diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/gizmo/WM_gizmo_types.h b/source/blender/windowmanager/gizmo/WM_gizmo_types.h
index c92172dff15..5f5c2abd88a 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/gizmo/WM_gizmo_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/gizmo/WM_gizmo_types.h
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ typedef struct wmGizmoGroupType {
 	/* same as gizmo-maps, so registering/unregistering goes to the correct region */
 	struct wmGizmoMapType_Params gzmap_params;
 
+	/** Use with #WM_GIZMOGROUPTYPE_TOOL_INIT so tools don't run gizmo's in every region, see: T60112. */
+	struct ARegion *tool_init_region;
+
 } wmGizmoGroupType;
 
 typedef struct wmGizmoGroup {
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/gizmo/intern/wm_gizmo_group.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/gizmo/intern/wm_gizmo_group.c
index 67b7149c0bd..444efc7f098 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/gizmo/intern/wm_gizmo_group.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/gizmo/intern/wm_gizmo_group.c
@@ -800,6 +800,15 @@ void WM_gizmomaptype_group_init_runtime(
 				for (ARegion *ar = lb->first; ar; ar = ar->next) {
 					wmGizmoMap *gzmap = ar->gizmo_map;
 					if (gzmap && gzmap->type == gzmap_type) {
+
+						/* Special case, only allow a single region to run this gizmo type. */
+						if (gzgt->flag & WM_GIZMOGROUPTYPE_TOOL_INIT) {
+							BLI_assert(gzgt->tool_init_region != NULL);
+							if (gzgt->tool_init_region != ar) {
+								continue;
+							}
+						}
+
 						wm_gizmogroup_new_from_type(gzmap, gzgt);
 
 						/* just add here, drawing will occur on next update */
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
index a2850a7554b..ae771f7a34a 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.c
@@ -2057,6 +2057,8 @@ static int wm_handler_operator_call(bContext *C, ListBase *handlers, wmEventHand
 						wmGizmoGroupType *gzgt = WM_gizmogrouptype_find(idname, false);
 						if (gzgt != NULL) {
 							if ((gzgt->flag & WM_GIZMOGROUPTYPE_TOOL_INIT) != 0) {
+								BLI_assert(gzgt->tool_init_region == NULL);
+								gzgt->tool_init_region = CTX_wm_region(C);
 								WM_gizmo_group_type_ensure_ptr(gzgt);
 							}
 						}