diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalWindow.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalWindow.swift
index 2d9d1df7c..ed3a7f781 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalWindow.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalWindow.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ class QuickTerminalWindow: NSWindow {
         // Note: almost all of this stuff can be done in the nib/xib directly
         // but I prefer to do it programmatically because the properties we
         // care about are less hidden.
+        
+        // Add a custom identifier so third party apps can use the Accessibility
+        // API to apply special rules to the quick terminal. 
+        self.identifier = .init(rawValue: "com.mitchellh.ghostty.quickTerminal")
+        
+        // Set the correct AXSubrole of kAXFloatingWindowSubrole (allows
+        // AeroSpace to treat the Quick Terminal as a floating window)
+        self.setAccessibilitySubrole(.floatingWindow)
 
         // Remove the title completely. This will make the window square. One
         // downside is it also hides the cursor indications of resize but the