diff --git a/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-gnome-shell.c b/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-gnome-shell.c
index 5031f23cdc..84e36061b1 100644
--- a/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-gnome-shell.c
+++ b/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-gnome-shell.c
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ ScreenshotCapabilities
 screenshot_gnome_shell_get_capabilities (void)
 {
   return (SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_DECORATIONS |
-          SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_POINTER);
+          SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_POINTER     |
+          SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_REGION);
 }
 
 GimpPDBStatusType
diff --git a/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-osx.c b/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-osx.c
index f6836c4b1a..5406b1cc1e 100644
--- a/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-osx.c
+++ b/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-osx.c
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ ScreenshotCapabilities
 screenshot_osx_get_capabilities (void)
 {
   return (SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_DECORATIONS |
-          SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_POINTER);
+          SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_POINTER     |
+          SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_REGION);
 }
 
 GimpPDBStatusType
diff --git a/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-x11.c b/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-x11.c
index f889762670..95772dc4ef 100644
--- a/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-x11.c
+++ b/plug-ins/screenshot/screenshot-x11.c
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ screenshot_x11_get_capabilities (void)
   capabilities |= SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_POINTER;
 #endif
 
+  capabilities |= SCREENSHOT_CAN_SHOOT_REGION;
+
   return capabilities;
 }