diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZones.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZones.cpp
index e932f4a57e..02f924ef05 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZones.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZones.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "lib/JsonHelpers.h"
 #include "lib/ZoneSet.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "VirtualDesktopUtils.h"
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <common/common.h>
@@ -349,17 +350,28 @@ FancyZones::VirtualDesktopInitialize() noexcept
 IFACEMETHODIMP_(void)
 FancyZones::WindowCreated(HWND window) noexcept
 {
+    std::shared_lock readLock(m_lock);
     if (m_settings->GetSettings()->appLastZone_moveWindows && IsInterestingWindow(window))
     {
         for (const auto& [monitor, zoneWindow] : m_zoneWindowMap)
         {
+            // WindowCreated is also invoked when a virtual desktop switch occurs, we need a way
+            // to figure out when that happens to avoid moving windows that should not be moved.
+            GUID windowDesktopId{};
+            GUID zoneWindowDesktopId{};
+            if (VirtualDesktopUtils::GetWindowDesktopId(window, &windowDesktopId) &&
+                VirtualDesktopUtils::GetZoneWindowDesktopId(zoneWindow.get(), &zoneWindowDesktopId) &&
+                (windowDesktopId != zoneWindowDesktopId))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
             const auto activeZoneSet = zoneWindow->ActiveZoneSet();
             if (activeZoneSet)
             {
                 const auto& fancyZonesData = JSONHelpers::FancyZonesDataInstance();
 
                 wil::unique_cotaskmem_string guidString;
-                if (SUCCEEDED_LOG(StringFromCLSID(activeZoneSet->Id(), &guidString)))
+                if (SUCCEEDED(StringFromCLSID(activeZoneSet->Id(), &guidString)))
                 {
                     int zoneIndex = fancyZonesData.GetAppLastZoneIndex(window, zoneWindow->UniqueId(), guidString.get());
                     if (zoneIndex != -1)
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj
index 79366dc95c..ee090a28ab 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Settings.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="trace.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="util.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="VirtualDesktopUtils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Zone.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ZoneSet.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ZoneWindow.h" />
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Settings.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="trace.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="util.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="VirtualDesktopUtils.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Zone.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ZoneSet.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ZoneWindow.cpp" />
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj.filters b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj.filters
index 7478f922f8..af912e3803 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj.filters
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="JsonHelpers.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="VirtualDesktopUtils.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
@@ -77,6 +80,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="util.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="VirtualDesktopUtils.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="fancyzones.rc">
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/VirtualDesktopUtils.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/VirtualDesktopUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a8e892854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/VirtualDesktopUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+
+#include "VirtualDesktopUtils.h"
+
+namespace VirtualDesktopUtils
+{
+    const CLSID CLSID_ImmersiveShell = { 0xC2F03A33, 0x21F5, 0x47FA, 0xB4, 0xBB, 0x15, 0x63, 0x62, 0xA2, 0xF2, 0x39 };
+    const wchar_t GUID_EmptyGUID[] = L"{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}";
+
+    IServiceProvider* GetServiceProvider()
+    {
+        IServiceProvider* provider{ nullptr };
+        if (FAILED(CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ImmersiveShell, nullptr, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, __uuidof(provider), (PVOID*)&provider)))
+        {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        return provider;
+    }
+
+    IVirtualDesktopManager* GetVirtualDesktopManager()
+    {
+        IVirtualDesktopManager* manager{ nullptr };
+        IServiceProvider* serviceProvider = GetServiceProvider();
+        if (serviceProvider == nullptr || FAILED(serviceProvider->QueryService(__uuidof(manager), &manager)))
+        {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        return manager;
+    }
+
+    bool GetWindowDesktopId(HWND topLevelWindow, GUID* desktopId)
+    {
+        static IVirtualDesktopManager* virtualDesktopManager = GetVirtualDesktopManager();
+        return (virtualDesktopManager != nullptr) &&
+               SUCCEEDED(virtualDesktopManager->GetWindowDesktopId(topLevelWindow, desktopId));
+    }
+
+    bool GetZoneWindowDesktopId(IZoneWindow* zoneWindow, GUID* desktopId)
+    {
+        // Format: <device-id>_<resolution>_<virtual-desktop-id>
+        std::wstring uniqueId = zoneWindow->UniqueId();
+        std::wstring virtualDesktopId = uniqueId.substr(uniqueId.rfind('_') + 1);
+        if (virtualDesktopId == GUID_EmptyGUID)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return SUCCEEDED(CLSIDFromString(virtualDesktopId.c_str(), desktopId));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/VirtualDesktopUtils.h b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/VirtualDesktopUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c92d4b922c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/VirtualDesktopUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "ZoneWindow.h"
+
+namespace VirtualDesktopUtils
+{
+    bool GetWindowDesktopId(HWND topLevelWindow, GUID* desktopId);
+    bool GetZoneWindowDesktopId(IZoneWindow* zoneWindow, GUID* desktopId);
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/ZoneWindow.h b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/ZoneWindow.h
index e66c6f0b49..9e4f98f291 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/ZoneWindow.h
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/lib/ZoneWindow.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace ZoneWindowUtils
     const std::wstring& GetActiveZoneSetTmpPath();
     const std::wstring& GetAppliedZoneSetTmpPath();
     const std::wstring& GetCustomZoneSetsTmpPath();
+
     std::wstring GenerateUniqueId(HMONITOR monitor, PCWSTR deviceId, PCWSTR virtualDesktopId);
 }