diff --git a/codex-rs/code-mode/src/remote_session/connection.rs b/codex-rs/code-mode/src/remote_session/connection.rs
index 48345d506c..ed5a22074b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/code-mode/src/remote_session/connection.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/code-mode/src/remote_session/connection.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ impl Connection {
         let mut command = Command::new(host_program);
         #[cfg(unix)]
         command.process_group(0);
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        command.creation_flags(/*flags*/ 0x0800_0000); // CREATE_NO_WINDOW
         command
             .stdin(Stdio::piped())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())