diff --git a/src/api-wrappers/AXUIElement.swift b/src/api-wrappers/AXUIElement.swift
index c3fe7521..67d92a68 100644
--- a/src/api-wrappers/AXUIElement.swift
+++ b/src/api-wrappers/AXUIElement.swift
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extension AXUIElement {
             (books(runningApp) || keynote(runningApp) || (
                 // CGWindowLevel == .normalWindow helps filter out iStats Pro and other top-level pop-overs, and floating windows
                 level == AXUIElement.normalLevel &&
+                    jetbrainApp(runningApp, title) &&
                     ([kAXStandardWindowSubrole, kAXDialogSubrole].contains(subrole) ||
                         openBoard(runningApp) ||
                         adobeAudition(runningApp, subrole) ||
@@ -99,6 +100,12 @@ extension AXUIElement {
                         drBetotte(runningApp))))
     }
 
+    private static func jetbrainApp(_ runningApp: NSRunningApplication, _ title: String?) -> Bool {
+        // jetbrain apps sometimes generate non-windows that pass all checks in isActualWindow
+        // they have no title, so we can filter them out based on that
+        return runningApp.bundleIdentifier?.range(of: "^com\\.jetbrains\\..+?$", options: .regularExpression) == nil || (title != nil && title != "")
+    }
+
     private static func keynote(_ runningApp: NSRunningApplication) -> Bool {
         // apple Keynote has a fake fullscreen window when in presentation mode
         // it covers the screen with a AXUnknown window instead of using standard fullscreen mode