diff --git a/events.cpp b/events.cpp
--- a/events.cpp
+++ b/events.cpp
@@ -328,8 +328,17 @@
             Unmanaged* c = findUnmanaged(event->window);
             if (c == nullptr)
                 c = createUnmanaged(event->window);
-            if (c)
-                return c->windowEvent(e);
+            if (c) {
+                // if hasScheduledRelease is true, it means a unamp and map sequence has occurred. 
+                // since release is scheduled after map notify, this old Unmanaged will get released
+                // before KWIN has chance to remanage it again. so release it right now.
+                if (c->hasScheduledRelease()) {
+                    c->release();
+                    c = createUnmanaged(event->window);
+                }
+                if (c)
+                    return c->windowEvent(e);
+            }
         }
         return (event->event != event->window);   // hide wm typical event from Qt
     }
@@ -1265,6 +1274,7 @@
         // short enough to not cause problems in the close window animations.
         // It's of course still possible that we miss the destroy in which case non-fatal
         // X errors are reported to the event loop and logged by Qt.
+        m_scheduledRelease = true;
         QTimer::singleShot(1, this, SLOT(release()));
         break;
     }
diff --git a/unmanaged.h b/unmanaged.h
--- a/unmanaged.h
+++ b/unmanaged.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     explicit Unmanaged();
     bool windowEvent(xcb_generic_event_t *e);
     bool track(xcb_window_t w);
+    bool hasScheduledRelease() const;
     static void deleteUnmanaged(Unmanaged* c);
     int desktop() const override;
     QStringList activities() const override;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
     void configureNotifyEvent(xcb_configure_notify_event_t *e);
     QWindow *findInternalWindow() const;
     bool m_outline = false;
+    bool m_scheduledRelease = false;
 };
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/unmanaged.cpp b/unmanaged.cpp
--- a/unmanaged.cpp
+++ b/unmanaged.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@
     delete c;
 }
 
+bool Unmanaged::hasScheduledRelease() const
+{
+    return m_scheduledRelease;
+}
+
 int Unmanaged::desktop() const
 {
     return NET::OnAllDesktops; // TODO for some window types should be the current desktop?