diff --git a/src/Files.App/Helpers/FilePropertiesHelpers.cs b/src/Files.App/Helpers/FilePropertiesHelpers.cs
index 1857e7d15940..a901baae5aea 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Helpers/FilePropertiesHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Helpers/FilePropertiesHelpers.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ public static async Task OpenPropertiesWindowAsync(object item, IShellPage assoc
 				appWindow.SetIcon(LogoPath);
 
 				if (frame.Content is Views.Properties.MainPropertiesPage properties)
+				{
+					properties.Window = propertiesWindow;
 					properties.AppWindow = appWindow;
+				}
 
 				appWindow.Show();
 
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/MainPropertiesPage.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/MainPropertiesPage.xaml.cs
index 4cb8c2c1ceb6..c481acb13012 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/MainPropertiesPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/MainPropertiesPage.xaml.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainPropertiesPage : Page
 		public SettingsViewModel AppSettings
 			=> App.AppSettings;
 
+		public Window Window;
 		public AppWindow AppWindow;
 
 		public ObservableCollection<SquareNavViewItem> NavViewItems { get; set; }
@@ -308,7 +309,8 @@ private void Page_KeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
 		private void ClosePage()
 		{
 			if (_usingWinUI)
-				AppWindow.Destroy();
+				// AppWindow.Destroy() doesn't seem to work well. (#11461)
+				Window.Close();
 			else
 				_propertiesDialog?.Hide();
 		}
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/SecurityAdvancedPage.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/SecurityAdvancedPage.xaml.cs
index 7b08a06d399d..7f45303c40a5 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/SecurityAdvancedPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/SecurityAdvancedPage.xaml.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public sealed partial class SecurityAdvancedPage : Page
 
 		public SecurityViewModel ViewModel { get; set; }
 
+		public Window window;
 		public AppWindow appWindow;
 
 		public SecurityAdvancedPage()
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ private async void OKButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 			{
 				if (ViewModel.SetFilePermissions())
 				{
-					appWindow.Destroy();
+					// AppWindow.Destroy() doesn't seem to work well. (#11461)
+					window.Close();
 				}
 			}
 			else
@@ -137,7 +139,8 @@ private async void CancelButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
 			if (ApiInformation.IsApiContractPresent("Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract", 8))
 			{
-				appWindow.Destroy();
+				// AppWindow.Destroy() doesn't seem to work well. (#11461)
+				window.Close();
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -150,7 +153,8 @@ private async void Page_KeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
 			{
 				if (ApiInformation.IsApiContractPresent("Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract", 8))
 				{
-					appWindow.Destroy();
+					// AppWindow.Destroy() doesn't seem to work well. (#11461)
+					window.Close();
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -183,4 +187,4 @@ private void ListView_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs
 			}
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/SecurityPage.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/SecurityPage.xaml.cs
index ecfff47d4d1f..507421d3e29e 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/SecurityPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/SecurityPage.xaml.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ private void OpenAdvancedProperties()
 					// Set content
 					propertiesWindow.Content = frame;
 					if (frame.Content is SecurityAdvancedPage properties)
+					{
+						properties.window = propertiesWindow;
 						properties.appWindow = appWindow;
+					}
 
 					// Set min size
 					propertiesWindow.MinWidth = 850;