diff --git a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/IslandWindow.cpp b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/IslandWindow.cpp
index 1c959185830..56f5104713a 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/IslandWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/IslandWindow.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,15 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget IslandWindow::SummonWindow()
     // restore-down the window.
     if (IsIconic(_window.get()))
     {
-        LOG_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(ShowWindow(_window.get(), SW_RESTORE));
+        // LOG_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(ShowWindow(_window.get(), SW_RESTORE));
+
+        // auto success = AnimateWindow(_window.get(), 200, AW_SLIDE | AW_VER_POSITIVE);
+        // auto success = AnimateWindow(_window.get(), 200, AW_ACTIVATE | AW_SLIDE | AW_VER_POSITIVE);
+        // if (!success)
+        // {
+        //     auto gle = GetLastError();
+        //     gle;
+        // }
     }
     const DWORD windowThreadProcessId = GetWindowThreadProcessId(GetForegroundWindow(), nullptr);
     const DWORD currentThreadId = GetCurrentThreadId();
@@ -992,11 +1000,22 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget IslandWindow::SummonWindow()
         LOG_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(AttachThreadInput(windowThreadProcessId, currentThreadId, false));
     });
     LOG_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(BringWindowToTop(_window.get()));
-    LOG_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(ShowWindow(_window.get(), SW_SHOW));
-
-    // Activate the window too. This will force us to the virtual desktop this
-    // window is on, if it's on another virtual desktop.
-    LOG_LAST_ERROR_IF_NULL(SetActiveWindow(_window.get()));
+    // LOG_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(ShowWindow(_window.get(), SW_SHOW));
+    LOG_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(ShowWindow(_window.get(), SW_HIDE));
+
+    // // Activate the window too. This will force us to the virtual desktop this
+    // // window is on, if it's on another virtual desktop.
+    // LOG_LAST_ERROR_IF_NULL(SetActiveWindow(_window.get()));
+    // AnimateWindow(_window.get(), 200, AW_ACTIVATE | AW_SLIDE | AW_VER_POSITIVE);
+    // LOG_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(AnimateWindow(_window.get(), 200, AW_ACTIVATE | AW_SLIDE | AW_VER_POSITIVE));
+    // auto success = AnimateWindow(_window.get(), 200, AW_SLIDE | AW_VER_POSITIVE);
+    auto success = AnimateWindow(_window.get(), 200, AW_SLIDE | AW_VER_POSITIVE);
+    // auto success = AnimateWindow(_window.get(), 200, AW_BLEND); // Hey this actually worked with a SW_HIDE right before it
+    if (!success)
+    {
+        auto gle = GetLastError();
+        gle;
+    }
 }
 
 DEFINE_EVENT(IslandWindow, DragRegionClicked, _DragRegionClickedHandlers, winrt::delegate<>);