diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/Enumerations.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/Enumerations.cs
index edd85a168..a449832fa 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/Enumerations.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/Enumerations.cs
@@ -1221,4 +1221,21 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers {
 		OBJID_VSCROLL = -5,
 		OBJID_WINDOW = 0
 	}
+
+	[Flags]
+	public enum DesktopAccessRight : uint {
+		DESKTOP_READOBJECTS = 0x00000001,
+		DESKTOP_CREATEWINDOW = 0x00000002,
+		DESKTOP_CREATEMENU = 0x00000004,
+		DESKTOP_HOOKCONTROL = 0x00000008,
+		DESKTOP_JOURNALRECORD = 0x00000010,
+		DESKTOP_JOURNALPLAYBACK = 0x00000020,
+		DESKTOP_ENUMERATE = 0x00000040,
+		DESKTOP_WRITEOBJECTS = 0x00000080,
+		DESKTOP_SWITCHDESKTOP = 0x00000100,
+
+		GENERIC_ALL = (DESKTOP_READOBJECTS | DESKTOP_CREATEWINDOW | DESKTOP_CREATEMENU |
+			DESKTOP_HOOKCONTROL | DESKTOP_JOURNALRECORD | DESKTOP_JOURNALPLAYBACK |
+			DESKTOP_ENUMERATE | DESKTOP_WRITEOBJECTS | DESKTOP_SWITCHDESKTOP)
+	};
 }
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/User32.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/User32.cs
index 74caffcc7..1a751ad1b 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/User32.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/User32.cs
@@ -218,10 +218,19 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers {
 		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
 		public static extern IntPtr CreateIconIndirect(ref IconInfo icon);
 
+		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
+		public static extern IntPtr OpenInputDesktop(uint dwFlags, bool fInherit, DesktopAccessRight dwDesiredAccess);
+		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
+		public static extern bool SetThreadDesktop(IntPtr hDesktop);
+		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
+		public static extern bool CloseDesktop(IntPtr hDesktop);
+
+
 		#endregion
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Retrieves the cursor location safely, accounting for DPI settings in Vista/Windows 7.
+		/// </summary>
 		/// <returns>Point with cursor location, relative to the origin of the monitor setup
 		/// (i.e. negative coordinates arepossible in multiscreen setups)</returns>
 		public static Point GetCursorLocation() {
@@ -320,6 +329,34 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers {
 	/// <param name="dwmsEventTime"></param>
 	public delegate void WinEventDelegate(IntPtr hWinEventHook, WinEvent eventType, IntPtr hwnd, EventObjects idObject, int idChild, uint dwEventThread, uint dwmsEventTime);
 
+	/// <summary>
+	/// A SafeHandle class implementation for the current input desktop
+	/// </summary>
+	public class SafeCurrentInputDesktopHandle : SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid {
+		private static readonly ILog LOG = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(SafeCurrentInputDesktopHandle));
+
+		public SafeCurrentInputDesktopHandle() : base(true) {
+			IntPtr hDesktop = User32.OpenInputDesktop(0, true, DesktopAccessRight.GENERIC_ALL);
+			if (hDesktop != IntPtr.Zero) {
+				SetHandle(hDesktop);
+				if (User32.SetThreadDesktop(hDesktop)) {
+					LOG.DebugFormat("Switched to desktop {0}", hDesktop);
+				} else {
+					LOG.WarnFormat("Couldn't switch to desktop {0}", hDesktop);
+					LOG.Error(User32.CreateWin32Exception("SetThreadDesktop"));
+				}
+			} else {
+				LOG.Warn("Couldn't get current desktop.");
+				LOG.Error(User32.CreateWin32Exception("OpenInputDesktop"));
+			}
+		}
+
+		[SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, UnmanagedCode = true)]
+		protected override bool ReleaseHandle() {
+			return User32.CloseDesktop(handle);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// A SafeHandle class implementation for the hIcon
 	/// </summary>