diff --git a/browser.py b/browser.py
index 10acbde..cf36a79 100755
--- a/browser.py
+++ b/browser.py
@@ -513,6 +513,11 @@ class KioskOverlay(QWidget):
         screen = QApplication.instance().primaryScreen()
         screen.geometryChanged.connect(self._on_screen_resize)
 
+        # Watchdog: if Chromium ever gets minimised, map it back every 2 s.
+        self._watchdog = QTimer()
+        self._watchdog.timeout.connect(self._restore_chromium)
+        self._watchdog.start(2000)
+
     def _on_screen_resize(self, rect):
         global SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H
         w, h = rect.width(), rect.height()
@@ -528,6 +533,41 @@ class KioskOverlay(QWidget):
     def _resize_chrome(self):
         self.cdp.resize_window(0, TOP_H, SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H - TOP_H)
 
+    def changeEvent(self, event):
+        """Un-minimise the toolbar the instant it gets iconified."""
+        from PyQt5.QtCore import QEvent
+        if event.type() == QEvent.WindowStateChange:
+            if self.windowState() & Qt.WindowMinimized:
+                QTimer.singleShot(50, self._self_restore)
+        super().changeEvent(event)
+
+    def _self_restore(self):
+        self.setWindowState(Qt.WindowNoState)
+        self.show()
+        self.raise_()
+
+    def _restore_chromium(self):
+        """Watchdog: restore Chromium if it was minimised (_NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN)."""
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["xdotool", "search", "--class", "chromium"],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=2
+            )
+            for wid in result.stdout.strip().split():
+                if not wid:
+                    continue
+                state = subprocess.run(
+                    ["xprop", "-id", wid, "_NET_WM_STATE"],
+                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=1
+                )
+                if "_NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN" in state.stdout:
+                    subprocess.run(
+                        ["xdotool", "windowmap", wid],
+                        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+                    )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
     def _build_toolbar(self):
         bar = QWidget(); bar.setFixedHeight(TOOLBAR_H)
         bar.setStyleSheet(f"background:{TOOLBAR_COLOR};")
@@ -681,7 +721,6 @@ def launch_chrome():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     # Detect actual screen resolution at runtime
-    global SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H
     _geo = app.primaryScreen().geometry()
     SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H = _geo.width(), _geo.height()
     app.setApplicationName("SeniorNet")