diff --git a/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/GeneralOptionsPage.h b/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/GeneralOptionsPage.h
--- a/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/GeneralOptionsPage.h
+++ b/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/GeneralOptionsPage.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "SettingsPage.h"
 
+class QButtonGroup;
 class QCheckBox;
 class QRadioButton;
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 
     private:
 
+    QButtonGroup* mPrintKeyActionGroup;
     QRadioButton* mRememberAlways;
     QRadioButton* mRememberUntilClosed;
     QCheckBox *mUseLightBackground;
diff --git a/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/GeneralOptionsPage.cpp b/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/GeneralOptionsPage.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/GeneralOptionsPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SettingsDialog/GeneralOptionsPage.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KTitleWidget>
+#include <KWindowSystem>
 
 #include <QButtonGroup>
 #include <QCheckBox>
@@ -35,6 +36,26 @@
 {
     QFormLayout *mainLayout = new QFormLayout(this);
     setLayout(mainLayout);
+    
+    KTitleWidget* runningTitle = new KTitleWidget(this);
+    runningTitle->setText(i18n("When Spectacle is Running"));
+    runningTitle->setLevel(2);
+    mainLayout->addRow(runningTitle);
+    QRadioButton* takeNew = new QRadioButton(i18n("Take a new screenshot"), this);
+    QRadioButton* startNewInstance = new QRadioButton(i18n("Open a new Spectacle window"), this);
+    mPrintKeyActionGroup = new QButtonGroup(this);
+    mPrintKeyActionGroup->setExclusive(true);
+    mPrintKeyActionGroup->addButton(takeNew, SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning::TakeNewScreenshot);
+    mPrintKeyActionGroup->addButton(startNewInstance, SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning::StartNewInstance);
+    connect( mPrintKeyActionGroup, static_cast<void(QButtonGroup::*)(int, bool)>(&QButtonGroup::buttonToggled), this, &GeneralOptionsPage::markDirty);
+    mainLayout->addRow(i18n("Press screenshot key to:"), takeNew);
+    mainLayout->addRow(QString(), startNewInstance);
+    //On Wayland  we can't programmatically raise and focus the window so we have to hide the option
+    if (!(KWindowSystem::isPlatformWayland() || qstrcmp(qgetenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE"), "wayland") == 0)) {
+        QRadioButton* focusWindow = new QRadioButton(i18n("Return focus to Spectacle"), this);
+        mPrintKeyActionGroup->addButton( focusWindow, SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning::FocusWindow);
+        mainLayout->addRow(QString(), focusWindow);
+    }
 
     // Rectangular Region settings
     KTitleWidget *titleWidget = new KTitleWidget(this);
@@ -86,6 +107,7 @@
     cfgManager->setRememberLastRectangularRegion(mRememberUntilClosed->isChecked() || mRememberAlways->isChecked());
     cfgManager->setAlwaysRememberRegion (mRememberAlways->isChecked());
     cfgManager->setShowMagnifierChecked(mShowMagnifier->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
+    cfgManager->setPrintKeyActionRunning(static_cast<SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning>(mPrintKeyActionGroup->checkedId()));
 
     mChangesMade = false;
 }
@@ -98,6 +120,7 @@
     mRememberUntilClosed->setChecked(cfgManager->rememberLastRectangularRegion());
     mRememberAlways->setChecked(cfgManager->alwaysRememberRegion());
     mShowMagnifier->setChecked(cfgManager->showMagnifierChecked());
+    mPrintKeyActionGroup->button(cfgManager->printKeyActionRunning())->setChecked(true);
 
     mChangesMade = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/SpectacleConfig.h b/src/SpectacleConfig.h
--- a/src/SpectacleConfig.h
+++ b/src/SpectacleConfig.h
@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@
     
     QUrl lastSaveAsLocation() const;
     QUrl lastSaveLocation() const;
-    
+
+     enum PrintKeyActionRunning : int {
+        TakeNewScreenshot = 0,
+        StartNewInstance,
+        FocusWindow
+    };
+
     private:
 
     explicit SpectacleConfig(QObject *parent = nullptr);
@@ -117,6 +123,9 @@
     QString saveImageFormat() const;
     void setSaveImageFormat(const QString &saveFmt);
 
+    PrintKeyActionRunning printKeyActionRunning() const;
+    void setPrintKeyActionRunning (PrintKeyActionRunning action);
+
     private:
 
     KSharedConfigPtr mConfig;
diff --git a/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp b/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleConfig.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "SpectacleConfig.h"
 
+#include <KWindowSystem>
+
 SpectacleConfig::SpectacleConfig(QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent)
 {
@@ -315,3 +317,21 @@
     mGeneralConfig.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("default-save-image-format"), saveFmt);
     mGeneralConfig.sync();
 }
+
+SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning SpectacleConfig::printKeyActionRunning() const
+{
+    mConfig->reparseConfiguration();
+    int newScreenshotAction = static_cast<int>(SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning::TakeNewScreenshot);
+    int readValue = mGuiConfig.readEntry(QStringLiteral("printKeyActionRunning"), newScreenshotAction);
+    if ((KWindowSystem::isPlatformWayland() || qstrcmp(qgetenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE"), "wayland") == 0 )
+        && readValue == SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning::FocusWindow)  {
+        return SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning::TakeNewScreenshot;
+    }
+    return static_cast<SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning>(readValue);
+}
+
+void SpectacleConfig::setPrintKeyActionRunning (SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning action)
+{
+    mGuiConfig.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("printKeyActionRunning"), static_cast<int>(action));
+    mGuiConfig.sync();
+}
diff --git a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QDrag>
 #include <QMimeData>
+#include <QProcess>
 #include <QTimer>
 
 SpectacleCore::SpectacleCore(StartMode startMode, ImageGrabber::GrabMode grabMode, QString &saveFileName,
@@ -153,6 +154,21 @@
     if (!(mStartMode == GuiMode)) {
         mStartMode = GuiMode;
         initGui();
+    } else {
+        using Actions = SpectacleConfig::PrintKeyActionRunning;
+        switch (SpectacleConfig::instance()->printKeyActionRunning()) {
+            case Actions::TakeNewScreenshot:
+                QTimer::singleShot(KWindowSystem::compositingActive() ? 200 : 50, mImageGrabber, &ImageGrabber::doImageGrab);
+                break;
+            case Actions::FocusWindow:
+                KWindowSystem::forceActiveWindow(mMainWindow->winId());;
+                break;
+            case Actions::StartNewInstance:
+                QProcess newInstance;
+                newInstance.setProgram(QStringLiteral("spectacle"));
+                newInstance.startDetached();
+                break;
+        }
     }
 }