diff --git a/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm b/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
index 348258da8af85..c53daa26075ae 100644
--- a/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
+++ b/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ void ViewDidMoveToSuperview(NSView* self, SEL _cmd) {
   // [window_ performClose:nil], the window won't close properly
   // even after the user has ended the sheet.
   // Ensure it's closed before calling [window_ performClose:nil].
-  SetEnabled(true);
+  if ([window_ attachedSheet])
+    [window_ endSheet:[window_ attachedSheet]];
 
   [window_ performClose:nil];
 
@@ -558,7 +559,8 @@ void ViewDidMoveToSuperview(NSView* self, SEL _cmd) {
   // If a sheet is attached to the window when we call [window_ orderOut:nil],
   // the sheet won't be able to show again on the same window.
   // Ensure it's closed before calling [window_ orderOut:nil].
-  SetEnabled(true);
+  if ([window_ attachedSheet])
+    [window_ endSheet:[window_ attachedSheet]];
 
   if (is_modal() && parent()) {
     [window_ orderOut:nil];
@@ -597,9 +599,18 @@ void ViewDidMoveToSuperview(NSView* self, SEL _cmd) {
 
 void NativeWindowMac::SetEnabled(bool enable) {
   if (!enable) {
-    [window_ beginSheet:window_
+    NSRect frame = [window_ frame];
+    NSWindow* window =
+        [[NSWindow alloc] initWithContentRect:NSMakeRect(0, 0, frame.size.width,
+                                                         frame.size.height)
+                                    styleMask:NSWindowStyleMaskTitled
+                                      backing:NSBackingStoreBuffered
+                                        defer:NO];
+    [window setAlphaValue:0.5];
+
+    [window_ beginSheet:window
         completionHandler:^(NSModalResponse returnCode) {
-          NSLog(@"modal enabled");
+          NSLog(@"main window disabled");
           return;
         }];
   } else if ([window_ attachedSheet]) {
diff --git a/spec-main/api-browser-window-spec.ts b/spec-main/api-browser-window-spec.ts
index 41dece241d5d6..092965329160a 100644
--- a/spec-main/api-browser-window-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/api-browser-window-spec.ts
@@ -4333,6 +4333,14 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
         await createTwo();
       });
 
+      ifit(process.platform !== 'darwin')('can disable and enable a window', () => {
+        const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
+        w.setEnabled(false);
+        expect(w.isEnabled()).to.be.false('w.isEnabled()');
+        w.setEnabled(true);
+        expect(w.isEnabled()).to.be.true('!w.isEnabled()');
+      });
+
       ifit(process.platform !== 'darwin')('disables parent window', () => {
         const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
         const c = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, parent: w, modal: true });