diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkdisplaylinksource.c b/gdk/macos/gdkdisplaylinksource.c
index 292b8be519..8b2f1a013f 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkdisplaylinksource.c
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkdisplaylinksource.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ gdk_display_link_source_frame_cb (CVDisplayLinkRef   display_link,
 
 /**
  * gdk_display_link_source_new:
+ * @display_id: the identifier of the monitor
  *
  * Creates a new `GSource` that will activate the dispatch function upon
  * notification from a CVDisplayLink that a new frame should be drawn.
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ gdk_display_link_source_frame_cb (CVDisplayLinkRef   display_link,
  * Returns: (transfer full): A newly created `GSource`
  */
 GSource *
-gdk_display_link_source_new (void)
+gdk_display_link_source_new (CGDirectDisplayID display_id)
 {
   GdkDisplayLinkSource *impl;
   GSource *source;
@@ -168,15 +169,13 @@ gdk_display_link_source_new (void)
 
   source = g_source_new (&gdk_display_link_source_funcs, sizeof *impl);
   impl = (GdkDisplayLinkSource *)source;
+  impl->display_id = display_id;
 
-  /*
-   * Create our link based on currently connected displays.
-   * If there are multiple displays, this will be something that tries
-   * to work for all of them. In the future, we may want to explore multiple
-   * links based on the connected displays.
+  /* Create DisplayLink for timing information for the display in
+   * question so that we can produce graphics for that display at whatever
+   * rate it can provide.
    */
-  ret = CVDisplayLinkCreateWithActiveCGDisplays (&impl->display_link);
-  if (ret != kCVReturnSuccess)
+  if (CVDisplayLinkCreateWithCGDisplay (display_id, &impl->display_link) != kCVReturnSuccess)
     {
       g_warning ("Failed to initialize CVDisplayLink!");
       return source;
diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkdisplaylinksource.h b/gdk/macos/gdkdisplaylinksource.h
index ed769b59f8..bff1c91475 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkdisplaylinksource.h
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkdisplaylinksource.h
@@ -30,17 +30,18 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct
 {
-  GSource          source;
+  GSource           source;
 
-  CVDisplayLinkRef display_link;
-  gint64           refresh_interval;
-  guint            refresh_rate;
+  CGDirectDisplayID display_id;
+  CVDisplayLinkRef  display_link;
+  gint64            refresh_interval;
+  guint             refresh_rate;
 
-  volatile gint64  presentation_time;
-  volatile guint   needs_dispatch;
+  volatile gint64   presentation_time;
+  volatile guint    needs_dispatch;
 } GdkDisplayLinkSource;
 
-GSource *gdk_display_link_source_new     (void);
+GSource *gdk_display_link_source_new     (CGDirectDisplayID     display_id);
 void     gdk_display_link_source_pause   (GdkDisplayLinkSource *source);
 void     gdk_display_link_source_unpause (GdkDisplayLinkSource *source);
 
diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdisplay.c b/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdisplay.c
index bc44eb3e93..5501a16318 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdisplay.c
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdisplay.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ gdk_macos_display_frame_cb (gpointer data)
 static void
 gdk_macos_display_load_display_link (GdkMacosDisplay *self)
 {
-  self->frame_source = gdk_display_link_source_new ();
+  self->frame_source = gdk_display_link_source_new (CGMainDisplayID ());
   g_source_set_callback (self->frame_source,
                          gdk_macos_display_frame_cb,
                          self,