon(!checked);
     });
-#endif
 }
 
 void GeneralConf::initHistoryConfirmationToDelete()
diff --git a/src/core/flameshot.cpp b/src/core/flameshot.cpp
index 8a29e31f2d..3d0385fa4e 100644
--- a/src/core/flameshot.cpp
+++ b/src/core/flameshot.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,37 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+#include <QWindow>
+#include <objc/message.h>
+
+namespace {
+
+constexpr long NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular = 0;
+constexpr long NSApplicationActivationPolicyAccessory = 1;
+
+void setActivationPolicy(long policy)
+{
+    auto sharedApp = reinterpret_cast<id (*)(id, SEL)>(objc_msgSend);
+    auto setPolicy = reinterpret_cast<void (*)(id, SEL, long)>(objc_msgSend);
+    id nsApp = sharedApp(reinterpret_cast<id>(objc_getClass("NSApplication")),
+                         sel_registerName("sharedApplication"));
+    setPolicy(nsApp, sel_registerName("setActivationPolicy:"), policy);
+}
+
+void setActivationPolicyRegular()
+{
+    setActivationPolicy(NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular);
+}
+
+void setActivationPolicyAccessory()
+{
+    setActivationPolicy(NSApplicationActivationPolicyAccessory);
+}
+
+constexpr const char* visibleInDockProperty = "_visibleInDock";
+
+} // namespace
+
 #include <CoreGraphics/CoreGraphics.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -227,8 +258,7 @@ void Flameshot::launcher()
     }
     m_launcherWindow->show();
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
-    m_launcherWindow->activateWindow();
-    m_launcherWindow->raise();
+    showDockIcon(m_launcherWindow);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -248,8 +278,7 @@ void Flameshot::config()
         position.moveCenter(currentScreen->availableGeometry().center());
         m_configWindow->move(position.topLeft());
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
-        m_configWindow->activateWindow();
-        m_configWindow->raise();
+        showDockIcon(m_configWindow);
 #endif
     }
 }
@@ -259,8 +288,7 @@ void Flameshot::info()
     if (m_infoWindow == nullptr) {
         m_infoWindow = new InfoWindow();
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
-        m_infoWindow->activateWindow();
-        m_infoWindow->raise();
+        showDockIcon(m_infoWindow);
 #endif
     }
 }
@@ -286,9 +314,46 @@ void Flameshot::history()
     historyWidget->move(position.topLeft());
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
-    historyWidget->activateWindow();
-    historyWidget->raise();
+    showDockIcon(historyWidget);
+#endif
+}
 #endif
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+void Flameshot::onWindowVisibilityChanged(QWindow::Visibility newVisibility)
+{
+    auto* qw = qobject_cast<QWindow*>(sender());
+    if (!qw) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (newVisibility == QWindow::Hidden) {
+        qw->setProperty(visibleInDockProperty, false);
+        --m_dockIconVisibleCount;
+        if (m_dockIconVisibleCount == 0) {
+            setActivationPolicyAccessory();
+        }
+    } else {
+        bool windowTrackedInDock = qw->property(visibleInDockProperty).toBool();
+        if (!windowTrackedInDock) {
+            qw->setProperty(visibleInDockProperty, true);
+            ++m_dockIconVisibleCount;
+            setActivationPolicyRegular();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void Flameshot::showDockIcon(QWidget* w)
+{
+    QWindow* qw = w->windowHandle();
+    if (!qw) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    connect(qw,
+            &QWindow::visibilityChanged,
+            this,
+            &Flameshot::onWindowVisibilityChanged);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/core/flameshot.h b/src/core/flameshot.h
index bc97080560..6373f10eab 100644
--- a/src/core/flameshot.h
+++ b/src/core/flameshot.h
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QVersionNumber>
+#include <QWindow>
 
 class CaptureWidget;
 class ConfigWindow;
 class InfoWindow;
 class CaptureLauncher;
+class QWidget;
 #ifdef ENABLE_IMGUR
 class UploadHistory;
 #endif
@@ -91,6 +93,15 @@ public slots:
     QPointer<CaptureLauncher> m_launcherWindow;
     QPointer<ConfigWindow> m_configWindow;
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+public:
+    void showDockIcon(QWidget* window);
+
+private:
+    void onWindowVisibilityChanged(QWindow::Visibility newVisibility);
+    int m_dockIconVisibleCount = 0;
+#endif
+
 #if (defined(Q_OS_MACOS) || defined(Q_OS_WIN))
     QHotkey* m_HotkeyScreenshotCapture;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/core/flameshotdaemon.cpp b/src/core/flameshotdaemon.cpp
index 8c7852e2aa..298f00041c 100644
--- a/src/core/flameshotdaemon.cpp
+++ b/src/core/flameshotdaemon.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@
  *   quits.
  *
  * If the `autoCloseIdleDaemon` option is true, the daemon will close as soon as
- * it is not needed to host pinned screenshots and the clipboard. On Windows,
- * this option is disabled and the daemon always persists, because the system
- * tray is currently the only way to interact with flameshot there.
+ * it is not needed to host pinned screenshots and the clipboard.
  *
  * Both the daemon and non-daemon flameshot processes use the same public API,
  * which is implemented as static methods. In the daemon process, this class is
@@ -85,9 +83,7 @@ FlameshotDaemon::FlameshotDaemon()
           m_hostingClipboard = false;
           quitIfIdle();
       });
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    m_persist = true;
-#else
+
     m_persist = !ConfigHandler().autoCloseIdleDaemon();
     connect(ConfigHandler::getInstance(),
             &ConfigHandler::fileChanged,
@@ -97,7 +93,6 @@ FlameshotDaemon::FlameshotDaemon()
                 enableTrayIcon(!config.disabledTrayIcon());
                 m_persist = !config.autoCloseIdleDaemon();
             });
-#endif
 
 #if !defined(DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER)
     if (ConfigHandler().checkForUpdates()) {
@@ -371,13 +366,10 @@ void FlameshotDaemon::attachTextToClipboard(const QString& text,
 
 void FlameshotDaemon::initTrayIcon()
 {
-#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
     if (!ConfigHandler().disabledTrayIcon()) {
         enableTrayIcon(true);
     }
-#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-    enableTrayIcon(true);
-
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     GlobalShortcutFilter* nativeFilter = new GlobalShortcutFilter(this);
     qApp->installNativeEventFilter(nativeFilter);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/utils/confighandler.cpp b/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
index d57ceebf7e..66fbb1bee0 100644
--- a/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ static QMap<class QString, QSharedPointer<ValueHandler>>
     OPTION("allowMultipleGuiInstances"   ,Bool               ( false         )),
     OPTION("showMagnifier"               ,Bool               ( false         )),
     OPTION("squareMagnifier"             ,Bool               ( false         )),
-#if !defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     OPTION("autoCloseIdleDaemon"         ,Bool               ( false         )),
-#endif
     OPTION("startupLaunch"               ,Bool               ( false         )),
     OPTION("showStartupLaunchMessage"    ,Bool               ( true          )),
     OPTION("showQuitPrompt"              ,Bool               ( false         )),