diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index 11589fc..4d74837 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -263,6 +263,20 @@ in
             hl.layer_rule({ match = { namespace = "quickshell-bar" }, blur = true, ignore_alpha = 0.3 })
             hl.layer_rule({ match = { namespace = "quickshell-osd" }, blur = true, ignore_alpha = 0.3 })
 
+            -- Scratchpad respawn: both special-workspace terminals are meant to
+            -- exist for the whole session, so SUPER+Q on them reads as "reset
+            -- this thing", not "close it". Relaunch on close.
+            local scratchpads = {
+              ["scratchpad"] = "ghostty --title=scratchpad",
+              ["spotify-player"] = "ghostty --title=spotify-player -e spotify_player",
+            }
+            local shutting_down = false
+            hl.on("hyprland.shutdown", function() shutting_down = true end)
+            hl.on("window.close", function(win)
+              local cmd = scratchpads[win.title]
+              if cmd and not shutting_down then hl.exec_cmd(cmd) end
+            end)
+
             -- Startup
             hl.on("hyprland.start", function()
               -- Ensure hyprland-session.target starts even if HM's