diff --git a/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp b/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp
index c04ad7b6c29dbd37c51e3a44c5c5a9b6ed7d5bea..1d593a57d7001b42a5ff261e1a2c0959bc564f11 100644
--- a/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp
+++ b/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void HighlightWindowEffect::propertyNotify( EffectWindow* w, long a )
             kDebug(1212) << "Invalid window targetted for highlight. Requested:" << data[i];
             continue;
             }
-        if( foundWin->isOnCurrentDesktop() )
+        if( foundWin->isOnCurrentDesktop() && !foundWin->isMinimized() )
             m_highlightedWindows.append( foundWin );
         found = true;
         }