diff --git a/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/MoveAndZoomableView.h b/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/MoveAndZoomableView.h
index 4440c17a0..2f2e29ac4 100644
--- a/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/MoveAndZoomableView.h
+++ b/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/MoveAndZoomableView.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ protected slots:
   const QPen   ZOOM_RECT_PEN   = QPen(QColor(50, 50, 255, 150));
   const QBrush ZOOM_RECT_BRUSH = QBrush(QColor(50, 50, 255, 50));
 
+  virtual void getStateFromMaster();
+
 private:
   QPoint viewDraggingMousePosStart;
   QPoint viewDraggingStartOffset;
@@ -161,5 +163,4 @@ protected slots:
   void slaveSetZoomFactor(double zoom);
   //void slaveSetPinchValues(double scaleFactor, QPointF centerPointOffset);
   void slaveUpdateWidget();
-  void getStateFromMaster();
 };
diff --git a/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/splitViewWidget.cpp b/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/splitViewWidget.cpp
index abca50043..ff5723ba9 100644
--- a/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/splitViewWidget.cpp
+++ b/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/splitViewWidget.cpp
@@ -183,10 +183,8 @@ void splitViewWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *paint_event)
     painter.fillRect(boxRect,Qt::white);
     painter.drawRect(boxRect);
 
-    // Draw the text
     painter.drawText(textRect, Qt::AlignCenter, text);
 
-    // Update the mouse cursor
     MoveAndZoomableView::updateMouseCursor();
 
     return;
@@ -480,7 +478,6 @@ void splitViewWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *paint_event)
     painter.drawPixmap(pos, waitingForCachingPixmap);
   }
 
-  // Update the mouse cursor
   MoveAndZoomableView::updateMouseCursor();
 
   if (testMode)
@@ -540,6 +537,7 @@ void splitViewWidget::updatePixelPositions()
     // We now have the pixel difference value for the item under the cursor.
     // We now draw one zoom box per view
     const auto viewNum = (isSplitting() && item[1]) ? 2 : 1;
+    QPoint positions[2];
     for (int view = 0; view < viewNum; view++)
     {
       // Get the size of the item
@@ -556,12 +554,26 @@ void splitViewWidget::updatePixelPositions()
         if (pixelPoxY < 0)
           pixelPoxY -= 1;
 
-        zoomBoxPixelUnderCursor[view] = QPoint(pixelPosX, pixelPoxY);
+        positions[view] = QPoint(pixelPosX, pixelPoxY);
       }
     }
+
+    setZoomBoxPixelUnderCursor(positions[0], positions[1], true);
   }
 }
 
+void splitViewWidget::setZoomBoxPixelUnderCursor(QPoint posA, QPoint posB, bool setOtherViewIfLinked, bool callUpdate)
+{
+  if (this->enableLink && setOtherViewIfLinked)
+    this->getOtherWidget()->setZoomBoxPixelUnderCursor(posA, posB, false, true);
+
+  this->zoomBoxPixelUnderCursor[0] = posA;
+  this->zoomBoxPixelUnderCursor[1] = posB;
+
+  if (callUpdate)
+    update();
+}
+
 void splitViewWidget::paintZoomBox(int view, QPainter &painter, int xSplit, const QPoint &drawArea_botR, playlistItem *item, int frame, const QPoint &pixelPos, bool pixelPosInItem, double zoomFactor, bool playing)
 {
   if (!this->drawZoomBox)
@@ -688,6 +700,20 @@ void splitViewWidget::paintZoomBox(int view, QPainter &painter, int xSplit, cons
   }
 }
 
+void splitViewWidget::setDrawZoomBox(bool drawZoomBox, bool setOtherViewIfLinked, bool callUpdate)
+{
+  if (this->enableLink && setOtherViewIfLinked)
+    this->getOtherWidget()->setDrawZoomBox(drawZoomBox, false, callUpdate);
+
+  this->drawZoomBox = drawZoomBox;
+  QSignalBlocker actionZoomBoxBlocker(this->actionZoomBox);
+  this->actionZoomBox.setChecked(drawZoomBox);
+  this->updateMouseTracking();
+
+  if (callUpdate)
+    update();
+}
+
 void splitViewWidget::paintRegularGrid(QPainter *painter, playlistItem *item)
 {
   if (regularGridSize == 0)
@@ -864,6 +890,8 @@ void splitViewWidget::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *mouse_event)
 
     update();
   }
+
+  MoveAndZoomableView::updateMouseCursor();
 }
 
 void splitViewWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouse_event)
@@ -1002,6 +1030,14 @@ void splitViewWidget::setZoomFactor(double zoom)
   }
 }
 
+void splitViewWidget::updateMouseTracking()
+{
+  if (isViewFrozen)
+    this->setMouseTracking(false);
+  else
+    this->setMouseTracking(viewSplitMode != DISABLED || this->drawZoomBox);
+}
+
 bool splitViewWidget::updateMouseCursor(const QPoint &mousePos)
 {
   if (!MoveAndZoomableView::updateMouseCursor(mousePos))
@@ -1061,10 +1097,8 @@ void splitViewWidget::gridSetCustom(bool checked)
 
 void splitViewWidget::toggleZoomBox(bool checked)
 { 
-  Q_UNUSED(checked); 
-  this->drawZoomBox = !this->drawZoomBox;
-  this->setMouseTracking(this->drawZoomBox);
-  update(); 
+  Q_UNUSED(checked);
+  this->setDrawZoomBox(!this->drawZoomBox, true, true);
 }
 
 void splitViewWidget::toggleSeparateWindow(bool checked) 
@@ -1197,6 +1231,8 @@ void splitViewWidget::setViewSplitMode(ViewSplitMode mode, bool setOtherViewIfLi
     QSignalBlocker actionSplitViewBlocker(actionSplitView[i]);
     actionSplitView[i].setChecked(viewSplitMode == ViewSplitMode(i));
   }
+
+  this->updateMouseTracking();
   
   if (callUpdate)
     update();
@@ -1408,7 +1444,7 @@ void splitViewWidget::freezeView(bool freeze)
   {
     // View is frozen and should be unfrozen
     isViewFrozen = false;
-    setMouseTracking(true);
+    this->updateMouseTracking();
     update();
   }
   if (!isViewFrozen && freeze)
@@ -1418,7 +1454,7 @@ void splitViewWidget::freezeView(bool freeze)
     if (this->isMasterView && isSeparateViewEnabled && !playbackPrimary)
     {
       isViewFrozen = true;
-      setMouseTracking(false);
+      this->updateMouseTracking();
       update();
     }
   }
@@ -1792,3 +1828,17 @@ QPointer<splitViewWidget> splitViewWidget::getOtherWidget() const
     return QPointer<splitViewWidget>(qobject_cast<splitViewWidget*>(this->masterView));
   }
 }
+
+void splitViewWidget::getStateFromMaster()
+{
+  const auto mainView = this->getOtherWidget();
+  this->setViewSplitMode(mainView->viewSplitMode, false);
+  this->setSplittingPoint(mainView->splittingPoint, false);
+  this->setRegularGridSize(mainView->regularGridSize, false);
+  this->setDrawZoomBox(mainView->drawZoomBox, false);
+  
+  this->updateMouseTracking();
+  update();
+
+  MoveAndZoomableView::getStateFromMaster();
+}
diff --git a/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/splitViewWidget.h b/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/splitViewWidget.h
index a33967e2b..3d8b75229 100644
--- a/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/splitViewWidget.h
+++ b/YUViewLib/src/ui/views/splitViewWidget.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ private slots:
   QAction actionSeparateViewPlaybackBoth;
   QAction actionZoomBox;
 
+  void updateMouseTracking();
   virtual bool updateMouseCursor(const QPoint &srcMousePos) override;
 
   // When the splitView is set as a center widget this will assert that after the adding operation the widget will have a
@@ -202,9 +203,11 @@ private slots:
   QPoint zoomBoxMousePosition;              //!< If we are drawing the zoom box(es) we have to know where the mouse currently is.
   QColor zoomBoxBackgroundColor;            //!< The color of the zoom box background (read from settings)
   void   paintZoomBox(int view, QPainter &painter, int xSplit, const QPoint &drawArea_botR, playlistItem *item, int frame, const QPoint &pixelPos, bool pixelPosInItem, double zoomFactor, bool playing);
+  void   setDrawZoomBox(bool drawZoomBox, bool setOtherViewIfLinked = true, bool callUpdate = false);
 
   //!< Using the current mouse position, calculate the position in the items under the mouse (per view)
   void   updatePixelPositions();
+  void   setZoomBoxPixelUnderCursor(QPoint posA, QPoint posB, bool setOtherViewIfLinked = true, bool callUpdate = false);
   QPoint zoomBoxPixelUnderCursor[2];        //!< The above function will update this. (The position of the pixel under the cursor (per item))
 
   // Regular grid
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ private slots:
   void testFinished(bool canceled);             //< Report the test results and stop the testProgrssUpdateTimer
 
   QPointer<splitViewWidget> getOtherWidget() const;
+  void getStateFromMaster() override;
 };
 
 #endif // SPLITVIEWWIDGET_H