diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 8f17106a9..f83a91e4d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ consumption to do the same tasks.
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
+0.37.1 [future]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Discard OSC 9 notifications that start with :code:`4;` because some misguided software is using it for "progress reporting" (:iss:`8011`)
+
 0.37.0 [2024-10-30]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index d0b130bdf..005dffd73 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -1095,6 +1095,13 @@ def desktop_notify(self, osc_code: int, raw_datab: memoryview) -> None:
                 log_error(f'Ignoring unknown OSC 777: {raw_data}')
                 return  # unknown OSC 777
             raw_data = raw_data[len('notify;'):]
+        if osc_code == 9 and raw_data.startswith('4;'):
+            # This is probably the Windows Terminal "progress reporting" conflicting
+            # implementation which sadly some thoughtless people have
+            # implemented in unix CLI programs. So ignore it rather than
+            # spamming the user with continuous notifications. See for example:
+            # https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/8011
+            return
         get_boss().notification_manager.handle_notification_cmd(self.id, osc_code, raw_data)
 
     def on_mouse_event(self, event: dict[str, Any]) -> bool: