diff --git a/src/logic/ATShortcut.swift b/src/logic/ATShortcut.swift
index 853e92744..10e3618b6 100644
--- a/src/logic/ATShortcut.swift
+++ b/src/logic/ATShortcut.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ATShortcut {
                 App.app.appIsBeingUsed = true
                 return true
             }
-            if triggerPhase == .up && App.app.appIsBeingUsed && (index == nil || index == App.app.shortcutIndex) && Preferences.shortcutStyle[App.app.shortcutIndex] == .focusOnRelease {
+            if triggerPhase == .up && App.app.appIsBeingUsed && (index == nil || index == App.app.shortcutIndex) && Preferences.shortcutStyle[App.app.shortcutIndex] != .doNothingOnRelease {
                 return true
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/logic/Preferences.swift b/src/logic/Preferences.swift
index e9f13cf9e..e06158b24 100644
--- a/src/logic/Preferences.swift
+++ b/src/logic/Preferences.swift
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Preferences {
         "minDeminWindowShortcut": "M",
         "quitAppShortcut": "Q",
         "hideShowAppShortcut": "H",
+        "minimizeOtherWindowsShortcut": "1",
         "arrowKeysEnabled": "true",
         "mouseHoverEnabled": "true",
         "cursorFollowFocusEnabled": "false",
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class Preferences {
     static var minDeminWindowShortcut: String { defaults.string("minDeminWindowShortcut") }
     static var quitAppShortcut: String { defaults.string("quitAppShortcut") }
     static var hideShowAppShortcut: String { defaults.string("hideShowAppShortcut") }
+    static var minimizeOtherWindowsShortcut: String { defaults.string("minimizeOtherWindowsShortcut") }
     static var arrowKeysEnabled: Bool { defaults.bool("arrowKeysEnabled") }
     static var mouseHoverEnabled: Bool { defaults.bool("mouseHoverEnabled") }
     static var cursorFollowFocusEnabled: Bool { defaults.bool("cursorFollowFocusEnabled") }
@@ -458,11 +460,13 @@ enum MenubarIconPreference: String, CaseIterable, MacroPreference {
 enum ShortcutStylePreference: String, CaseIterable, MacroPreference {
     case focusOnRelease = "0"
     case doNothingOnRelease = "1"
+    case minimizeOthersOnRelease = "2"
 
     var localizedString: LocalizedString {
         switch self {
             case .focusOnRelease: return NSLocalizedString("Focus selected window", comment: "")
             case .doNothingOnRelease: return NSLocalizedString("Do nothing", comment: "")
+            case .minimizeOthersOnRelease: return NSLocalizedString("Minimize other windows", comment: "")
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/logic/Windows.swift b/src/logic/Windows.swift
index ea4c1774d..c014bd846 100644
--- a/src/logic/Windows.swift
+++ b/src/logic/Windows.swift
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ class Windows {
         return list.count > focusedWindowIndex ? list[focusedWindowIndex] : nil
     }
 
+    static func minimizeOtherWindows() {
+        Windows.list.enumerated().forEach {
+            if $0.offset != focusedWindowIndex && !$0.element.isMinimized && !$0.element.isWindowlessApp && $0.element.shouldShowTheUser {
+                $0.element.minDemin()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     static func cycleFocusedWindowIndex(_ step: Int) {
         let nextIndex = windowIndexAfterCycling(step)
         if ((step > 0 && nextIndex < focusedWindowIndex) || (step < 0 && nextIndex > focusedWindowIndex)) &&
diff --git a/src/ui/App.swift b/src/ui/App.swift
index e73d37b9c..cb3469e7f 100644
--- a/src/ui/App.swift
+++ b/src/ui/App.swift
@@ -149,10 +149,25 @@ class App: AppCenterApplication, NSApplicationDelegate {
         Windows.focusedWindow()?.application.hideOrShow()
     }
 
+    func minimizeOtherWindows() {
+        debugPrint("minimizeOtherWindows")
+        Windows.minimizeOtherWindows()
+    }
+
     func focusTarget() {
         debugPrint("focusTarget")
         focusSelectedWindow(Windows.focusedWindow())
     }
+    
+    func handleHold(_ shortcutIndex: Int) {
+        let shortcutStyle = Preferences.shortcutStyle[shortcutIndex]
+        if shortcutStyle == .focusOnRelease {
+            focusTarget()
+        } else if shortcutStyle == .minimizeOthersOnRelease {
+            minimizeOtherWindows()
+            focusTarget()
+        }
+    }
 
     @objc func checkForUpdatesNow(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {
         PoliciesTab.checkForUpdatesNow(sender)
diff --git a/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/ControlsTab.swift b/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/ControlsTab.swift
index 4291a35e5..c7c1e338c 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/ControlsTab.swift
+++ b/src/ui/preferences-window/tabs/ControlsTab.swift
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ class ControlsTab {
     static var shortcuts = [String: ATShortcut]()
     static var shortcutControls = [String: (CustomRecorderControl, String)]()
     static var shortcutsActions = [
-        "holdShortcut": { App.app.focusTarget() },
-        "holdShortcut2": { App.app.focusTarget() },
-        "holdShortcut3": { App.app.focusTarget() },
-        "holdShortcut4": { App.app.focusTarget() },
-        "holdShortcut5": { App.app.focusTarget() },
+        "holdShortcut": { App.app.handleHold(0) },
+        "holdShortcut2": { App.app.handleHold(1) },
+        "holdShortcut3": { App.app.handleHold(2) },
+        "holdShortcut4": { App.app.handleHold(3) },
+        "holdShortcut5": { App.app.handleHold(4) },
         "focusWindowShortcut": { App.app.focusTarget() },
         "nextWindowShortcut": { App.app.showUiOrCycleSelection(0) },
         "nextWindowShortcut2": { App.app.showUiOrCycleSelection(1) },
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class ControlsTab {
         "minDeminWindowShortcut": { App.app.minDeminSelectedWindow() },
         "quitAppShortcut": { App.app.quitSelectedApp() },
         "hideShowAppShortcut": { App.app.hideShowSelectedApp() },
+        "minimizeOtherWindowsShortcut": { App.app.minimizeOtherWindows() },
     ]
     static var arrowKeysCheckbox: NSButton!
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class ControlsTab {
         let minDeminWindowShortcut = LabelAndControl.makeLabelWithRecorder(NSLocalizedString("Minimize/Deminimize window", comment: ""), "minDeminWindowShortcut", Preferences.minDeminWindowShortcut, labelPosition: .right)
         let quitAppShortcut = LabelAndControl.makeLabelWithRecorder(NSLocalizedString("Quit app", comment: ""), "quitAppShortcut", Preferences.quitAppShortcut, labelPosition: .right)
         let hideShowAppShortcut = LabelAndControl.makeLabelWithRecorder(NSLocalizedString("Hide/Show app", comment: ""), "hideShowAppShortcut", Preferences.hideShowAppShortcut, labelPosition: .right)
+        let minimizeOtherWindowsShortcut = LabelAndControl.makeLabelWithRecorder(NSLocalizedString("Minimize other windows", comment: ""), "minimizeOtherWindowsShortcut", Preferences.minimizeOtherWindowsShortcut, labelPosition: .right)
         let enableArrows = LabelAndControl.makeLabelWithCheckbox(NSLocalizedString("Arrow keys", comment: ""), "arrowKeysEnabled", extraAction: ControlsTab.arrowKeysEnabledCallback, labelPosition: .right)
         arrowKeysCheckbox = enableArrows[0] as? NSButton
         let enableMouse = LabelAndControl.makeLabelWithCheckbox(NSLocalizedString("Mouse hover", comment: ""), "mouseHoverEnabled", labelPosition: .right)
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ class ControlsTab {
         let selectWindowCheckboxes = StackView([StackView(enableArrows), StackView(enableMouse)], .vertical)
         let miscCheckboxesExplanations = LabelAndControl.makeLabel(NSLocalizedString("Miscellaneous:", comment: ""))
         let miscCheckboxes = StackView([StackView(enableCursorFollowFocus)], .vertical)
-        let shortcuts = StackView([focusWindowShortcut, previousWindowShortcut, cancelShortcut, closeWindowShortcut, minDeminWindowShortcut, quitAppShortcut, hideShowAppShortcut].map { (view: [NSView]) in StackView(view) }, .vertical)
+        let shortcuts = StackView([focusWindowShortcut, previousWindowShortcut, cancelShortcut, closeWindowShortcut, minDeminWindowShortcut, quitAppShortcut, hideShowAppShortcut, minimizeOtherWindowsShortcut].map { (view: [NSView]) in StackView(view) }, .vertical)
         let orPress = LabelAndControl.makeLabel(NSLocalizedString("While open, press:", comment: ""), shouldFit: false)
         let (holdShortcut, nextWindowShortcut, tab1View) = toShowSection(0)
         let (holdShortcut2, nextWindowShortcut2, tab2View) = toShowSection(1)