diff --git a/python/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.sip b/python/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.sip
index 9f25efa7eff..2aa35f3b106 100644
--- a/python/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.sip
+++ b/python/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.sip
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ class QgsLocatorWidget : QWidget
  :rtype: QgsLocator
 %End
 
+    void setMapCanvas( QgsMapCanvas *canvas );
+%Docstring
+ Sets a map ``canvas`` to associate with the widget. This allows the
+ widget to customise the searches performed by its locator(), such
+ as prioritizing results which are near the current canvas extent.
+%End
+
   public slots:
 
     void search( const QString &string );
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index ca786ec979b..8e9954321cf 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -966,6 +966,8 @@ QgisApp::QgisApp( QSplashScreen *splash, bool restorePlugins, bool skipVersionCh
   // set graphical credential requester
   new QgsCredentialDialog( this );
 
+  mLocatorWidget->setMapCanvas( mMapCanvas );
+
   qApp->processEvents();
 
   // load providers
diff --git a/src/gui/locator/qgslocator.cpp b/src/gui/locator/qgslocator.cpp
index 33cb90c29f8..12c50c89f31 100644
--- a/src/gui/locator/qgslocator.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/locator/qgslocator.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void QgsLocator::fetchResults( const QString &string, const QgsLocatorContext &c
   }
   mFeedback = feedback;
 
-  auto gatherFilterResults = [string, feedback]( QgsLocatorFilter * filter )
+  auto gatherFilterResults = [string, context, feedback]( QgsLocatorFilter * filter )
   {
     if ( !feedback->isCanceled() )
       filter->fetchResults( string, context, feedback );
diff --git a/src/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.cpp b/src/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.cpp
index e1d6770627b..fc61271f232 100644
--- a/src/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "qgslocatorwidget.h"
 #include "qgslocator.h"
 #include "qgsfilterlineedit.h"
+#include "qgsmapcanvas.h"
 #include <QLayout>
 #include <QCompleter>
 #include "qgsapplication.h"
@@ -87,6 +88,11 @@ QgsLocator *QgsLocatorWidget::locator()
   return mLocator;
 }
 
+void QgsLocatorWidget::setMapCanvas( QgsMapCanvas *canvas )
+{
+  mMapCanvas = canvas;
+}
+
 void QgsLocatorWidget::search( const QString &string )
 {
   mLineEdit->setText( string );
@@ -207,7 +213,9 @@ void QgsLocatorWidget::updateResults( const QString &text )
   {
     mLocatorModel->clear();
     if ( !text.isEmpty() )
-      mLocator->fetchResults( text );
+    {
+      mLocator->fetchResults( text, createContext() );
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -233,6 +241,17 @@ void QgsLocatorWidget::acceptCurrentEntry()
   }
 }
 
+QgsLocatorContext QgsLocatorWidget::createContext()
+{
+  QgsLocatorContext context;
+  if ( mMapCanvas )
+  {
+    context.targetExtent = mMapCanvas->mapSettings().visibleExtent();
+    context.targetExtentCrs = mMapCanvas->mapSettings().destinationCrs();
+  }
+  return context;
+}
+
 ///@cond PRIVATE
 
 //
diff --git a/src/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.h b/src/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.h
index 2450a96f4a1..d5b9fc85c62 100644
--- a/src/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/locator/qgslocatorwidget.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class QgsLocator;
 class QgsFilterLineEdit;
 class QgsLocatorModel;
 class QgsLocatorResultsView;
+class QgsMapCanvas;
 
 /**
  * \class QgsLocatorWidget
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsLocatorWidget : public QWidget
      */
     QgsLocator *locator();
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a map \a canvas to associate with the widget. This allows the
+     * widget to customise the searches performed by its locator(), such
+     * as prioritizing results which are near the current canvas extent.
+     */
+    void setMapCanvas( QgsMapCanvas *canvas );
+
   public slots:
 
     /**
@@ -83,6 +91,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsLocatorWidget : public QWidget
     QgsLocatorModel *mLocatorModel = nullptr;
     QgsFloatingWidget *mResultsContainer = nullptr;
     QgsLocatorResultsView *mResultsView = nullptr;
+    QgsMapCanvas *mMapCanvas = nullptr;
 
     QString mNextRequestedString;
     bool mHasQueuedRequest = false;
@@ -90,6 +99,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsLocatorWidget : public QWidget
 
     void updateResults( const QString &text );
     void acceptCurrentEntry();
+    QgsLocatorContext createContext();
 
 };