diff --git a/home/gnome/impl/dconf.nix b/home/gnome/impl/dconf.nix
index 42c82ff2..b9d88c18 100644
--- a/home/gnome/impl/dconf.nix
+++ b/home/gnome/impl/dconf.nix
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ in mkIf cfg.enable {
       hide-overview-on-startup = true;
       hotkeys-overlay-combo = "TEMPORARILY";
       intellihide = true;
-      intellihide-behaviour = "MAXIMIZED_WINDOWS";
+      intellihide-behaviour = "FOCUSED_WINDOWS";
       intellihide-hide-from-windows = true;
       isolate-workspaces = false;
       leftbox-padding = -1;