diff --git a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/window_capturer_win.cc b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/window_capturer_win.cc
index c6555de4b9..ac0ee7a774 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/window_capturer_win.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/window_capturer_win.cc
@@ -173,6 +173,17 @@ void WindowCapturerWin::Capture(const DesktopRegion& region) {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Return a 2x2 black frame if the window is minimized. The size is 2x2 so it
+  // can be subsampled to I420 downstream.
+  if (IsIconic(window_)) {
+    BasicDesktopFrame* frame = new BasicDesktopFrame(DesktopSize(2, 2));
+    memset(frame->data(), 0, frame->stride() * frame->size().height());
+
+    previous_size_ = frame->size();
+    callback_->OnCaptureCompleted(frame);
+    return;
+  }
+
   DesktopRect original_rect;
   DesktopRect cropped_rect;
   if (!GetCroppedWindowRect(window_, &cropped_rect, &original_rect)) {