diff --git a/Downterm/CommandNotch.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/harvmaster.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/Downterm/CommandNotch.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/harvmaster.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
index 61f3b75..ae272fa 100644
Binary files a/Downterm/CommandNotch.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/harvmaster.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate and b/Downterm/CommandNotch.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/harvmaster.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate differ
diff --git a/Downterm/CommandNotch/ContentView.swift b/Downterm/CommandNotch/ContentView.swift
index 507497e..f96a446 100644
--- a/Downterm/CommandNotch/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Downterm/CommandNotch/ContentView.swift
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         } else {
             hoverTask?.cancel()
             withAnimation(hoverAnimation) { vm.isHovering = false }
+            vm.clearHoverOpenSuppression()
         }
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         guard openNotchOnHover,
               vm.notchState == .closed,
               !vm.isCloseTransitionActive,
+              !vm.suppressHoverOpenUntilHoverExit,
               vm.isHovering else { return }
 
         hoverTask = Task { @MainActor in
@@ -175,7 +177,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             guard !Task.isCancelled,
                   vm.isHovering,
                   vm.notchState == .closed,
-                  !vm.isCloseTransitionActive else { return }
+                  !vm.isCloseTransitionActive,
+                  !vm.suppressHoverOpenUntilHoverExit else { return }
             vm.requestOpen?()
         }
     }
diff --git a/Downterm/CommandNotch/Models/NotchViewModel.swift b/Downterm/CommandNotch/Models/NotchViewModel.swift
index 6f52206..7e90f1c 100644
--- a/Downterm/CommandNotch/Models/NotchViewModel.swift
+++ b/Downterm/CommandNotch/Models/NotchViewModel.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class NotchViewModel: ObservableObject {
     @Published var closedNotchSize: CGSize
     @Published var isHovering: Bool = false
     @Published var isCloseTransitionActive: Bool = false
+    @Published var suppressHoverOpenUntilHoverExit: Bool = false
 
     let terminalManager = TerminalManager.shared
 
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ class NotchViewModel: ObservableObject {
     func beginCloseTransition() {
         closeTransitionTask?.cancel()
         isCloseTransitionActive = true
+        if isHovering {
+            suppressHoverOpenUntilHoverExit = true
+        }
 
         let delay = closeInteractionLockDuration
         closeTransitionTask = Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
@@ -90,6 +94,10 @@ class NotchViewModel: ObservableObject {
         isCloseTransitionActive = false
     }
 
+    func clearHoverOpenSuppression() {
+        suppressHoverOpenUntilHoverExit = false
+    }
+
     deinit {
         closeTransitionTask?.cancel()
     }