diff --git a/lib/src/legacy/window_manager.dart b/lib/src/legacy/window_manager.dart
index 73396ab9..9432653a 100644
--- a/lib/src/legacy/window_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/src/legacy/window_manager.dart
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ class WindowManager {
   final ObserverList<WindowListener> _listeners =
       ObserverList<WindowListener>();
 
+  // Move/resize events are frequent; only rebuild the immutable iteration
+  // snapshot when subscriptions change.
+  List<WindowListener> _listenerSnapshot = const <WindowListener>[];
+
   nativeapi.Window? _window;
   nativeapi.ListenerId? _nativeListenerId;
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ class WindowManager {
   }
 
   List<WindowListener> get listeners {
-    return List<WindowListener>.from(_listeners);
+    return List<WindowListener>.from(_listenerSnapshot);
   }
 
   bool get hasListeners {
@@ -90,11 +94,13 @@ class WindowManager {
 
   void addListener(WindowListener listener) {
     _listeners.add(listener);
+    _listenerSnapshot = List<WindowListener>.of(_listeners);
     _wireNativeEvents();
   }
 
   void removeListener(WindowListener listener) {
     _listeners.remove(listener);
+    _listenerSnapshot = List<WindowListener>.of(_listeners);
     if (_listeners.isEmpty && !_isPreventClose) {
       _unwireNativeEvents();
     }
@@ -808,29 +814,46 @@ class WindowManager {
   }
 
   void _emit(String eventName) {
-    for (final listener in listeners) {
-      if (!_listeners.contains(listener)) {
-        continue;
-      }
+    if (_listeners.isEmpty) return;
+    // Existing listeners receive this event. Callbacks may subscribe others,
+    // which join only on the next event rather than this iteration.
+    for (final listener in _listenerSnapshot) {
+      if (!_listeners.contains(listener)) continue;
       listener.onWindowEvent(eventName);
-      final Map<String, void Function()> funcMap = {
-        kWindowEventClose: listener.onWindowClose,
-        kWindowEventFocus: listener.onWindowFocus,
-        kWindowEventBlur: listener.onWindowBlur,
-        kWindowEventMaximize: listener.onWindowMaximize,
-        kWindowEventUnmaximize: listener.onWindowUnmaximize,
-        kWindowEventMinimize: listener.onWindowMinimize,
-        kWindowEventRestore: listener.onWindowRestore,
-        kWindowEventResize: listener.onWindowResize,
-        kWindowEventResized: listener.onWindowResized,
-        kWindowEventMove: listener.onWindowMove,
-        kWindowEventMoved: listener.onWindowMoved,
-        kWindowEventEnterFullScreen: listener.onWindowEnterFullScreen,
-        kWindowEventLeaveFullScreen: listener.onWindowLeaveFullScreen,
-        kWindowEventDocked: listener.onWindowDocked,
-        kWindowEventUndocked: listener.onWindowUndocked,
-      };
-      funcMap[eventName]?.call();
+      // A switch, not a map of tear-offs per listener: move and resize arrive
+      // many times per second while the user drags the window.
+      switch (eventName) {
+        case kWindowEventClose:
+          listener.onWindowClose();
+        case kWindowEventFocus:
+          listener.onWindowFocus();
+        case kWindowEventBlur:
+          listener.onWindowBlur();
+        case kWindowEventMaximize:
+          listener.onWindowMaximize();
+        case kWindowEventUnmaximize:
+          listener.onWindowUnmaximize();
+        case kWindowEventMinimize:
+          listener.onWindowMinimize();
+        case kWindowEventRestore:
+          listener.onWindowRestore();
+        case kWindowEventResize:
+          listener.onWindowResize();
+        case kWindowEventResized:
+          listener.onWindowResized();
+        case kWindowEventMove:
+          listener.onWindowMove();
+        case kWindowEventMoved:
+          listener.onWindowMoved();
+        case kWindowEventEnterFullScreen:
+          listener.onWindowEnterFullScreen();
+        case kWindowEventLeaveFullScreen:
+          listener.onWindowLeaveFullScreen();
+        case kWindowEventDocked:
+          listener.onWindowDocked();
+        case kWindowEventUndocked:
+          listener.onWindowUndocked();
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/legacy_dispatch_test.dart b/test/legacy_dispatch_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e3f8a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/legacy_dispatch_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Event delivery of package:window_manager/legacy.dart. With prevent-close on
+// and no native window, close() reports onWindowClose, which drives delivery
+// without a window.
+// ignore_for_file: deprecated_member_use_from_same_package
+
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:window_manager/legacy.dart';
+
+class _OnClose with WindowListener {
+  _OnClose(this.action);
+
+  final void Function() action;
+  int closes = 0;
+
+  @override
+  void onWindowEvent(String eventName) {
+    if (eventName == kWindowEventClose) action();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void onWindowClose() => closes++;
+}
+
+void main() {
+  setUp(() => windowManager.setPreventClose(true));
+  tearDown(() => windowManager.setPreventClose(false));
+
+  test('the named callback follows onWindowEvent once per event', () async {
+    final events = <String>[];
+    final listener = _OnClose(() => events.add('event'));
+    windowManager.addListener(listener);
+    addTearDown(() => windowManager.removeListener(listener));
+
+    await windowManager.close();
+    await windowManager.close();
+    expect(events, ['event', 'event']);
+    expect(listener.closes, 2);
+  });
+
+  test(
+    'removing a listener during delivery does not starve later listeners',
+    () async {
+      final events = <String>[];
+      late final _OnClose removed;
+      final first = _OnClose(() => windowManager.removeListener(removed));
+      removed = _OnClose(() => events.add('removed'));
+      final last = _OnClose(() => events.add('last'));
+      windowManager.addListener(first);
+      windowManager.addListener(removed);
+      windowManager.addListener(last);
+      addTearDown(() {
+        windowManager.removeListener(first);
+        windowManager.removeListener(removed);
+        windowManager.removeListener(last);
+      });
+
+      await windowManager.close();
+      expect(events, ['last']);
+      expect(removed.closes, 0);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('a listener added during delivery joins the next event only', () async {
+    final received = <String>[];
+    late final _OnClose newlyAdded;
+    var added = false;
+    final first = _OnClose(() {
+      if (!added) {
+        added = true;
+        windowManager.addListener(newlyAdded);
+      }
+    });
+    newlyAdded = _OnClose(() => received.add('new'));
+    final tail = _OnClose(() => received.add('tail'));
+    windowManager.addListener(first);
+    windowManager.addListener(tail);
+    addTearDown(() {
+      windowManager.removeListener(first);
+      windowManager.removeListener(tail);
+      windowManager.removeListener(newlyAdded);
+    });
+
+    await windowManager.close();
+    expect(received, ['tail']);
+    await windowManager.close();
+    expect(received, ['tail', 'tail', 'new']);
+  });
+
+  test('listeners returns a copy', () {
+    final listener = _OnClose(() {});
+    windowManager.addListener(listener);
+    addTearDown(() => windowManager.removeListener(listener));
+
+    windowManager.listeners.clear();
+    expect(windowManager.listeners, [listener]);
+    expect(windowManager.hasListeners, isTrue);
+  });
+}