diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.h b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.h
index c558d75e9..049d00f30 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.h
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct SDL_WindowData
     NSView *sdlContentView; /* nil if window is created via CreateWindowFrom */
     NSMutableArray *nscontexts;
     SDL_bool created;
-    SDL_bool inWindowMove;
+    SDL_bool inWindowFullscreenTransition;
     Cocoa_WindowListener *listener;
     struct SDL_VideoData *videodata;
 #if SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL_EGL
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
index 79e1b9de0..3526e1049 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
@@ -2030,6 +2030,11 @@ Cocoa_SetWindowFullscreenSpace(SDL_Window * window, SDL_bool state)
     SDL_bool succeeded = SDL_FALSE;
     SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->driverdata;
 
+	if (data->inWindowFullscreenTransition) {
+		return SDL_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	data->inWindowFullscreenTransition = SDL_TRUE;
     if ([data->listener setFullscreenSpace:(state ? YES : NO)]) {
         const int maxattempts = 3;
         int attempt = 0;
@@ -2056,6 +2061,7 @@ Cocoa_SetWindowFullscreenSpace(SDL_Window * window, SDL_bool state)
         /* Return TRUE to prevent non-space fullscreen logic from running */
         succeeded = SDL_TRUE;
     }
+	data->inWindowFullscreenTransition = SDL_FALSE;
 
     return succeeded;
 }}