diff --git a/src/shell-window-tracker.c b/src/shell-window-tracker.c
index 6a7240e47..8a486fac7 100644
--- a/src/shell-window-tracker.c
+++ b/src/shell-window-tracker.c
@@ -412,6 +412,13 @@ get_app_for_window (ShellWindowTracker    *tracker,
   if (meta_window_is_remote (window))
     return _shell_app_new_for_window (window);
 
+  /* HACK: Exclude screen recorder from tracking until
+   * we implement a proper fix
+   */
+  if (meta_window_get_wm_class (window) == NULL &&
+      g_strcmp0 (meta_window_get_title (window), "OpenGL Renderer") == 0)
+    return NULL;
+
   /* Check if the app's WM_CLASS specifies an app; this is
    * canonical if it does.
    */