diff --git a/addon/webextension/selector/shooter.js b/addon/webextension/selector/shooter.js
index 567af82512..81adc6e501 100644
--- a/addon/webextension/selector/shooter.js
+++ b/addon/webextension/selector/shooter.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ this.shooter = (function() { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
 
   let isSaving = null;
 
-  exports.takeShot = function(captureType, selectedPos) {
+  exports.takeShot = function(captureType, selectedPos, url) {
     // isSaving indicates we're aleady in the middle of saving
     // we use a timeout so in the case of a failure the button will
     // still start working again
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ this.shooter = (function() { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
     if (buildSettings.captureText) {
       captureText = util.captureEnclosedText(selectedPos);
     }
-    let dataUrl = screenshotPage(selectedPos);
+    let dataUrl = url || screenshotPage(selectedPos);
     if (dataUrl) {
       shotObject.delAllClips();
       shotObject.addClip({
diff --git a/addon/webextension/selector/uicontrol.js b/addon/webextension/selector/uicontrol.js
index 1dacff5b80..cbf3a3711d 100644
--- a/addon/webextension/selector/uicontrol.js
+++ b/addon/webextension/selector/uicontrol.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ this.uicontrol = (function() {
     },
     onSavePreview: () => {
       sendEvent(`save-${captureType.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, '$1-$2').toLowerCase()}`, "save-preview-button");
-      shooter.takeShot(captureType, selectedPos);
+      shooter.takeShot(captureType, selectedPos, dataUrl);
     },
     onDownloadPreview: () => {
       sendEvent(`download-${captureType.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, '$1-$2').toLowerCase()}`, "download-preview-button");