diff --git a/src/backend/mod.rs b/src/backend/mod.rs
index 3c2e86a..aedde51 100644
--- a/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ pub mod common;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod notifications;
 
+#[allow(clippy::all)]
+mod notifications_dbus;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "openvr")]
 pub mod openvr;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/notifications.rs b/src/backend/notifications.rs
index 19ad338..69ab6e9 100644
--- a/src/backend/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/backend/notifications.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-use dbus::{blocking::Connection, channel::MatchingReceiver, message::MatchRule};
+use dbus::{
+    arg::{PropMap, Variant},
+    blocking::Connection,
+    channel::MatchingReceiver,
+    message::MatchRule,
+};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{
     sync::{
@@ -9,6 +14,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
+    backend::notifications_dbus::OrgFreedesktopNotifications,
     overlays::toast::{Toast, ToastTopic},
     state::AppState,
 };
@@ -196,6 +202,60 @@ impl Drop for NotificationManager {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct DbusNotificationSender {
+    connection: Connection,
+}
+
+impl DbusNotificationSender {
+    pub fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            connection: Connection::new_session()?,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn notify_send(
+        &self,
+        summary: &str,
+        body: &str,
+        urgency: u8,
+        timeout: i32,
+        replaces_id: u32,
+        transient: bool,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<u32> {
+        let proxy = self.connection.with_proxy(
+            "org.freedesktop.Notifications",
+            "/org/freedesktop/Notifications",
+            Duration::from_millis(1000),
+        );
+
+        let mut hints = PropMap::new();
+        hints.insert("urgency".to_string(), Variant(Box::new(urgency)));
+        hints.insert("transient".to_string(), Variant(Box::new(transient)));
+
+        Ok(proxy.notify(
+            "WlxOverlay-S",
+            replaces_id,
+            "",
+            summary,
+            body,
+            vec![],
+            hints,
+            timeout,
+        )?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn notify_close(&self, id: u32) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let proxy = self.connection.with_proxy(
+            "org.freedesktop.Notifications",
+            "/org/freedesktop/Notifications",
+            Duration::from_millis(1000),
+        );
+
+        proxy.close_notification(id)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 fn parse_dbus(msg: &dbus::Message) -> anyhow::Result<Toast> {
     let mut args = msg.iter_init();
     let app_name: String = args.read()?;
diff --git a/src/backend/notifications_dbus.rs b/src/backend/notifications_dbus.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..336abf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/notifications_dbus.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+// This code was autogenerated with `dbus-codegen-rust -g -m None -d org.freedesktop.Notifications -p /org/freedesktop/Notifications`, see https://github.com/diwic/dbus-rs
+use dbus as dbus;
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+use dbus::arg;
+use dbus::blocking;
+
+pub trait OrgFreedesktopDBusProperties {
+    fn get<R0: for<'b> arg::Get<'b> + 'static>(&self, interface_name: &str, property_name: &str) -> Result<R0, dbus::Error>;
+    fn get_all(&self, interface_name: &str) -> Result<arg::PropMap, dbus::Error>;
+    fn set<I2: arg::Arg + arg::Append>(&self, interface_name: &str, property_name: &str, value: I2) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesPropertiesChanged {
+    pub interface_name: String,
+    pub changed_properties: arg::PropMap,
+    pub invalidated_properties: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl arg::AppendAll for OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesPropertiesChanged {
+    fn append(&self, i: &mut arg::IterAppend) {
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.interface_name, i);
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.changed_properties, i);
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.invalidated_properties, i);
+    }
+}
+
+impl arg::ReadAll for OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesPropertiesChanged {
+    fn read(i: &mut arg::Iter) -> Result<Self, arg::TypeMismatchError> {
+        Ok(OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesPropertiesChanged {
+            interface_name: i.read()?,
+            changed_properties: i.read()?,
+            invalidated_properties: i.read()?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl dbus::message::SignalArgs for OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesPropertiesChanged {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "PropertiesChanged";
+    const INTERFACE: &'static str = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties";
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: blocking::BlockingSender, C: ::std::ops::Deref<Target=T>> OrgFreedesktopDBusProperties for blocking::Proxy<'a, C> {
+
+    fn get<R0: for<'b> arg::Get<'b> + 'static>(&self, interface_name: &str, property_name: &str) -> Result<R0, dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Get", (interface_name, property_name, ))
+            .and_then(|r: (arg::Variant<R0>, )| Ok((r.0).0, ))
+    }
+
+    fn get_all(&self, interface_name: &str) -> Result<arg::PropMap, dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "GetAll", (interface_name, ))
+            .and_then(|r: (arg::PropMap, )| Ok(r.0, ))
+    }
+
+    fn set<I2: arg::Arg + arg::Append>(&self, interface_name: &str, property_name: &str, value: I2) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Set", (interface_name, property_name, arg::Variant(value), ))
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait OrgFreedesktopDBusIntrospectable {
+    fn introspect(&self) -> Result<String, dbus::Error>;
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: blocking::BlockingSender, C: ::std::ops::Deref<Target=T>> OrgFreedesktopDBusIntrospectable for blocking::Proxy<'a, C> {
+
+    fn introspect(&self) -> Result<String, dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable", "Introspect", ())
+            .and_then(|r: (String, )| Ok(r.0, ))
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait OrgFreedesktopDBusPeer {
+    fn ping(&self) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+    fn get_machine_id(&self) -> Result<String, dbus::Error>;
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: blocking::BlockingSender, C: ::std::ops::Deref<Target=T>> OrgFreedesktopDBusPeer for blocking::Proxy<'a, C> {
+
+    fn ping(&self) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer", "Ping", ())
+    }
+
+    fn get_machine_id(&self) -> Result<String, dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer", "GetMachineId", ())
+            .and_then(|r: (String, )| Ok(r.0, ))
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait OrgFreedesktopNotifications {
+    fn set_noti_window_visibility(&self, value: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+    fn toggle_dnd(&self) -> Result<bool, dbus::Error>;
+    fn set_dnd(&self, state: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+    fn get_dnd(&self) -> Result<bool, dbus::Error>;
+    fn manually_close_notification(&self, id: u32, timeout: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+    fn close_all_notifications(&self) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+    fn hide_latest_notification(&self, close: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+    fn get_capabilities(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, dbus::Error>;
+    fn notify(&self, app_name: &str, replaces_id: u32, app_icon: &str, summary: &str, body: &str, actions: Vec<&str>, hints: arg::PropMap, expire_timeout: i32) -> Result<u32, dbus::Error>;
+    fn close_notification(&self, id: u32) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+    fn get_server_information(&self) -> Result<(String, String, String, String), dbus::Error>;
+    fn dnd(&self) -> Result<bool, dbus::Error>;
+    fn set_dnd_(&self, value: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error>;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct OrgFreedesktopNotificationsOnDndToggle {
+    pub dnd: bool,
+}
+
+impl arg::AppendAll for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsOnDndToggle {
+    fn append(&self, i: &mut arg::IterAppend) {
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.dnd, i);
+    }
+}
+
+impl arg::ReadAll for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsOnDndToggle {
+    fn read(i: &mut arg::Iter) -> Result<Self, arg::TypeMismatchError> {
+        Ok(OrgFreedesktopNotificationsOnDndToggle {
+            dnd: i.read()?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl dbus::message::SignalArgs for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsOnDndToggle {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "OnDndToggle";
+    const INTERFACE: &'static str = "org.freedesktop.Notifications";
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationClosed {
+    pub id: u32,
+    pub reason: u32,
+}
+
+impl arg::AppendAll for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationClosed {
+    fn append(&self, i: &mut arg::IterAppend) {
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.id, i);
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.reason, i);
+    }
+}
+
+impl arg::ReadAll for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationClosed {
+    fn read(i: &mut arg::Iter) -> Result<Self, arg::TypeMismatchError> {
+        Ok(OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationClosed {
+            id: i.read()?,
+            reason: i.read()?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl dbus::message::SignalArgs for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationClosed {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "NotificationClosed";
+    const INTERFACE: &'static str = "org.freedesktop.Notifications";
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct OrgFreedesktopNotificationsActionInvoked {
+    pub id: u32,
+    pub action_key: String,
+}
+
+impl arg::AppendAll for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsActionInvoked {
+    fn append(&self, i: &mut arg::IterAppend) {
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.id, i);
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.action_key, i);
+    }
+}
+
+impl arg::ReadAll for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsActionInvoked {
+    fn read(i: &mut arg::Iter) -> Result<Self, arg::TypeMismatchError> {
+        Ok(OrgFreedesktopNotificationsActionInvoked {
+            id: i.read()?,
+            action_key: i.read()?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl dbus::message::SignalArgs for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsActionInvoked {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "ActionInvoked";
+    const INTERFACE: &'static str = "org.freedesktop.Notifications";
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationReplied {
+    pub id: u32,
+    pub text: String,
+}
+
+impl arg::AppendAll for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationReplied {
+    fn append(&self, i: &mut arg::IterAppend) {
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.id, i);
+        arg::RefArg::append(&self.text, i);
+    }
+}
+
+impl arg::ReadAll for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationReplied {
+    fn read(i: &mut arg::Iter) -> Result<Self, arg::TypeMismatchError> {
+        Ok(OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationReplied {
+            id: i.read()?,
+            text: i.read()?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl dbus::message::SignalArgs for OrgFreedesktopNotificationsNotificationReplied {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "NotificationReplied";
+    const INTERFACE: &'static str = "org.freedesktop.Notifications";
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: blocking::BlockingSender, C: ::std::ops::Deref<Target=T>> OrgFreedesktopNotifications for blocking::Proxy<'a, C> {
+
+    fn set_noti_window_visibility(&self, value: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "SetNotiWindowVisibility", (value, ))
+    }
+
+    fn toggle_dnd(&self) -> Result<bool, dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "ToggleDnd", ())
+            .and_then(|r: (bool, )| Ok(r.0, ))
+    }
+
+    fn set_dnd(&self, state: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "SetDnd", (state, ))
+    }
+
+    fn get_dnd(&self) -> Result<bool, dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "GetDnd", ())
+            .and_then(|r: (bool, )| Ok(r.0, ))
+    }
+
+    fn manually_close_notification(&self, id: u32, timeout: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "ManuallyCloseNotification", (id, timeout, ))
+    }
+
+    fn close_all_notifications(&self) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "CloseAllNotifications", ())
+    }
+
+    fn hide_latest_notification(&self, close: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "HideLatestNotification", (close, ))
+    }
+
+    fn get_capabilities(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "GetCapabilities", ())
+            .and_then(|r: (Vec<String>, )| Ok(r.0, ))
+    }
+
+    fn notify(&self, app_name: &str, replaces_id: u32, app_icon: &str, summary: &str, body: &str, actions: Vec<&str>, hints: arg::PropMap, expire_timeout: i32) -> Result<u32, dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "Notify", (app_name, replaces_id, app_icon, summary, body, actions, hints, expire_timeout, ))
+            .and_then(|r: (u32, )| Ok(r.0, ))
+    }
+
+    fn close_notification(&self, id: u32) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "CloseNotification", (id, ))
+    }
+
+    fn get_server_information(&self) -> Result<(String, String, String, String), dbus::Error> {
+        self.method_call("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "GetServerInformation", ())
+    }
+
+    fn dnd(&self) -> Result<bool, dbus::Error> {
+        <Self as blocking::stdintf::org_freedesktop_dbus::Properties>::get(self, "org.freedesktop.Notifications", "Dnd")
+    }
+
+    fn set_dnd_(&self, value: bool) -> Result<(), dbus::Error> {
+        <Self as blocking::stdintf::org_freedesktop_dbus::Properties>::set(self, "org.freedesktop.Notifications", "Dnd", value)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/overlays/screen.rs b/src/overlays/screen.rs
index 5e4a5d8..8dc0336 100644
--- a/src/overlays/screen.rs
+++ b/src/overlays/screen.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use wlx_capture::{
         DrmFormat, FrameFormat, MouseMeta, WlxFrame, DRM_FORMAT_ABGR2101010, DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888,
         DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010, DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888, DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
     },
+    pipewire::PipewireSelectScreenResult,
     WlxCapture,
 };
 
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@ use wlx_capture::{
 use {
     crate::config_io,
     std::error::Error,
-    std::{ops::Deref, path::PathBuf},
-    wlx_capture::pipewire::{pipewire_select_screen, PipewireCapture},
+    std::{ops::Deref, path::PathBuf, task},
+    wlx_capture::pipewire::PipewireCapture,
 };
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "x11", feature = "pipewire"))]
@@ -337,21 +338,22 @@ impl ScreenRenderer {
     )> {
         let name = output.name.clone();
         let embed_mouse = !session.config.double_cursor_fix;
-        log::info!(
-            "On screen share prompt, pick: {} {} {} (pos {}, {})",
-            &output.name,
-            &output.make,
-            &output.model,
-            &output.logical_pos.0,
-            &output.logical_pos.1,
-        );
-        let select_screen_result = futures::executor::block_on(pipewire_select_screen(
+
+        let select_screen_result = select_pw_screen(
+            &format!(
+                "Now select: {} {} {} @ {},{}",
+                &output.name,
+                &output.make,
+                &output.model,
+                &output.logical_pos.0,
+                &output.logical_pos.1
+            ),
             token,
             embed_mouse,
             true,
             true,
             false,
-        ))?;
+        )?;
 
         let node_id = select_screen_result.streams.first().unwrap().node_id; // streams guaranteed to have at least one element
 
@@ -866,8 +868,16 @@ pub fn create_screens_x11pw(app: &mut AppState) -> anyhow::Result<ScreenCreateDa
     let pw_tokens_copy = pw_tokens.clone();
     let token = pw_tokens.arc_get("x11").map(|s| s.as_str());
     let embed_mouse = !app.session.config.double_cursor_fix;
-    let select_screen_result =
-        futures::executor::block_on(pipewire_select_screen(token, embed_mouse, true, true, true))?;
+
+    let select_screen_result = select_pw_screen(
+        "Select ALL screens on the screencast pop-up!",
+        token,
+        embed_mouse,
+        true,
+        true,
+        true,
+    )?;
+
     if let Some(restore_token) = select_screen_result.restore_token {
         if pw_tokens.arc_set("x11".into(), restore_token.clone()) {
             log::info!("Adding Pipewire token {}", restore_token);
@@ -1066,3 +1076,54 @@ fn best_match<'a>(
     log::debug!("best: {:?}", best.map(|b| &b.monitor));
     best
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "pipewire")]
+fn select_pw_screen(
+    instructions: &str,
+    token: Option<&str>,
+    embed_mouse: bool,
+    screens_only: bool,
+    persist: bool,
+    multiple: bool,
+) -> Result<PipewireSelectScreenResult, wlx_capture::pipewire::AshpdError> {
+    use crate::backend::notifications::DbusNotificationSender;
+    use wlx_capture::pipewire::pipewire_select_screen;
+
+    let future = async move {
+        let print_at = Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(250);
+        let mut notify = None;
+
+        let f = pipewire_select_screen(token, embed_mouse, screens_only, persist, multiple);
+        futures::pin_mut!(f);
+
+        loop {
+            match futures::poll!(&mut f) {
+                task::Poll::Ready(result) => return result,
+                task::Poll::Pending => {
+                    if Instant::now() >= print_at {
+                        log::info!("{}", instructions);
+                        if let Ok(sender) = DbusNotificationSender::new() {
+                            if let Ok(id) = sender.notify_send(instructions, "", 2, 0, 0, true) {
+                                notify = Some((sender, id));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    futures::future::lazy(|_| {
+                        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+                    })
+                    .await;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let result = f.await;
+        if let Some((sender, id)) = notify {
+            let _ = sender.notify_close(id);
+        }
+        result
+    };
+
+    futures::executor::block_on(future)
+}