diff --git a/src/widget/tool/screenshotgrabber.cpp b/src/widget/tool/screenshotgrabber.cpp
index 702a37eae..40dcbdfd0 100644
--- a/src/widget/tool/screenshotgrabber.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/tool/screenshotgrabber.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 #include "toolboxgraphicsitem.h"
 #include "src/widget/widget.h"
 
-ScreenshotGrabber::ScreenshotGrabber(QWidget* parent)
-    : QWidget(parent)
+ScreenshotGrabber::ScreenshotGrabber(QObject* parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
 {
     scene = new QGraphicsScene;
     window = new QGraphicsView (scene); // Top-level widget
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bool ScreenshotGrabber::eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event)
     if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress)
         return handleKeyPress(static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(event));
 
-    return QWidget::eventFilter(object, event);
+    return QObject::eventFilter(object, event);
 }
 
 void ScreenshotGrabber::showGrabber()
diff --git a/src/widget/tool/screenshotgrabber.h b/src/widget/tool/screenshotgrabber.h
index 72eede1fc..80e06f803 100644
--- a/src/widget/tool/screenshotgrabber.h
+++ b/src/widget/tool/screenshotgrabber.h
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ class QGraphicsTextItem;
 class QGraphicsScene;
 class QGraphicsView;
 
-class ScreenshotGrabber : public QWidget
+class ScreenshotGrabber : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
 
-    ScreenshotGrabber(QWidget* parent);
+    ScreenshotGrabber(QObject* parent);
     ~ScreenshotGrabber() override;
 
     bool eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event) override;