diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
index 002c1af7aa..9d22d023f6 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.WinFormExtensions
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		public static Point ChildPointToScreen(this Control control, Control child)
+		{
+			return control.PointToScreen(new Point(child.Location.X, child.Location.Y));
+		}
 	}
 
 	public static class FormExtensions
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
index 425c041d8e..af486cccda 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
@@ -679,12 +679,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_domainMenuItems.Add(rom_item);
 		}
 
-		private Point GetPromptPoint()
-		{
-			return PointToScreen(
-				new Point(MemoryViewerBox.Location.X + 30, MemoryViewerBox.Location.Y + 30));
-		}
-
 		private void ClearNibbles()
 		{
 			for (var i = 0; i < 8; i++)
@@ -1483,7 +1477,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void GoToAddressMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			var inputPrompt = new InputPrompt { Text = "Go to Address", StartLocation = GetPromptPoint() };
+			var inputPrompt = new InputPrompt
+			{
+				Text = "Go to Address",
+				StartLocation = this.ChildPointToScreen(MemoryViewerBox)
+			};
 			inputPrompt.SetMessage("Enter a hexadecimal value");
 			var result = inputPrompt.ShowHawkDialog();
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
index b1f131cb02..2d33041097 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -558,12 +558,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		private Point GetPromptPoint()
-		{
-			return PointToScreen(
-				new Point(LuaListView.Location.X + 30, LuaListView.Location.Y + 30));
-		}
-
 		private static void UpdateRegisteredFunctionsDialog()
 		{
 			foreach (var form in Application.OpenForms.OfType<LuaRegisteredFunctionsList>())
@@ -880,8 +874,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				if (!alreadyOpen)
 				{
-					var form = new LuaRegisteredFunctionsList { StartLocation = GetPromptPoint() };
-					form.Show();
+					new LuaRegisteredFunctionsList
+					{
+						StartLocation = this.ChildPointToScreen(LuaListView)
+					}.Show();
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
index 4340f8a5ba..5f74e94ab8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
@@ -152,13 +152,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			TraceView.ItemCount = _instructions.Count;
 		}
 
-		private Point GetPromptPoint()
-		{
-			return PointToScreen(
-				new Point(TraceView.Location.X + 30, TraceView.Location.Y + 30)
-			);
-		}
-
 		private void SetTracerBoxTitle()
 		{
 			if (Global.CoreComm.Tracer.Enabled)
@@ -292,11 +285,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void MaxLinesMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			var prompt = new InputPrompt();
+			var prompt = new InputPrompt
+			{
+				StartLocation = this.ChildPointToScreen(TraceView),
+				TextInputType = InputPrompt.InputType.Unsigned
+			};
+
 			prompt.SetMessage("Max lines to display in the window");
 			prompt.SetInitialValue(Global.Config.TraceLoggerMaxLines.ToString());
-			prompt.TextInputType = InputPrompt.InputType.Unsigned;
-			prompt.StartLocation = GetPromptPoint();
+
 			var result = prompt.ShowHawkDialog();
 			if (result == DialogResult.OK)
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
index 228de9f167..7f604acfdf 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
@@ -868,20 +868,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 		}
 
-		private Point GetPromptPoint()
-		{
-			return PointToScreen(new Point(WatchListView.Location.X, WatchListView.Location.Y));
-		}
-
 		private void PokeAddress()
 		{
 			if (SelectedIndices.Any())
 			{
-				var poke = new RamPoke();
-				var watches = SelectedIndices.Select(t => _searches[t]).ToList();
-				poke.SetWatch(watches);
-				poke.InitialLocation = GetPromptPoint();
+				var poke = new RamPoke
+				{
+					InitialLocation = this.ChildPointToScreen(WatchListView)
+				};
+
+				poke.SetWatch(SelectedIndices.Select(t => _searches[t]).ToList());
 				poke.ShowHawkDialog();
+
 				UpdateValues();
 			}
 		}
@@ -933,7 +931,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void GoToSpecifiedAddress()
 		{
 			WatchListView.SelectedIndices.Clear();
-			var prompt = new InputPrompt { Text = "Go to Address", StartLocation = GetPromptPoint() };
+			var prompt = new InputPrompt
+			{
+				Text = "Go to Address",
+				StartLocation = this.ChildPointToScreen(WatchListView)
+			};
+
 			prompt.SetMessage("Enter a hexadecimal value");
 			var result = prompt.ShowHawkDialog();
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
index dd5ce02475..cbf06df024 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				var we = new WatchEditor
 				{
-					InitialLocation = GetPromptPoint(),
+					InitialLocation = this.ChildPointToScreen(WatchListView)
 				};
 
 				we.SetWatch(_watches.Domain, SelectedWatches, duplicate ? WatchEditor.Mode.Duplicate : WatchEditor.Mode.Edit);
@@ -396,11 +396,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			return width;
 		}
 
-		private Point GetPromptPoint()
-		{
-			return PointToScreen(new Point(WatchListView.Location.X, WatchListView.Location.Y));
-		}
-
 		private void LoadColumnInfo()
 		{
 			WatchListView.Columns.Clear();
@@ -723,7 +718,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			var we = new WatchEditor
 			{
-				InitialLocation = GetPromptPoint()
+				InitialLocation = this.ChildPointToScreen(WatchListView)
 			};
 			we.SetWatch(_watches.Domain);
 			we.ShowHawkDialog();
@@ -769,7 +764,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				var poke = new RamPoke
 				{
-					InitialLocation = GetPromptPoint()
+					InitialLocation = this.ChildPointToScreen(WatchListView)
 				};
 
 				poke.SetWatch(SelectedWatches);