diff --git a/src/zen/downloads/ZenDownloadAnimation.mjs b/src/zen/downloads/ZenDownloadAnimation.mjs
index 10f7c205..85cb9279 100644
--- a/src/zen/downloads/ZenDownloadAnimation.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/downloads/ZenDownloadAnimation.mjs
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@
     }
 
     #handleNewDownload() {
-      if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref('zen.downloads.download-animation')) {
+      if (
+        !Services.prefs.getBoolPref('zen.downloads.download-animation') ||
+        !ZenMultiWindowFeature.isActiveWindow
+      ) {
         return;
       }