diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@
 // slots
 void KSMainWindow::captureScreenshot(Spectacle::CaptureMode theCaptureMode, int theTimeout, bool theIncludePointer, bool theIncludeDecorations)
 {
+    if (theTimeout < 0) { // This is the case on wayland
+        emit newScreenshotRequest(theCaptureMode, theTimeout, theIncludePointer, theIncludeDecorations);
+        return;
+    }
     showMinimized();
     mMessageWidget->hide();
     QTimer* timer = new QTimer;