diff --git a/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs b/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
index d4e14966..4d733fd4 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ pub enum SocketMessage {
     NewWorkspace,
     ToggleTiling,
     Stop,
+    StopIgnoreRestore,
     TogglePause,
     Retile,
     RetileWithResizeDimensions,
diff --git a/komorebi/src/main.rs b/komorebi/src/main.rs
index a2a64262..20af3242 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/main.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/main.rs
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     ANIMATION_ENABLED_PER_ANIMATION.lock().clear();
     ANIMATION_ENABLED_GLOBAL.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
-    wm.lock().restore_all_windows()?;
+    wm.lock().restore_all_windows(false)?;
     AnimationEngine::wait_for_all_animations();
 
     if WindowsApi::focus_follows_mouse()? {
diff --git a/komorebi/src/process_command.rs b/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
index da5b89b5..a1a19531 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::env::temp_dir;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::BufRead;
 use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::io::Read;
-use std::net::Shutdown;
 use std::net::TcpListener;
 use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ use schemars::gen::SchemaSettings;
 use schemars::schema_for;
 use uds_windows::UnixStream;
 
-use crate::animation::AnimationEngine;
 use crate::animation::ANIMATION_DURATION_PER_ANIMATION;
 use crate::animation::ANIMATION_ENABLED_PER_ANIMATION;
 use crate::animation::ANIMATION_STYLE_PER_ANIMATION;
@@ -913,36 +910,10 @@ impl WindowManager {
                 }
             }
             SocketMessage::Stop => {
-                tracing::info!(
-                    "received stop command, restoring all hidden windows and terminating process"
-                );
-
-                let state = &window_manager::State::from(&*self);
-                std::fs::write(
-                    temp_dir().join("komorebi.state.json"),
-                    serde_json::to_string_pretty(&state)?,
-                )?;
-
-                ANIMATION_ENABLED_PER_ANIMATION.lock().clear();
-                ANIMATION_ENABLED_GLOBAL.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
-                self.restore_all_windows()?;
-                AnimationEngine::wait_for_all_animations();
-
-                if WindowsApi::focus_follows_mouse()? {
-                    WindowsApi::disable_focus_follows_mouse()?;
-                }
-
-                let sockets = SUBSCRIPTION_SOCKETS.lock();
-                for path in (*sockets).values() {
-                    if let Ok(stream) = UnixStream::connect(path) {
-                        stream.shutdown(Shutdown::Both)?;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                let socket = DATA_DIR.join("komorebi.sock");
-                let _ = std::fs::remove_file(socket);
-
-                std::process::exit(0)
+                self.stop(false)?;
+            }
+            SocketMessage::StopIgnoreRestore => {
+                self.stop(true)?;
             }
             SocketMessage::MonitorIndexPreference(index_preference, left, top, right, bottom) => {
                 let mut monitor_index_preferences = MONITOR_INDEX_PREFERENCES.lock();
@@ -1257,7 +1228,7 @@ impl WindowManager {
                     // Pause so that restored windows come to the foreground from all workspaces
                     self.is_paused = true;
                     // Bring all windows to the foreground
-                    self.restore_all_windows()?;
+                    self.restore_all_windows(false)?;
 
                     // Create a new wm from the config path
                     let mut wm = StaticConfig::preload(
diff --git a/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs b/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
index 75da084d..95446733 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/window_manager.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::env::temp_dir;
 use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use std::net::Shutdown;
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use uds_windows::UnixListener;
+use uds_windows::UnixStream;
 
+use crate::animation::AnimationEngine;
+use crate::animation::ANIMATION_ENABLED_GLOBAL;
+use crate::animation::ANIMATION_ENABLED_PER_ANIMATION;
 use crate::core::config_generation::MatchingRule;
 use crate::core::custom_layout::CustomLayout;
 use crate::core::Arrangement;
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ use crate::NO_TITLEBAR;
 use crate::OBJECT_NAME_CHANGE_ON_LAUNCH;
 use crate::REGEX_IDENTIFIERS;
 use crate::REMOVE_TITLEBARS;
+use crate::SUBSCRIPTION_SOCKETS;
 use crate::TRANSPARENCY_BLACKLIST;
 use crate::TRAY_AND_MULTI_WINDOW_IDENTIFIERS;
 use crate::WORKSPACE_MATCHING_RULES;
@@ -1386,7 +1392,41 @@ impl WindowManager {
     }
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
-    pub fn restore_all_windows(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn stop(&mut self, ignore_restore: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        tracing::info!(
+            "received stop command, restoring all hidden windows and terminating process"
+        );
+
+        let state = &State::from(&*self);
+        std::fs::write(
+            temp_dir().join("komorebi.state.json"),
+            serde_json::to_string_pretty(&state)?,
+        )?;
+
+        ANIMATION_ENABLED_PER_ANIMATION.lock().clear();
+        ANIMATION_ENABLED_GLOBAL.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        self.restore_all_windows(ignore_restore)?;
+        AnimationEngine::wait_for_all_animations();
+
+        if WindowsApi::focus_follows_mouse()? {
+            WindowsApi::disable_focus_follows_mouse()?;
+        }
+
+        let sockets = SUBSCRIPTION_SOCKETS.lock();
+        for path in (*sockets).values() {
+            if let Ok(stream) = UnixStream::connect(path) {
+                stream.shutdown(Shutdown::Both)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let socket = DATA_DIR.join("komorebi.sock");
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(socket);
+
+        std::process::exit(0)
+    }
+
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
+    pub fn restore_all_windows(&mut self, ignore_restore: bool) -> Result<()> {
         tracing::info!("restoring all hidden windows");
 
         let no_titlebar = NO_TITLEBAR.lock();
@@ -1417,7 +1457,9 @@ impl WindowManager {
                             window.remove_accent()?;
                         }
 
-                        window.restore();
+                        if !ignore_restore {
+                            window.restore();
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/komorebic/src/main.rs b/komorebic/src/main.rs
index 309204a5..acbde19c 100644
--- a/komorebic/src/main.rs
+++ b/komorebic/src/main.rs
@@ -801,6 +801,9 @@ struct Stop {
     /// Stop masir if it is running as a background process
     #[clap(long)]
     masir: bool,
+    /// Do not restore windows after stopping komorebi
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    ignore_restore: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -2300,7 +2303,11 @@ if (Get-Command Get-CimInstance -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
                 }
             }
 
-            send_message(&SocketMessage::Stop)?;
+            if arg.ignore_restore {
+                send_message(&SocketMessage::StopIgnoreRestore)?;
+            } else {
+                send_message(&SocketMessage::Stop)?;
+            }
             let mut system = sysinfo::System::new_all();
             system.refresh_processes(ProcessesToUpdate::All);