diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/LayoutOverlayWindow.xaml b/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/LayoutOverlayWindow.xaml
index 4710403e7c..01b276518c 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/LayoutOverlayWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/LayoutOverlayWindow.xaml
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
         ResizeMode="NoResize"
         WindowStyle="None"
         AllowsTransparency="True"
+        Loaded="Window_Loaded"
         Background="{DynamicResource BackdropBrush}"/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/LayoutOverlayWindow.xaml.cs b/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/LayoutOverlayWindow.xaml.cs
index 0f5e8e762b..14f3498bb3 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/LayoutOverlayWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/LayoutOverlayWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using System;
 using System.Windows;
-using System.Windows.Media;
 
 namespace FancyZonesEditor
 {
@@ -17,5 +15,10 @@ namespace FancyZonesEditor
         {
             InitializeComponent();
         }
+
+        private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            Utils.NativeMethods.SetWindowStyleToolWindow(this);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/Utils/NativeMethods.cs b/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/Utils/NativeMethods.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09bdd7c2a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/Utils/NativeMethods.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Interop;
+
+namespace FancyZonesEditor.Utils
+{
+    internal class NativeMethods
+    {
+        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        private static extern int GetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, int dwNewLong);
+
+#pragma warning disable SA1310 // Field names should not contain underscore
+        private const int GWL_EX_STYLE = -20;
+        private const int WS_EX_APPWINDOW = 0x00040000;
+        private const int WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW = 0x00000080;
+#pragma warning restore SA1310 // Field names should not contain underscore
+
+        public static void SetWindowStyleToolWindow(Window hwnd)
+        {
+            var helper = new WindowInteropHelper(hwnd).Handle;
+            SetWindowLong(helper, GWL_EX_STYLE, (GetWindowLong(helper, GWL_EX_STYLE) | WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) & ~WS_EX_APPWINDOW);
+        }
+    }
+}