diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/MarkerControl.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/MarkerControl.cs
index 3bfbf6c7b4..6890fb3fb4 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/MarkerControl.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/MarkerControl.cs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public void UpdateTextColumnWidth()
 			}
 		}
 
-		public void EditMarkerPopUp(TasMovieMarker marker)
+		public void EditMarkerPopUp(TasMovieMarker marker, bool openAtMouseCursor = false)
 		{
 			var markerFrame = marker.Frame;
 			var i = new InputPrompt
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ public void EditMarkerPopUp(TasMovieMarker marker)
 					? Markers.PreviousOrCurrent(markerFrame).Message
 					: ""
 			};
-
+			if (openAtMouseCursor)
+			{
+				i.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual;
+				i.Location = Cursor.Position - i.HalfSize(); // eww
+			}
 			if (!this.ShowDialogWithTempMute(i).IsOk()) return;
 
 			marker.Message = i.PromptText;
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
index 65832afc01..28ed0022c7 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ private void TasView_MouseDoubleClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
 
 					if (existingMarker != null)
 					{
-						MarkerControl.EditMarkerPopUp(existingMarker);
+						MarkerControl.EditMarkerPopUp(existingMarker, openAtMouseCursor: true);
 					}
 					else
 					{