diff --git a/electron/services/inputHelper.ts b/electron/services/inputHelper.ts
index e3e6f41..68c87b0 100644
--- a/electron/services/inputHelper.ts
+++ b/electron/services/inputHelper.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ function Force-Foreground {
     if ($foreground -ne 0 -and $foreground -ne $current -and $foreground -ne $target) { $attachedForeground = [Native.InputHelper]::AttachThreadInput($current, $foreground, $true) }
     $timeoutRead = [Native.InputHelper]::SystemParametersInfoGet(0x2000, 0, [ref]$oldTimeout, 0)
     [Native.InputHelper]::SystemParametersInfoSet(0x2001, 0, [IntPtr]::Zero, 0x0002) | Out-Null
+    # Inject a no-op input (0,0 mouse move) so this process is the last input
+    # source, which Windows requires before it will honor a foreground change.
+    Send-MouseInput -flags 0x0001 | Out-Null
     [Native.InputHelper]::ShowWindowAsync($hwnd, 9) | Out-Null
     [Native.InputHelper]::BringWindowToTop($hwnd) | Out-Null
     return [Native.InputHelper]::SetForegroundWindow($hwnd)
diff --git a/native/input-helper/Program.cs b/native/input-helper/Program.cs
index e237f7f..b469339 100644
--- a/native/input-helper/Program.cs
+++ b/native/input-helper/Program.cs
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ internal static class Program
             timeoutRead = Native.SystemParametersInfo(Native.SPI_GETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT, 0, ref oldTimeout, 0);
             Native.SystemParametersInfo(Native.SPI_SETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT, 0, IntPtr.Zero, Native.SPIF_SENDCHANGE);
 
+            // Inject a no-op input (0,0 relative mouse move) so this process counts
+            // as the last input source - one of the conditions Windows requires to
+            // allow a foreground change. This is what the removed ALT tap did, but
+            // without the menu-mnemonic side effect.
+            NudgeInput();
+
             Native.ShowWindowAsync(hwnd, 9); // SW_RESTORE
             Native.BringWindowToTop(hwnd);
             var ok = Native.SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);
@@ -390,6 +396,14 @@ internal static class Program
         return principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator);
     }
 
+    private static void NudgeInput()
+    {
+        var move = new Native.INPUT[1];
+        move[0].type = 0; // INPUT_MOUSE
+        move[0].mi.dwFlags = Native.MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE; // dx=dy=0 -> no cursor movement
+        Native.SendInput(1, move, Marshal.SizeOf<Native.INPUT>());
+    }
+
     private static uint SendMouseClickBatch()
     {
         var inputs = new Native.INPUT[2];
@@ -427,6 +441,7 @@ internal static class Program
 
 internal static class Native
 {
+    public const uint MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE = 0x0001;
     public const uint MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN = 0x0002;
     public const uint MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP = 0x0004;
     public const uint MOUSEEVENTF_WHEEL = 0x0800;