diff --git a/shell/browser/native_window_views.cc b/shell/browser/native_window_views.cc
index 855c42c9134dd..1fc3cfb034d9b 100644
--- a/shell/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -589,14 +589,16 @@ void NativeWindowViews::Maximize() {
 #endif
 
 void NativeWindowViews::Unmaximize() {
+  if (IsMaximized()) {
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
-  if (transparent()) {
-    SetBounds(restore_bounds_, false);
-    return;
-  }
+    if (transparent()) {
+      SetBounds(restore_bounds_, false);
+      return;
+    }
 #endif
 
-  widget()->Restore();
+    widget()->Restore();
+  }
 }
 
 bool NativeWindowViews::IsMaximized() {
diff --git a/spec-main/api-browser-window-spec.ts b/spec-main/api-browser-window-spec.ts
index 746788b6cd5ab..d083642002a60 100644
--- a/spec-main/api-browser-window-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/api-browser-window-spec.ts
@@ -3417,6 +3417,29 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
       w.unmaximize();
       expectBoundsEqual(w.getPosition(), initialPosition);
     });
+
+    // TODO(dsanders11): Enable once minimize event works on Linux again.
+    //                   See https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/28699
+    ifit(process.platform !== 'linux')('should not restore a minimized window', async () => {
+      const w = new BrowserWindow();
+      const minimize = emittedOnce(w, 'minimize');
+      w.minimize();
+      await minimize;
+      w.unmaximize();
+      await delay(1000);
+      expect(w.isMinimized()).to.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should not change the size or position of a normal window', async () => {
+      const w = new BrowserWindow();
+
+      const initialSize = w.getSize();
+      const initialPosition = w.getPosition();
+      w.unmaximize();
+      await delay(1000);
+      expectBoundsEqual(w.getSize(), initialSize);
+      expectBoundsEqual(w.getPosition(), initialPosition);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('setFullScreen(false)', () => {