diff --git a/src/Common/Dlgcode.c b/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
index 64c1147b..63081dd5 100644
--- a/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
+++ b/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ static std::vector<HostDevice> rawHostDeviceList;
 /* Critical section used to ensure that only one thread at a time can create a secure desktop */
 CRITICAL_SECTION csSecureDesktop;
 
+/* Boolean that indicates if our Secure Desktop is active and being user of not */
+BOOL bSecureDesktopOngoing = FALSE;
+
 HINSTANCE hInst = NULL;
 HCURSOR hCursor = NULL;
 
@@ -13584,7 +13587,8 @@ INT_PTR SecureDesktopDialogBoxParam(
 		HDESK hInputDesk = NULL;
 
 		EnterCriticalSection (&csSecureDesktop);
-		finally_do ({ LeaveCriticalSection (&csSecureDesktop); });
+		bSecureDesktopOngoing = TRUE;
+		finally_do ({ bSecureDesktopOngoing = FALSE; LeaveCriticalSection (&csSecureDesktop); });
 
 		// wait for the input desktop to be available before switching to 
 		// secure desktop. Under Windows 10, the user session can be started
diff --git a/src/Common/Dlgcode.h b/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
index 54475cb7..5ff97af1 100644
--- a/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
+++ b/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ extern BOOL bHideWaitingDialog;
 extern BOOL bCmdHideWaitingDialog;
 extern BOOL bCmdHideWaitingDialogValid;
 extern BOOL bUseSecureDesktop;
+extern BOOL bSecureDesktopOngoing;
 extern BOOL bUseLegacyMaxPasswordLength;
 extern BOOL bCmdUseSecureDesktop;
 extern BOOL bCmdUseSecureDesktopValid;
diff --git a/src/Mount/Mount.c b/src/Mount/Mount.c
index 7b73629e..dd437090 100644
--- a/src/Mount/Mount.c
+++ b/src/Mount/Mount.c
@@ -2968,7 +2968,12 @@ BOOL CALLBACK PasswordDlgProc (HWND hwndDlg, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 				SetWindowPos (hwndDlg, HWND_NOTOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);
 			}
 			SetFocus (GetDlgItem (hwndDlg, IDC_PASSWORD));
-			SetTimer (hwndDlg, TIMER_ID_CHECK_FOREGROUND, TIMER_INTERVAL_CHECK_FOREGROUND, NULL);
+
+			/* Start the timer to check if we are foreground only if Secure Desktop is not used */
+			if (!bSecureDesktopOngoing)
+			{
+				SetTimer (hwndDlg, TIMER_ID_CHECK_FOREGROUND, TIMER_INTERVAL_CHECK_FOREGROUND, NULL);
+			}
 		}
 		return 0;