diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
index 8024f99b844..a63089e5abc 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
@@ -885,13 +885,14 @@ static void wm_event_handler_ui_cancel(bContext *C)
 void WM_report_banner_show()
 {
   wmWindowManager *wm = static_cast<wmWindowManager *>(G_MAIN->wm.first);
+  wmWindow *win = wm->winactive ? wm->winactive : static_cast<wmWindow *>(wm->windows.first);
   ReportList *wm_reports = &wm->reports;
 
   /* After adding reports to the global list, reset the report timer. */
   WM_event_remove_timer(wm, nullptr, wm_reports->reporttimer);
 
   /* Records time since last report was added. */
-  wm_reports->reporttimer = WM_event_add_timer(wm, wm->winactive, TIMERREPORT, 0.05);
+  wm_reports->reporttimer = WM_event_add_timer(wm, win, TIMERREPORT, 0.05);
 
   ReportTimerInfo *rti = MEM_cnew<ReportTimerInfo>(__func__);
   wm_reports->reporttimer->customdata = rti;