diff --git a/src/WindowStateSaver.vala b/src/WindowStateSaver.vala
index 08d304c1b..632f00fa6 100644
--- a/src/WindowStateSaver.vala
+++ b/src/WindowStateSaver.vala
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowStateSaver : GLib.Object {
 
         if (app_id.has_prefix ("window:") || // if window failed to be identified, don't remember it
             window.window_type != Meta.WindowType.NORMAL ||
+            window.get_transient_for () != null ||
             window.skip_taskbar ||
             !window.resizeable ||
             !window.allows_move ()