diff --git a/packages/shim/src/globals.js b/packages/shim/src/globals.js
index bd837c5..213cbcd 100644
--- a/packages/shim/src/globals.js
+++ b/packages/shim/src/globals.js
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ function installBuffer() {
 function installWindowClose() {
   window.close = function () {
     console.log("[ignis] window.close() blocked");
+
+    // Obsidian's quit flow shows the progress overlay, awaits its pending save work, then calls window.close().
+    // Since we don't actually want to close the window, we clean up the progress state instead.
+    if (document.body.classList.contains("in-progress")) {
+      document.querySelector(".progress-bar-container")?.remove();
+      document.body.classList.remove("in-progress");
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (!window.__vaultConfig) {
       showVaultManager();
     }