diff --git a/src/QuickEditor/QuickEditor.h b/src/QuickEditor/QuickEditor.h
--- a/src/QuickEditor/QuickEditor.h
+++ b/src/QuickEditor/QuickEditor.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     public:
 
-    explicit QuickEditor(const QPixmap &thePixmap, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit QuickEditor(const QPixmap &thePixmap, const QScreen *activeScreen, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     virtual ~QuickEditor() = default;
 
     private:
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@
     bool mReleaseToCapture;
     bool mRememberRegion;
     bool mDisableArrowKeys;
-    QRect mPrimaryScreenGeo;
     int mbottomHelpLength;
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
diff --git a/src/QuickEditor/QuickEditor.cpp b/src/QuickEditor/QuickEditor.cpp
--- a/src/QuickEditor/QuickEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/QuickEditor/QuickEditor.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 const int QuickEditor::magPixels = 16;
 const int QuickEditor::magOffset = 32;
 
-QuickEditor::QuickEditor(const QPixmap& thePixmap, QWidget *parent) :
+QuickEditor::QuickEditor(const QPixmap& thePixmap, const QScreen *activeScreen, QWidget *parent) :
     QWidget(parent),
     mMaskColor(QColor::fromRgbF(0, 0, 0, 0.15)),
     mStrokeColor(palette().highlight().color()),
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
         0.85
     )),
     mLabelForegroundColor(palette().windowText().color()),
+    mSelection(static_cast<QRectF>(QRect(activeScreen->geometry().topLeft(), QSize(0,0)))),
     mMidHelpText(i18n("Click and drag to draw a selection rectangle,\nor press Esc to quit")),
     mMidHelpTextFont(font()),
     mBottomHelpTextFont(font()),
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@
     mReleaseToCapture(SpectacleConfig::instance()->useReleaseToCapture()),
     mRememberRegion(SpectacleConfig::instance()->alwaysRememberRegion() || SpectacleConfig::instance()->rememberLastRectangularRegion()),
     mDisableArrowKeys(false),
-    mPrimaryScreenGeo(QGuiApplication::primaryScreen()->geometry()),
     mbottomHelpLength(bottomHelpMaxLength)
 {
     SpectacleConfig *config = SpectacleConfig::instance();
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@
             }
         }
     }
-    layoutBottomHelpText();
-
     update();
 }
 
@@ -288,7 +286,7 @@
 void QuickEditor::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
 {
     if (event->button() & Qt::LeftButton) {
-        /* NOTE  Workaround for Bug 407843  
+        /* NOTE  Workaround for Bug 407843
         * If we show the selection Widget when a right click menu is open we lose focus on X.
         * When the user clicks we get the mouse back. We can only grab the keyboard if we already
         * have mouse focus. So just grab it undconditionally here.
@@ -490,6 +488,7 @@
         } else if (mMagnifierAllowed && (mShowMagnifier ^ mToggleMagnifier)) {
             drawMagnifier(painter);
         }
+        layoutBottomHelpText();
         drawBottomHelpText(painter);
     } else {
         drawMidHelpText(painter);
@@ -516,7 +515,8 @@
         contentWidth = qMax(contentWidth, mBottomHelpGridLeftWidth + maxRightWidth + bottomHelpBoxPairSpacing);
         contentHeight += (i != bottomHelpMaxLength ? bottomHelpBoxMarginBottom : 0);
     }
-    mBottomHelpContentPos.setX((mPrimaryScreenGeo.width() - contentWidth) / 2 + mPrimaryScreenGeo.x());
+    QRect activeScreenGeo = QGuiApplication::screenAt(mSelection.center().toPoint())->geometry();
+    mBottomHelpContentPos.setX((activeScreenGeo.width() - contentWidth) / 2 + activeScreenGeo.x());
     mBottomHelpContentPos.setY(height() - contentHeight - 8);
     mBottomHelpGridLeftWidth += mBottomHelpContentPos.x();
     mBottomHelpBorderBox.setRect(
@@ -727,7 +727,8 @@
     painter.fillRect(geometry(), mMaskColor);
     painter.setFont(mMidHelpTextFont);
     QRect textSize = painter.boundingRect(QRect(), Qt::AlignCenter, mMidHelpText);
-    QPoint pos((mPrimaryScreenGeo.width() - textSize.width()) / 2 + mPrimaryScreenGeo.x(), (height() - textSize.height()) / 2);
+    QRect activeScreenGeo = QGuiApplication::screenAt(mSelection.center().toPoint())->geometry();
+    QPoint pos((activeScreenGeo.width() - textSize.width()) / 2 + activeScreenGeo.x(), (height() - textSize.height()) / 2);
 
     painter.setBrush(mLabelBackgroundColor);
     QPen pen(mLabelForegroundColor);
diff --git a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QWindow>
 
 SpectacleCore::SpectacleCore(StartMode theStartMode,
                              Spectacle::CaptureMode theCaptureMode,
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@
 
     if (lExportManager->captureMode() == Spectacle::CaptureMode::RectangularRegion) {
         if(!mQuickEditor) {
-            mQuickEditor = std::make_unique<QuickEditor>(thePixmap);
+            mQuickEditor = std::make_unique<QuickEditor>(thePixmap, mMainWindow->window()->windowHandle()->screen());
             connect(mQuickEditor.get(), &QuickEditor::grabDone, this, &SpectacleCore::screenshotUpdated);
             connect(mQuickEditor.get(), &QuickEditor::grabCancelled, this, &SpectacleCore::screenshotFailed);
             mQuickEditor->showFullScreen();