diff --git a/winit-win32/src/lib.rs b/winit-win32/src/lib.rs
index 569d1f32c1..030dae79e9 100644
--- a/winit-win32/src/lib.rs
+++ b/winit-win32/src/lib.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,12 @@ pub trait WindowExtWindows {
     /// and <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winmsg/window-features#disabled-windows>
     fn set_enable(&self, enabled: bool);
 
+    /// Cloaks the window such that it is not visible to the user. The window is still composed by
+    /// DWM.
+    ///
+    /// Not supported on Windows 7 and earlier.
+    fn set_cloaked(&self, cloaked: bool);
+
     /// This sets `ICON_BIG`. A good ceiling here is 256x256.
     fn set_taskbar_icon(&self, taskbar_icon: Option<Icon>);
 
@@ -412,6 +418,12 @@ impl WindowExtWindows for dyn CoreWindow + '_ {
         window.set_use_system_scroll_speed(should_use)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn set_cloaked(&self, cloaked: bool) {
+        let window = self.cast_ref::<Window>().unwrap();
+        window.set_cloaked(cloaked)
+    }
+
     unsafe fn window_handle_any_thread(
         &self,
     ) -> Result<rwh_06::WindowHandle<'_>, rwh_06::HandleError> {
@@ -474,6 +486,7 @@ pub struct WindowAttributesWindows {
     pub(crate) title_text_color: Option<Color>,
     pub(crate) corner_preference: Option<CornerPreference>,
     pub(crate) use_system_wheel_speed: bool,
+    pub(crate) cloaked: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for WindowAttributesWindows {
@@ -494,6 +507,7 @@ impl Default for WindowAttributesWindows {
             title_text_color: None,
             corner_preference: None,
             use_system_wheel_speed: true,
+            cloaked: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -627,6 +641,15 @@ impl WindowAttributesWindows {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Cloaks the window such that it is not visible to the user. The window is still composed by
+    /// DWM.
+    ///
+    /// Not supported on Windows 7 and earlier.
+    pub fn with_cloaked(mut self, cloaked: bool) -> Self {
+        self.cloaked = cloaked;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Sets if the reported [`winit_core::event::WindowEvent::MouseWheel`] event
     /// should account for scroll speed system settings.
     ///
diff --git a/winit-win32/src/window.rs b/winit-win32/src/window.rs
index dba95e9bd8..8d5dd39378 100644
--- a/winit-win32/src/window.rs
+++ b/winit-win32/src/window.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::{
 };
 use windows_sys::Win32::Graphics::Dwm::{
     DWM_BB_BLURREGION, DWM_BB_ENABLE, DWM_BLURBEHIND, DWM_SYSTEMBACKDROP_TYPE,
-    DWM_WINDOW_CORNER_PREFERENCE, DWMWA_BORDER_COLOR, DWMWA_CAPTION_COLOR,
+    DWM_WINDOW_CORNER_PREFERENCE, DWMWA_BORDER_COLOR, DWMWA_CAPTION_COLOR, DWMWA_CLOAK,
     DWMWA_SYSTEMBACKDROP_TYPE, DWMWA_TEXT_COLOR, DWMWA_WINDOW_CORNER_PREFERENCE,
     DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow, DwmSetWindowAttribute,
 };
@@ -384,6 +384,17 @@ impl Window {
             IconType::Big => self.window_state_lock().taskbar_icon = None,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn set_cloaked(&self, cloaked: bool) {
+        unsafe {
+            DwmSetWindowAttribute(
+                self.hwnd(),
+                DWMWA_CLOAK.try_into().unwrap(),
+                &cloaked as *const bool as *const _,
+                mem::size_of::<bool>() as u32,
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for Window {
@@ -1350,6 +1361,9 @@ impl InitData<'_> {
         if let Some(corner) = self.win_attributes.corner_preference {
             win.set_corner_preference(corner);
         }
+        if self.win_attributes.cloaked {
+            win.set_cloaked(true);
+        }
     }
 }
 unsafe fn init(
diff --git a/winit/src/changelog/unreleased.md b/winit/src/changelog/unreleased.md
index 1c58b725c0..c42080d402 100644
--- a/winit/src/changelog/unreleased.md
+++ b/winit/src/changelog/unreleased.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ changelog entry.
 - On Android, added scancode conversions for more obscure key codes.
 - On Wayland, added `HoldGesture` event for multi-finger hold gestures
 - On Wayland, added ext-background-effect-v1 support.
+- On Windows, add `WindowExtWindows::set_cloaked` and
+  `WindowAttributesWindows::with_cloaked` to cloak a window via `DWMWA_CLOAK`.
 
 ### Changed