diff --git a/qt/directories_dialog.py b/qt/directories_dialog.py
index 5b0c1ea4..c26879ee 100644
--- a/qt/directories_dialog.py
+++ b/qt/directories_dialog.py
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ class DirectoriesDialog(QMainWindow):
 
         if self.app.prefs.directoriesWindowRect is not None:
             self.setGeometry(self.app.prefs.directoriesWindowRect)
-        else:
-            moveToScreenCenter(self)
 
     def _setupColumns(self):
         header = self.treeView.header()
@@ -326,3 +324,9 @@ class DirectoriesDialog(QMainWindow):
 
     def selectionChanged(self, selected, deselected):
         self._updateRemoveButton()
+
+    def showEvent(self, event):
+        if self.isMaximized() is False:
+            # have to do this here as the frameGeometry is not correct until shown
+            moveToScreenCenter(self)
+        super().showEvent(event)
diff --git a/qt/preferences.py b/qt/preferences.py
index c9691cca..1534ede4 100644
--- a/qt/preferences.py
+++ b/qt/preferences.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Preferences(PreferencesBase):
             self.language = trans.installed_lang
 
         self.tableFontSize = get("TableFontSize", self.tableFontSize)
-        self.reference_bold_font = get('ReferenceBoldFont', self.reference_bold_font)
+        self.reference_bold_font = get("ReferenceBoldFont", self.reference_bold_font)
         self.resultWindowIsMaximized = get(
             "ResultWindowIsMaximized", self.resultWindowIsMaximized
         )
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class Preferences(PreferencesBase):
         self.tableFontSize = QApplication.font().pointSize()
         self.reference_bold_font = True
         self.resultWindowIsMaximized = False
+        self.resultWindowMaximizeLocation = None
         self.resultWindowRect = None
         self.directoriesWindowRect = None
         self.recentResults = []
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class Preferences(PreferencesBase):
         set_("Language", self.language)
 
         set_("TableFontSize", self.tableFontSize)
-        set_('ReferenceBoldFont', self.reference_bold_font)
+        set_("ReferenceBoldFont", self.reference_bold_font)
         set_("ResultWindowIsMaximized", self.resultWindowIsMaximized)
         self.set_rect("ResultWindowRect", self.resultWindowRect)
         self.set_rect("DirectoriesWindowRect", self.directoriesWindowRect)
diff --git a/qt/result_window.py b/qt/result_window.py
index 705ee912..c8c525e2 100644
--- a/qt/result_window.py
+++ b/qt/result_window.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QDialog,
     QPushButton,
     QCheckBox,
-    QDesktopWidget,
 )
 
 from hscommon.trans import trget
@@ -344,21 +343,12 @@ class ResultWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.statusLabel = QLabel(self)
         self.statusbar.addPermanentWidget(self.statusLabel, 1)
 
+        if self.app.prefs.resultWindowRect is not None:
+            self.setGeometry(self.app.prefs.resultWindowRect)
         if self.app.prefs.resultWindowIsMaximized:
+            if self.app.prefs.resultWindowMaximizeLocation is not None:
+                self.move(self.app.prefs.resultWindowMaximizeLocation)
             self.setWindowState(self.windowState() | Qt.WindowMaximized)
-        else:
-            if self.app.prefs.resultWindowRect is not None:
-                self.setGeometry(self.app.prefs.resultWindowRect)
-                # if not on any screen move to center of default screen
-                # moves to center of closest screen if partially off screen
-                frame = self.frameGeometry()
-                if QDesktopWidget().screenNumber(self) == -1:
-                    moveToScreenCenter(self)
-                elif QDesktopWidget().availableGeometry(self).contains(frame) is False:
-                    frame.moveCenter(QDesktopWidget().availableGeometry(self).center())
-                    self.move(frame.topLeft())
-            else:
-                moveToScreenCenter(self)
 
     # --- Private
     def _update_column_actions_status(self):
@@ -452,7 +442,10 @@ class ResultWindow(QMainWindow):
     def appWillSavePrefs(self):
         prefs = self.app.prefs
         prefs.resultWindowIsMaximized = self.isMaximized()
-        prefs.resultWindowRect = self.geometry()
+        if self.isMaximized():
+            prefs.resultWindowMaximizeLocation = self.geometry().topLeft()
+        else:
+            prefs.resultWindowRect = self.geometry()
 
     def columnToggled(self, action):
         index = action.item_index
@@ -478,3 +471,9 @@ class ResultWindow(QMainWindow):
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         # this saves the location of the results window when it is closed
         self.appWillSavePrefs()
+
+    def showEvent(self, event):
+        if self.isMaximized() is False:
+            # have to do this here as the frameGeometry is not correct until shown
+            moveToScreenCenter(self)
+        super().showEvent(event)
diff --git a/qtlib/util.py b/qtlib/util.py
index 8ac8d268..c76a2647 100644
--- a/qtlib/util.py
+++ b/qtlib/util.py
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ import logging
 from hscommon.util import first
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QStandardPaths
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap, QIcon
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap, QIcon, QGuiApplication
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QDesktopWidget,
     QSpacerItem,
     QSizePolicy,
     QAction,
@@ -27,8 +26,21 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
 
 def moveToScreenCenter(widget):
     frame = widget.frameGeometry()
-    frame.moveCenter(QDesktopWidget().availableGeometry().center())
-    widget.move(frame.topLeft())
+    if QGuiApplication.screenAt(frame.center()) is None:
+        # if center not on any screen use default screen
+        screen = QGuiApplication.screens[0].availableGeometry()
+    else:
+        screen = QGuiApplication.screenAt(frame.center()).availableGeometry()
+    # moves to center of screen if partially off screen
+    if screen.contains(frame) is False:
+        # make sure the frame is not larger than screen
+        # resize does not seem to take frame size into account (move does)
+        widget.resize(
+            frame.size().boundedTo(screen.size() - (frame.size() - widget.size()))
+        )
+        frame = widget.frameGeometry()
+        frame.moveCenter(screen.center())
+        widget.move(frame.topLeft())
 
 
 def verticalSpacer(size=None):