diff --git a/src/changelog/unreleased.md b/src/changelog/unreleased.md
index 870e599715..9ad14dffad 100644
--- a/src/changelog/unreleased.md
+++ b/src/changelog/unreleased.md
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@
 - **Breaking:** Removed `EventLoopBuilder::with_user_event`, the functionality is now available in `EventLoop::with_user_event`.
 - Add `Window::default_attributes` to get default `WindowAttributes`.
 - `log` has been replaced with `tracing`. The old behavior can be emulated by setting the `log` feature on the `tracing` crate.
+- On Windows, confine cursor to center of window when grabbed and hidden.
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/window_state.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/window_state.rs
index a37a2383aa..85b70ba856 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/window_state.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/window_state.rs
@@ -510,7 +510,22 @@ impl CursorFlags {
 
         if util::is_focused(window) {
             let cursor_clip = match self.contains(CursorFlags::GRABBED) {
-                true => Some(client_rect),
+                true => {
+                    if self.contains(CursorFlags::HIDDEN) {
+                        // Confine the cursor to the center of the window if the cursor is hidden. This avoids
+                        // problems with the cursor activating the taskbar if the window borders or overlaps that.
+                        let cx = (client_rect.left + client_rect.right) / 2;
+                        let cy = (client_rect.top + client_rect.bottom) / 2;
+                        Some(RECT {
+                            left: cx,
+                            right: cx + 1,
+                            top: cy,
+                            bottom: cy + 1,
+                        })
+                    } else {
+                        Some(client_rect)
+                    }
+                }
                 false => None,
             };