diff --git a/apps/gridcraft/Cargo.toml b/apps/gridcraft/Cargo.toml
index e5ad73da4..3082080e7 100644
--- a/apps/gridcraft/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/gridcraft/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ muda = { version = "0.21", default-features = false }
 # by PdfCraft and PhotoCraft) registers the handler (Objective-C interop needs unsafe, which our
 # workspace forbids) behind a safe API. Pinned exactly: review the diff before bumping.
 fmv-macos-events = "=0.1.0"
+# apple_events.rs brings the app forward for a Dock quit's question. Already in Cargo.lock (muda,
+# winit); pinned exactly to the same versions.
+objc2 = "=0.6.5"
+objc2-app-kit = { version = "=0.3.2", default-features = false, features = ["std", "NSApplication", "NSResponder", "NSWindow"] }
 
 # tests/mac_menu_appkit.rs: reads AppKit's menu bar back. Already in Cargo.lock (muda, winit);
 # pinned exactly to the same versions.
diff --git a/apps/gridcraft/src/apple_events.rs b/apps/gridcraft/src/apple_events.rs
index 4d596f957..b0898eced 100644
--- a/apps/gridcraft/src/apple_events.rs
+++ b/apps/gridcraft/src/apple_events.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 use fmv_macos_events::{Event, Inbox, Registration};
 use gridcraft_ui_egui::SheetApp;
+use objc2::MainThreadMarker;
+use objc2_app_kit::{NSApplication, NSRequestUserAttentionType};
 
 /// Keeps the Apple-event handlers registered; hold it until the event loop returns.
 pub struct AppleEvents {
@@ -44,7 +46,32 @@ pub fn poll(inbox: &Inbox, app: &mut SheetApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
                 }
             }
             // Quit from the Dock or the system: each unsaved workbook is asked about in its window.
-            Event::Quit => app.request_quit(ctx),
+            Event::Quit => {
+                app.request_quit(ctx);
+                if app.dialog.is_some() {
+                    bring_app_forward();
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// A Dock quit reaches GridCraft behind other apps, hidden or minimized, and its question has to
+/// be seen. egui's Focus goes through winit, which skips a minimized window or a hidden app, and
+/// macOS may refuse an activation it didn't expect, so ask AppKit directly and bounce the Dock
+/// icon until the user switches over.
+fn bring_app_forward() {
+    let Some(mtm) = MainThreadMarker::new() else { return };
+    let ns_app = NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm);
+    ns_app.unhide(None);
+    for window in ns_app.windows().to_vec() {
+        if window.isMiniaturized() {
+            window.deminiaturize(None);
+        }
+    }
+    #[allow(deprecated)] // `activate` needs macOS 14; this works on every supported version.
+    ns_app.activateIgnoringOtherApps(true);
+    if !ns_app.isActive() {
+        ns_app.requestUserAttention(NSRequestUserAttentionType::CriticalRequest);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/app.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/app.rs
index 6fa5def4f..068be59a4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/app.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ impl SheetApp {
             macros: macro_ui::MacroUi::default(),
             started: now_ms(),
             allow_close: false,
+            bring_forward: false,
             open_switch_windows: false,
             ui_window: None,
             parked: HashMap::new(),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/app/quit.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/app/quit.rs
index d4479d191..ffa230c34 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/app/quit.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/app/quit.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ impl SheetApp {
                 self.enter_window(window);
                 let title = self.session.active().map(|d| d.display_title()).unwrap_or_default();
                 self.open_dialog("saveChanges", json!({"title": title, "quit": true}));
+                self.bring_forward = true;
             }
             None => {
                 self.allow_close = true;
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/doc_windows.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/doc_windows.rs
index 7ee1efaa1..7bf3a799d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/doc_windows.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/doc_windows.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ impl DocWindows {
             self.list.focus(id);
             self.viewports.focus(ctx, id);
         }
+        // macOS ignores Focus for a minimized window or a hidden app, so restore and show first.
+        if std::mem::take(&mut app.bring_forward)
+            && let Some(id) = self.list.active()
+        {
+            let vp = self.viewports.viewport_id(id);
+            ctx.send_viewport_cmd_to(vp, egui::ViewportCommand::Visible(true));
+            ctx.send_viewport_cmd_to(vp, egui::ViewportCommand::Minimized(false));
+            ctx.send_viewport_cmd_to(vp, egui::ViewportCommand::Focus);
+        }
     }
 
     /// Draws every window. Call from the root viewport's UI each frame, in place of
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index db9ab316f..c5a9c0030 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ pub struct SheetApp {
     /// Every unsaved workbook has been answered for quitting (or `app.quit` asked): the next
     /// window close goes through.
     pub allow_close: bool,
+    /// A quit question is waiting in the active window: [`doc_windows`] brings its native window
+    /// to the front, also when the app is hidden or the window minimized (a Dock quit).
+    pub bring_forward: bool,
     /// View › Switch Windows opens its list on the next frame the View tab draws (asked for by a
     /// key tip, the command search or a menu, possibly while another tab was showing).
     pub(crate) open_switch_windows: bool,
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/doc_windows.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/doc_windows.rs
index 46427f3bf..1d72739e3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/doc_windows.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/doc_windows.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,23 @@ fn quit_asks_about_each_unsaved_workbook_in_its_window_and_cancel_stops() {
     assert!(sent_to(&sent, ViewportId::ROOT, &ViewportCommand::Close), "both answered: the app quits: {sent:?}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn a_quit_question_brings_its_window_to_the_front_from_the_background() {
+    // A Dock quit reaches the app while it is behind other apps, hidden or minimized.
+    let mut desk = Desk::new(true);
+    desk.app.run("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A1", "input": "1"})).unwrap();
+    desk.frames(3);
+    let w = desk.window_of(0);
+
+    let sent = desk.frame_with(|app, ctx| app.request_quit(ctx));
+    assert_eq!(desk.app.dialog.as_ref().map(|d| d.name()), Some("saveChanges"));
+    for cmd in [ViewportCommand::Visible(true), ViewportCommand::Minimized(false), ViewportCommand::Focus] {
+        assert!(sent_to(&sent, desk.viewport(w), &cmd), "{cmd:?} missing: {sent:?}");
+    }
+    let sent = desk.frames(2);
+    assert!(!sent_to(&sent, desk.viewport(w), &ViewportCommand::Focus), "only once: {sent:?}");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn the_root_adopts_the_remaining_window_with_its_workbook_and_state() {
     let mut desk = Desk::new(true);