diff --git a/electron/ipc/recording/windows.test.ts b/electron/ipc/recording/windows.test.ts
index 5881eecc..0d561339 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/recording/windows.test.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/recording/windows.test.ts
@@ -122,4 +122,9 @@ describe("native Windows window capture", () => {
 		);
 		expect(windowsCaptureSource).not.toContain("nextWidth != captureWidth_");
 	});
+
+	it("does not expose desktop pixels when the selected window shrinks", () => {
+		expect(windowsCaptureSource).toContain("(std::min)(mappedWidth");
+		expect(windowsCaptureSource).toContain("ClearRenderTargetView");
+	});
 });
diff --git a/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/helpers-manifest.json b/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/helpers-manifest.json
index 5fe298ae..0172a0c3 100644
--- a/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/helpers-manifest.json
+++ b/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/helpers-manifest.json
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 	"helpers": {
 		"wgc-capture": {
 			"binaryName": "wgc-capture.exe",
-			"binarySha256": "c0dca95216a46474f1c71e2274228cbc78dd09c49e1539333a76183b115b1c5a",
+			"binarySha256": "a5a9c0c417144a834af3206b60bae32d0c21d55deb8a3f5446831621cfdfa7b3",
 			"sourceDir": "electron/native/wgc-capture",
-			"sourceFingerprint": "9d8ba313407468ddff200317b210e74953e683c9ccd2e27104dd9e94b8efa7cb",
-			"updatedAt": "2026-09-04T21:09:08.014Z"
+			"sourceFingerprint": "c65b6eb2230be7db9b49aac48eba52a9eac469028ebb242e10c16c51c86b3220",
+			"updatedAt": "2026-09-05T02:09:18.163Z"
 		},
 		"cursor-monitor": {
 			"binaryName": "cursor-monitor.exe",
diff --git a/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/wgc-capture.exe b/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/wgc-capture.exe
index 5ea3098e..efa45c37 100644
Binary files a/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/wgc-capture.exe and b/electron/native/bin/win32-x64/wgc-capture.exe differ
diff --git a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wgc_session.cpp b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wgc_session.cpp
index 95dd17da..1dde8081 100644
--- a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wgc_session.cpp
+++ b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wgc_session.cpp
@@ -256,20 +256,27 @@ bool WgcSession::updateWindowCropRect(bool initializeSize) {
         desc.Format = DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
         desc.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
         desc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_DEFAULT;
+        desc.BindFlags = D3D11_BIND_RENDER_TARGET;
 
         ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> resizedTexture;
         if (FAILED(d3dDevice_->CreateTexture2D(&desc, nullptr, &resizedTexture))) return false;
+        ComPtr<ID3D11RenderTargetView> renderTargetView;
+        if (FAILED(d3dDevice_->CreateRenderTargetView(resizedTexture.Get(), nullptr, &renderTargetView))) return false;
         cropTexture_ = resizedTexture;
+        cropRenderTargetView_ = renderTargetView;
     }
 
-    if (!cropTexture_) return false;
+    if (!cropTexture_ || !cropRenderTargetView_) return false;
 
     // The encoder's dimensions are fixed for the lifetime of the MP4. Keep the
     // crop texture fixed too: reallocating it after a resize made the encoder
-    // pad the changed frame with black bars.
-    left = std::clamp(left, 0L, static_cast<LONG>(framePoolWidth_ - captureWidth_));
-    top = std::clamp(top, 0L, static_cast<LONG>(framePoolHeight_ - captureHeight_));
-    cropRect_ = {left, top, left + captureWidth_, top + captureHeight_};
+    // pad the changed frame with black bars. If the selected window shrinks,
+    // copy only its current area so the crop never exposes nearby desktop pixels.
+    const LONG copyWidth = (std::min)(mappedWidth, static_cast<LONG>(captureWidth_));
+    const LONG copyHeight = (std::min)(mappedHeight, static_cast<LONG>(captureHeight_));
+    left = std::clamp(left, 0L, static_cast<LONG>(framePoolWidth_) - copyWidth);
+    top = std::clamp(top, 0L, static_cast<LONG>(framePoolHeight_) - copyHeight);
+    cropRect_ = {left, top, left + copyWidth, top + copyHeight};
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -308,6 +315,7 @@ void WgcSession::stopCapture() {
         framePool_ = nullptr;
     }
     cropTexture_.Reset();
+    cropRenderTargetView_.Reset();
 }
 
 void WgcSession::onFrameArrived(
@@ -349,6 +357,8 @@ void WgcSession::onFrameArrived(
 
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && texture && frameCallback_) {
         if (windowHandle_ && cropTexture_ && updateWindowCropRect()) {
+            constexpr float clearColor[4] = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f};
+            d3dContext_->ClearRenderTargetView(cropRenderTargetView_.Get(), clearColor);
             D3D11_BOX sourceBox{
                 static_cast<UINT>(cropRect_.left), static_cast<UINT>(cropRect_.top), 0,
                 static_cast<UINT>(cropRect_.right), static_cast<UINT>(cropRect_.bottom), 1,
diff --git a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wgc_session.h b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wgc_session.h
index 3bc0968e..a2a15466 100644
--- a/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wgc_session.h
+++ b/electron/native/wgc-capture/src/wgc_session.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ private:
     ComPtr<ID3D11Device> d3dDevice_;
     ComPtr<ID3D11DeviceContext> d3dContext_;
     ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> cropTexture_;
+    ComPtr<ID3D11RenderTargetView> cropRenderTargetView_;
     winrt::Windows::Graphics::DirectX::Direct3D11::IDirect3DDevice winrtDevice_{nullptr};
     winrt::Windows::Graphics::Capture::GraphicsCaptureItem captureItem_{nullptr};
     winrt::Windows::Graphics::Capture::Direct3D11CaptureFramePool framePool_{nullptr};