diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.cpp
index f86dc29e..d517c02f 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ QList<StreamVideoSource> StreamPublishEngine::sources() {
         int number = 0;
         for (auto* screen : QGuiApplication::screens()) {
             QSize size = screen->size() * screen->devicePixelRatio();
-            sources.push_back({StreamVideoSource::Screen, QStringLiteral("%1: %2").arg(++number).arg(screen->name()), screenId(screen), {}, size});
+            sources.push_back({StreamVideoSource::Screen, QStringLiteral("%1: %2").arg(++number).arg(screen->name()),
+                screenId(screen), {}, size, {}, screen});
             DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_VIDEO, "desktop screen capability source=%s logical=%dx%d scale=%.3f pixels=%dx%d",
                 qPrintable(screen->name()), screen->size().width(), screen->size().height(), screen->devicePixelRatio(), size.width(), size.height());
         }
@@ -241,7 +242,8 @@ bool StreamPublishEngine::openSource(const StreamPublishConfig& config) {
         m->screen = std::make_unique<QScreenCapture>();
         if (config.source.id != "portal") {
             QScreen* selected = nullptr;
-            for (auto* screen : QGuiApplication::screens()) if (screenId(screen) == config.source.id) { selected = screen; break; }
+            for (auto* screen : QGuiApplication::screens())
+                if (screen == config.source.screen && screenId(screen) == config.source.id) { selected = screen; break; }
             if (!selected) { DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_VIDEO, "desktop screen disappeared"); return false; }
             m->screen->setScreen(selected);
         }
@@ -321,8 +323,7 @@ bool StreamPublishEngine::reconfigure(const StreamPublishConfig& config) {
         DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_STREAM, "desktop microphone selection changed during live publication");
         emit errorOccurred(text("Change the microphone before starting the stream")); return false;
     }
-    bool sourceChange = config.source.kind != previous.source.kind || config.source.id != previous.source.id
-        || config.source.window != previous.source.window || (config.source.kind == StreamVideoSource::Camera
+    bool sourceChange = !config.source.sameSource(previous.source) || (config.source.kind == StreamVideoSource::Camera
         && (config.video.width != previous.video.width || config.video.height != previous.video.height || config.video.fps != previous.video.fps));
     { std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m->lock); m->wanted = config; m->generation++; m->started = monotonicUs();
 #ifdef HAVE_STREAM_CAPTURE
@@ -494,8 +495,7 @@ void StreamPublishEngine::videoLoop(StreamPublishConfig initial) {
         }
         if (generation != current) {
             auto comparable = config.video; comparable.bitrate = encoding.video.bitrate;
-            bool onlyBitrate = encoder && comparable == encoding.video && config.source.kind == encoding.source.kind
-                && config.source.id == encoding.source.id && config.source.window == encoding.source.window;
+            bool onlyBitrate = encoder && comparable == encoding.video && config.source.sameSource(encoding.source);
             if (onlyBitrate && encoder->setBitrate(config.video.bitrate)) {
                 current = generation; encoding = config;
                 { std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m->lock);
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.h b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.h
index 7dcdf30d..7257891a 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.h
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_engine.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <QVariant>
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QPointer>
+#include <QScreen>
 #include <memory>
 #include "live_video_encoder.h"
 #include "stream_video_modes.h"
@@ -22,6 +24,10 @@ struct StreamVideoSource {
     QVariant window;
     QSize size;
     QList<StreamVideoMode> modes;
+    QPointer<QScreen> screen; // Живой монитор; удаление устройства не должно переключать захват на его одноимённого соседа.
+    bool sameSource(const StreamVideoSource& other) const {
+        return kind == other.kind && id == other.id && window == other.window && screen == other.screen;
+    }
 };
 struct StreamPublishConfig {
     StreamVideoSource source;
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_window.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_window.cpp
index 1d269619..29cb47b5 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_window.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/stream_publish_window.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void StreamPublishWindow::refreshSources() {
     int selected = -1;
     for (int i = 0; i < m_sources.size(); i++) {
         auto& source = m_sources[i];
-        if (source.kind == config.source.kind && source.id == config.source.id && source.window == config.source.window) {
+        if (source.sameSource(config.source)) {
             selected = i;
             if (m_engine->active() && !config.source.size.isEmpty()) source.size = config.source.size;
         }
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ void StreamPublishWindow::synchronize() {
     { QSignalBlocker blocked(m_mute); m_mute->setChecked(m_engine->muted()); }
     if (active) {
         auto config = m_engine->config();
-        for (int i = 0; i < m_sources.size(); i++) if (m_sources[i].kind == config.source.kind
-            && m_sources[i].id == config.source.id && m_sources[i].window == config.source.window) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_sources.size(); i++) if (m_sources[i].sameSource(config.source)) {
                 m_source->setCurrentIndex(i); if (!config.source.size.isEmpty()) m_sources[i].size = config.source.size;
             }
         refreshModes(config);