diff --git a/src/plugins/screenrecorder/cropandtrim.cpp b/src/plugins/screenrecorder/cropandtrim.cpp
index 218029c9356..e7b113cc194 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screenrecorder/cropandtrim.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screenrecorder/cropandtrim.cpp
@@ -59,15 +59,6 @@ void CropScene::initMouseInteraction(const QPoint &imagePos)
         return inRange;
     };
 
-    static const auto inMoveArea = [this, &imagePos] {
-        const qreal minRatio = 0.25;  // 25% width / height of selection
-        const int minAbsoluteSize = 40;
-        QRect result(0, 0, qMax(int(m_cropRect.width() * minRatio), minAbsoluteSize),
-                     qMax(int(m_cropRect.height() * minRatio), minAbsoluteSize));
-        result.moveCenter(m_cropRect.center());
-        return result.contains(imagePos);
-    };
-
     m_mouse.clickOffset = {};
     if (inGripRange(imagePos.x(), m_cropRect.left(), m_mouse.clickOffset.rx())) {
         m_mouse.margin = EdgeLeft;
@@ -81,7 +72,7 @@ void CropScene::initMouseInteraction(const QPoint &imagePos)
     } else if (inGripRange(imagePos.y(), m_cropRect.bottom(), m_mouse.clickOffset.ry())) {
         m_mouse.margin = EdgeBottom;
         m_mouse.cursorShape = Qt::SizeVerCursor;
-    } else if (!fullySelected() && inMoveArea()) {
+    } else if (!fullySelected() && activeMoveArea().contains(imagePos)) {
         m_mouse.margin = Move;
         m_mouse.cursorShape = Qt::SizeAllCursor;
         m_mouse.clickOffset = imagePos - m_cropRect.topLeft();
@@ -138,6 +129,16 @@ QPoint CropScene::toImagePos(const QPoint &widgetPos) const
     return {(widgetPos.x() - lineWidth) * dpr, (widgetPos.y() - lineWidth) * dpr};
 }
 
+QRect CropScene::activeMoveArea() const
+{
+    const qreal minRatio = 0.22;  // At least 22% width and height of current selection
+    const int minAbsoluteSize = 40;
+    QRect result(0, 0, qMax(int(m_cropRect.width() * minRatio), minAbsoluteSize),
+                 qMax(int(m_cropRect.height() * minRatio), minAbsoluteSize));
+    result.moveCenter(m_cropRect.center());
+    return result;
+}
+
 QRect CropScene::cropRect() const
 {
     return m_cropRect;
diff --git a/src/plugins/screenrecorder/cropandtrim.h b/src/plugins/screenrecorder/cropandtrim.h
index c4e4ab465f8..b017a6bba94 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screenrecorder/cropandtrim.h
+++ b/src/plugins/screenrecorder/cropandtrim.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ private:
     void initMouseInteraction(const QPoint &pos);
     void updateBuffer();
     QPoint toImagePos(const QPoint &widgetCoordinate) const;
+    QRect activeMoveArea() const;
 
     const static int m_gripWidth = 8;
     QRect m_cropRect;