diff --git a/.changes/skip-taskbar-error.md b/.changes/skip-taskbar-error.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf4227e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/skip-taskbar-error.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tao": "minor"
+---
+
+Changed `WindowExtWindows::set_skip_taskbar` and `WindowExtUnix::set_skip_taskbar` to return a result instead of panicing internally.
diff --git a/src/platform/unix.rs b/src/platform/unix.rs
index 781c6b36b..743f5be9a 100644
--- a/src/platform/unix.rs
+++ b/src/platform/unix.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub use crate::platform_impl::x11;
 
 pub use crate::platform_impl::EventLoop as UnixEventLoop;
 use crate::{
-  error::OsError,
+  error::{ExternalError, OsError},
   event_loop::{EventLoopBuilder, EventLoopWindowTarget},
   platform_impl::{x11::xdisplay::XError, Parent, Window as UnixWindow},
   window::{Window, WindowBuilder},
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub trait WindowExtUnix {
   fn default_vbox(&self) -> Option<&gtk::Box>;
 
   /// Whether to show the window icon in the taskbar or not.
-  fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool);
+  fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) -> Result<(), ExternalError>;
 }
 
 impl WindowExtUnix for Window {
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ impl WindowExtUnix for Window {
     self.window.default_vbox.as_ref()
   }
 
-  fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) {
-    self.window.set_skip_taskbar(skip);
+  fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) -> Result<(), ExternalError> {
+    self.window.set_skip_taskbar(skip)
   }
 
   fn new_from_gtk_window<T: 'static>(
diff --git a/src/platform/windows.rs b/src/platform/windows.rs
index 0f05eccd7..0d266b133 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 use crate::{
   dpi::PhysicalSize,
+  error::ExternalError,
   event::DeviceId,
   event_loop::EventLoopBuilder,
   monitor::MonitorHandle,
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ pub trait WindowExtWindows {
   fn begin_resize_drag(&self, edge: isize, button: u32, x: i32, y: i32);
 
   /// Whether to show the window icon in the taskbar or not.
-  fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool);
+  fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) -> Result<(), ExternalError>;
 
   /// Shows or hides the background drop shadow for undecorated windows.
   ///
@@ -224,8 +225,8 @@ impl WindowExtWindows for Window {
   }
 
   #[inline]
-  fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) {
-    self.window.set_skip_taskbar(skip);
+  fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) -> Result<(), ExternalError> {
+    self.window.set_skip_taskbar(skip)
   }
 
   #[inline]
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
index 7bc9a44ba..63e027363 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/window.rs
@@ -920,13 +920,15 @@ impl Window {
     }
   }
 
-  pub fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) {
+  pub fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) -> Result<(), ExternalError> {
     if let Err(e) = self
       .window_requests_tx
       .send((self.window_id, WindowRequest::SetSkipTaskbar(skip)))
     {
       log::warn!("Fail to send skip taskbar request: {}", e);
     }
+
+    Ok(())
   }
 
   pub fn set_progress_bar(&self, progress: ProgressBarState) {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
index 472dd40d4..a64ac864a 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ unsafe fn public_window_callback_inner<T: 'static>(
         result = ProcResult::Value(LRESULT(0));
       } else if msg == *S_U_TASKBAR_RESTART {
         let window_state = subclass_input.window_state.lock();
-        set_skip_taskbar(window, window_state.skip_taskbar);
+        let _ = set_skip_taskbar(window, window_state.skip_taskbar);
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
index a422c8abf..e61c5cc33 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
@@ -955,9 +955,9 @@ impl Window {
   }
 
   #[inline]
-  pub(crate) fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) {
+  pub(crate) fn set_skip_taskbar(&self, skip: bool) -> Result<(), ExternalError> {
     self.window_state.lock().skip_taskbar = skip;
-    unsafe { set_skip_taskbar(self.hwnd(), skip) };
+    unsafe { set_skip_taskbar(self.hwnd(), skip) }
   }
 
   #[inline]
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ unsafe fn init<T: 'static>(
     .lock()
     .insert(win.id(), KeyEventBuilder::default());
 
-  win.set_skip_taskbar(pl_attribs.skip_taskbar);
+  let _ = win.set_skip_taskbar(pl_attribs.skip_taskbar);
   win.set_window_icon(attributes.window_icon);
   win.set_taskbar_icon(pl_attribs.taskbar_icon);
 
@@ -1373,15 +1373,16 @@ unsafe fn force_window_active(handle: HWND) {
   let _ = SetForegroundWindow(handle);
 }
 
-pub(crate) unsafe fn set_skip_taskbar(hwnd: HWND, skip: bool) {
+pub(crate) unsafe fn set_skip_taskbar(hwnd: HWND, skip: bool) -> Result<(), ExternalError> {
   com_initialized();
-  let taskbar_list: ITaskbarList =
-    CoCreateInstance(&TaskbarList, None, CLSCTX_SERVER).expect("failed to create TaskBarList");
+  let taskbar_list: ITaskbarList = CoCreateInstance(&TaskbarList, None, CLSCTX_SERVER)?;
   if skip {
-    taskbar_list.DeleteTab(hwnd).expect("DeleteTab failed");
+    taskbar_list.DeleteTab(hwnd)?;
   } else {
-    taskbar_list.AddTab(hwnd).expect("AddTab failed");
+    taskbar_list.AddTab(hwnd)?;
   }
+
+  Ok(())
 }
 
 impl ResizeDirection {