diff --git a/rtgui/editcallbacks.h b/rtgui/editcallbacks.h
index 5b3bd597b..7517ef865 100644
--- a/rtgui/editcallbacks.h
+++ b/rtgui/editcallbacks.h
@@ -193,4 +193,6 @@ public:
     int getPipetteRectSize () const;
     EditSubscriber* getCurrSubscriber() const;
     virtual void getImageSize (int &w, int&h) = 0;
+    virtual void getPreviewCenterPos(int &x, int &y) = 0;
+    virtual void getPreviewSize(int &w, int &h) = 0;
 };
diff --git a/rtgui/imagearea.cc b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
index dd891b351..28c004d3f 100644
--- a/rtgui/imagearea.cc
+++ b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
@@ -409,6 +409,34 @@ void ImageArea::getImageSize (int &w, int&h)
     }
 }
 
+void ImageArea::getPreviewCenterPos(int &x, int &y)
+{
+    if (mainCropWindow) {
+        // Getting crop window size
+        int cW, cH;
+        mainCropWindow->getSize(cW, cH);
+
+        // Converting center coord of crop window to image coord
+        const int cX = cW / 2;
+        const int cY = cH / 2;
+        mainCropWindow->screenCoordToImage(cX, cY, x, y);
+    } else {
+        x = y = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void ImageArea::getPreviewSize(int &w, int &h)
+{
+    if (mainCropWindow) {
+        int tmpW, tmpH;
+        mainCropWindow->getSize(tmpW, tmpH);
+        w = mainCropWindow->scaleValueToImage(tmpW);
+        h = mainCropWindow->scaleValueToImage(tmpH);
+    } else {
+        w = h = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 void ImageArea::grabFocus (CropWindow* cw)
 {
 
diff --git a/rtgui/imagearea.h b/rtgui/imagearea.h
index 0e8794840..72e679da6 100644
--- a/rtgui/imagearea.h
+++ b/rtgui/imagearea.h
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ public:
     void subscribe(EditSubscriber *subscriber) override;
     void unsubscribe() override;
     void getImageSize (int &w, int&h) override;
+    void getPreviewCenterPos(int &x, int &y) override;
+    void getPreviewSize(int &w, int &h) override;
 
     // CropWindowListener interface
     void cropPositionChanged   (CropWindow* cw) override;
diff --git a/rtgui/locallab.cc b/rtgui/locallab.cc
index f75864202..ab957d32a 100644
--- a/rtgui/locallab.cc
+++ b/rtgui/locallab.cc
@@ -1467,6 +1467,11 @@ void Locallab::write(ProcParams* pp, ParamsEdited* pedited)
     ControlSpotPanel::SpotRow* r;
     LocallabParams::LocallabSpot* newSpot;
 
+    int imW, imH; // Size of image
+    int prW, prH; // Size of preview area
+    int prX, prY; // Coord of preview area center
+    EditDataProvider* const provider = expsettings->getEditProvider();
+
     switch (spotPanelEvent) {
         case (ControlSpotPanel::SpotCreation): // Spot creation event
             // Spot creation (default initialization)
@@ -1503,12 +1508,30 @@ void Locallab::write(ProcParams* pp, ParamsEdited* pedited)
                 r->shapeMethod = 3;
             }
 
+            // Calculate spot size and center position according to preview area
+            if (provider && !batchMode) {
+                provider->getImageSize(imW, imH);
+                provider->getPreviewCenterPos(prX, prY);
+                provider->getPreviewSize(prW, prH);
+
+                if (imW && imH) { // Image loaded
+                    // Spot center position computation
+                    newSpot->centerX = rtengine::LIM(int(int((double)prX - (double)imW / 2.) * 2000. / (double)imW), -1000, 1000);
+                    newSpot->centerY = rtengine::LIM(int(int((double)prY - (double)imH / 2.) * 2000. / (double)imH), -1000, 1000);
+                    // Ellipse/rectangle size computation
+                    newSpot->locX = rtengine::LIM(int(((double)prW / 2. - 5.) * 2000. / (double)imW), 2, newSpot->locX);
+                    newSpot->locXL = rtengine::LIM(int(((double)prW / 2. - 5.) * 2000. / (double)imW), 2, newSpot->locXL);
+                    newSpot->locY = rtengine::LIM(int(((double)prH / 2. - 5.) * 2000. / (double)imH), 2, newSpot->locY);
+                    newSpot->locYT = rtengine::LIM(int(((double)prH / 2. - 5.) * 2000. / (double)imH), 2, newSpot->locYT);
+                }
+            }
             r->locX = newSpot->locX;
             r->locXL = newSpot->locXL;
             r->locY = newSpot->locY;
             r->locYT = newSpot->locYT;
             r->centerX = newSpot->centerX;
             r->centerY = newSpot->centerY;
+
             r->circrad = newSpot->circrad;
 
             if (newSpot->qualityMethod == "enh") {
@@ -1699,12 +1722,30 @@ void Locallab::write(ProcParams* pp, ParamsEdited* pedited)
                 r->shapeMethod = 3;
             }
 
+            // Calculate spot size and center position according to preview area
+            if (provider && !batchMode) {
+                provider->getImageSize(imW, imH);
+                provider->getPreviewCenterPos(prX, prY);
+                provider->getPreviewSize(prW, prH);
+
+                if (imW && imH) { // Image loaded
+                    // Spot center position computation
+                    newSpot->centerX = rtengine::LIM(int(int((double)prX - (double)imW / 2.) * 2000. / (double)imW), -1000, 1000);
+                    newSpot->centerY = rtengine::LIM(int(int((double)prY - (double)imH / 2.) * 2000. / (double)imH), -1000, 1000);
+                    // Ellipse/rectangle size computation
+                    newSpot->locX = rtengine::LIM(int(((double)prW / 2. - 5.) * 2000. / (double)imW), 2, newSpot->locX);
+                    newSpot->locXL = rtengine::LIM(int(((double)prW / 2. - 5.) * 2000. / (double)imW), 2, newSpot->locXL);
+                    newSpot->locY = rtengine::LIM(int(((double)prH / 2. - 5.) * 2000. / (double)imH), 2, newSpot->locY);
+                    newSpot->locYT = rtengine::LIM(int(((double)prH / 2. - 5.) * 2000. / (double)imH), 2, newSpot->locYT);
+                }
+            }
             r->locX = newSpot->locX;
             r->locXL = newSpot->locXL;
             r->locY = newSpot->locY;
             r->locYT = newSpot->locYT;
             r->centerX = newSpot->centerX;
             r->centerY = newSpot->centerY;
+
             r->circrad = newSpot->circrad;
 
             if (newSpot->qualityMethod == "enh") {