diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/routes/capture-area.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/routes/capture-area.tsx
index 0a2a3feeb17..2c62a6adaca 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/routes/capture-area.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/routes/capture-area.tsx
@@ -72,13 +72,27 @@ export default function CaptureArea() {
 
 	const { rawOptions, setOptions } = createOptionsQuery();
 
+	const activeScreenId = createMemo(() => {
+		const target = rawOptions.captureTarget;
+		if (target.variant === "display") return target.id;
+		if (target.variant === "area") return target.screen;
+		return null;
+	});
+
+	const screenId = activeScreenId;
+
 	const hasStoredSelection = createMemo(() => {
+		const id = screenId();
+		if (!id) return false;
+
+		if (state.lastSelectedBounds?.some((entry) => entry.screenId === id))
+			return true;
+
 		const target = rawOptions.captureTarget;
-		if (target.variant !== "display") return false;
-		return (
-			state.lastSelectedBounds?.some((entry) => entry.screenId === target.id) ??
-			false
-		);
+		if (target.variant === "area" && target.screen === id) {
+			return target.bounds.size.width > 1 && target.bounds.size.height > 1;
+		}
+		return false;
 	});
 
 	async function handleConfirm() {
@@ -90,22 +104,22 @@ export default function CaptureArea() {
 		)
 			return;
 
-		const target = rawOptions.captureTarget;
-		if (target.variant !== "display") return;
+		const id = screenId();
+		if (!id) return;
 
 		const existingIndex = state.lastSelectedBounds?.findIndex(
-			(item) => item.screenId === target.id,
+			(item) => item.screenId === id,
 		);
 
 		if (existingIndex >= 0) {
 			setState("lastSelectedBounds", existingIndex, {
-				screenId: target.id,
+				screenId: id,
 				bounds: currentBounds,
 			});
 		} else {
 			setState("lastSelectedBounds", [
 				...state.lastSelectedBounds,
-				{ screenId: target.id, bounds: currentBounds },
+				{ screenId: id, bounds: currentBounds },
 			]);
 		}
 
@@ -114,7 +128,7 @@ export default function CaptureArea() {
 			"captureTarget",
 			reconcile({
 				variant: "area",
-				screen: target.id,
+				screen: id,
 				bounds: {
 					position: { x: b.x, y: b.y },
 					size: { width: b.width, height: b.height },
@@ -145,14 +159,20 @@ export default function CaptureArea() {
 	const [aspect, setAspect] = createSignal<Ratio | null>(null);
 
 	function reset() {
-		cropperRef?.reset();
 		setAspect(null);
 
-		const target = rawOptions.captureTarget;
-		if (target.variant !== "display") return;
+		const id = screenId();
+		if (!id) return;
 		setState("lastSelectedBounds", (values) =>
-			values?.filter((v) => v.screenId !== target.id),
+			values?.filter((v) => v.screenId !== id),
 		);
+
+		const target = rawOptions.captureTarget;
+		if (target.variant === "area" && target.screen === id) {
+			setOptions("captureTarget", reconcile({ variant: "display", id }));
+		}
+
+		cropperRef?.reset();
 	}
 
 	async function showCropOptionsMenu(e: UIEvent, positionAtCursor = false) {
@@ -287,14 +307,26 @@ export default function CaptureArea() {
 						onCropChange={setCrop}
 						snapToRatioEnabled={state.snapToRatio}
 						initialCrop={() => {
+							const id = screenId();
+							if (!id) return CROP_ZERO;
+
 							const target = rawOptions.captureTarget;
-							if (target.variant === "display")
-								return (
-									state.lastSelectedBounds?.find(
-										(m) => m.screenId === target.id,
-									)?.bounds ?? CROP_ZERO
-								);
-							return CROP_ZERO;
+							if (target.variant === "area" && target.screen === id) {
+								const { width, height } = target.bounds.size;
+								if (width > 1 && height > 1) {
+									return {
+										x: target.bounds.position.x,
+										y: target.bounds.position.y,
+										width,
+										height,
+									};
+								}
+							}
+
+							return (
+								state.lastSelectedBounds?.find((m) => m.screenId === id)
+									?.bounds ?? CROP_ZERO
+							);
 						}}
 						onContextMenu={(e) => showCropOptionsMenu(e, true)}
 					/>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/routes/target-select-overlay.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/routes/target-select-overlay.tsx
index eb64f497ead..81eade376e1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/routes/target-select-overlay.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/routes/target-select-overlay.tsx
@@ -234,6 +234,27 @@ function Inner() {
 		CropBounds | undefined
 	>(undefined);
 
+	const effectiveInitialBounds = createMemo<CropBounds | undefined>(() => {
+		const explicit = initialAreaBounds();
+		if (explicit !== undefined) return explicit;
+		const target = options.captureTarget;
+		if (
+			target.variant === "area" &&
+			params.displayId &&
+			target.screen === params.displayId
+		) {
+			const { width, height } = target.bounds.size;
+			if (width <= 1 || height <= 1) return undefined;
+			return {
+				x: target.bounds.position.x,
+				y: target.bounds.position.y,
+				width,
+				height,
+			};
+		}
+		return undefined;
+	});
+
 	createEffect(() => {
 		const target = options.captureTarget;
 		if (
@@ -725,7 +746,7 @@ function Inner() {
 						() => isInteracting() || isActiveDisplay(),
 					);
 					const shouldShowSelectionHint = createMemo(() => {
-						if (initialAreaBounds() !== undefined) return false;
+						if (effectiveInitialBounds() !== undefined) return false;
 						if (!isActiveDisplay()) return false;
 						const bounds = crop();
 						return bounds.width <= 1 && bounds.height <= 1 && !isInteracting();
@@ -1146,7 +1167,7 @@ function Inner() {
 								ref={cropperRef}
 								onInteraction={setIsInteracting}
 								onCropChange={setCrop}
-								initialCrop={() => initialAreaBounds() ?? CROP_ZERO}
+								initialCrop={() => effectiveInitialBounds() ?? CROP_ZERO}
 								showBounds={isValid()}
 								aspectRatio={aspect() ?? undefined}
 								snapToRatioEnabled={snapToRatioEnabled()}