--- a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp

+++ b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp

@@ -557,5 +557,10 @@ void SpectacleCore::initGui(int theDelay

         mIsGuiInited = true;

     }

-    takeNewScreenshot(ExportManager::instance()->captureMode(), theDelay, theIncludePointer, theIncludeDecorations);

+    Spectacle::CaptureMode capture_mode = ExportManager::instance()->captureMode();

+    if (!mPlatform->supportedShutterModes().testFlag(Platform::ShutterMode::OnClick)) {

+        theDelay = 0;

+        capture_mode = Spectacle::CaptureMode::WindowUnderCursor;

+    }

+    takeNewScreenshot(capture_mode, theDelay, theIncludePointer, theIncludeDecorations);

 }