diff --git a/Sources/Fluid/Services/TypingService.swift b/Sources/Fluid/Services/TypingService.swift
index 6cacc699a..b3315b7a8 100644
--- a/Sources/Fluid/Services/TypingService.swift
+++ b/Sources/Fluid/Services/TypingService.swift
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ final class TypingService {
         return nil
     }
 
+    /// Activation options used to restore focus to the external target app after dictation.
+    /// `.activateAllWindows` is intentionally omitted: raising every window of a multi-window
+    /// app (e.g. WebStorm) destroys the user's window layout on each dictation (issue #748).
+    static let focusRestoreActivationOptions: NSApplication.ActivationOptions = [
+        .activateIgnoringOtherApps,
+    ]
+
     /// Best-effort: activates the app with the given PID, unless it's Fluid itself.
     @discardableResult
     static func activateApp(pid: pid_t) -> Bool {
@@ -269,7 +276,7 @@ final class TypingService {
             return false
         }
 
-        return app.activate(options: [.activateAllWindows, .activateIgnoringOtherApps])
+        return app.activate(options: Self.focusRestoreActivationOptions)
     }
 
     // MARK: - Public API
diff --git a/Tests/FluidDictationIntegrationTests/TypingServiceTransientPasteboardTests.swift b/Tests/FluidDictationIntegrationTests/TypingServiceTransientPasteboardTests.swift
index 32276672e..aeedc61ef 100644
--- a/Tests/FluidDictationIntegrationTests/TypingServiceTransientPasteboardTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/FluidDictationIntegrationTests/TypingServiceTransientPasteboardTests.swift
@@ -63,4 +63,20 @@ final class TypingServiceTransientPasteboardTests: XCTestCase {
             "ConcealedType signals sensitive content and must not be applied to a transcript"
         )
     }
+
+    func testFocusRestoreDoesNotRaiseAllWindowsOfTargetApp() {
+        // Issue #748: restoring focus after dictation must NOT raise every window of the
+        // target app. `.activateAllWindows` brings forward all windows of the process and
+        // destroys a multi-window layout (e.g. WebStorm) on every dictation.
+        let options = TypingService.focusRestoreActivationOptions
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            options.contains(.activateIgnoringOtherApps),
+            "focus restore must still activate the target app and bring it forward"
+        )
+        XCTAssertFalse(
+            options.contains(.activateAllWindows),
+            "Restoring focus must not raise every window of the target app (issue #748)"
+        )
+    }
 }