--- 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);
 }