diff --git a/src/lib/string.ts b/src/lib/string.ts
index 8a1c72c1..83648ed1 100644
--- a/src/lib/string.ts
+++ b/src/lib/string.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
-export const appendS: (obj: any[] | number, str: string) => string = (obj: any[] | number, str: string) => Array.isArray(obj) ? appendS(obj.length, str) : `${obj} ${str}${obj != 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
+export const appendS: (obj: any[] | number, str: string) => string = (obj: any[] | number, str: string) =>
+    Array.isArray(obj) ? appendS(obj.length, str) : `${obj} ${str}${obj != 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
 
-export const capitalize: (s: string) => string = (s: string) => `${(s[0] ?? "").toUpperCase() + (s ?? "").substring(1)}`;
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+export const appendIf: (s: string, condition: (s: string) => boolean, append: string) => string = (s: string, condition: (s: string) => boolean, append: string) =>
+    s + (condition(s) ? append : '');
+
+export const capitalize: (s: string) => string = (s: string) =>
+    `${(s[0] ?? "").toUpperCase() + (s ?? "").substring(1)}`;
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diff --git a/src/menu/align.ts b/src/menu/align.ts
index 548dbc8f..22ddbdb7 100644
--- a/src/menu/align.ts
+++ b/src/menu/align.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const show: (ui: UI) => void = (ui: UI) => {
         // manual
         separator(),
         quickPickItem({ label: prop.items!.enum![9],
-            description: "Manual position",
+            description: `(${get("backgroundAlignmentValue", ui)})`,
             ui,
             handle: (item: CommandQuickPickItem) => {
                 const currentValue: string = get("backgroundAlignmentValue", ui);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const show: (ui: UI) => void = (ui: UI) => {
                     }
                 });
             }
-        })
+        }, current)
     ], {
         title: title("Alignment", ui),
         matchOnDescription: true,
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.ts b/src/menu/menu.ts
index a15453b0..d36e47ba 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/menu/menu.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { pkg } from "../extension/package";
 import { UI, configuration, get } from "../extension/config";
 
 import { count } from "../lib/glob";
-import { capitalize, appendS } from "../lib/string";
+import { appendS, appendIf, capitalize } from "../lib/string";
 import { CommandQuickPickItem, quickPickItem, separator, showQuickPick } from "../lib/vscode"
 
 import { show as fileMenu } from "./file";
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export const open: (ui: UI) => void = (ui: UI) =>
         separator(),
         quickPickItem({
             label: "$(arrow-both) Alignment",
-            description: `${get("backgroundAlignment", ui)}`,
+            description: `${appendIf(get("backgroundAlignment", ui), s => s === "Manual", ` (${get("backgroundAlignmentValue", ui)})`)}`,
             detail: "Background image alignment",
             ui,
             handle: () => alignMenu(ui)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const open: (ui: UI) => void = (ui: UI) =>
         }),
         quickPickItem({
             label: "$(screen-full) Size",
-            description: `${get("backgroundSize", ui)}`,
+            description: `${appendIf(get("backgroundSize", ui), s => s === "Manual", ` (${get("backgroundSizeValue", ui)})`)}`,
             detail: "Background image size",
             ui,
             handle: () => sizeMenu(ui)
diff --git a/src/menu/size.ts b/src/menu/size.ts
index dd93c3ce..6bd91af5 100644
--- a/src/menu/size.ts
+++ b/src/menu/size.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const show: (ui: UI) => void = (ui: UI) => {
         quickPickItem({ label: prop.items!.enum![2], description: prop.items!.enumDescriptions![2], handle, ui }, current),
         separator(),
         // manual
-        quickPickItem({ label: prop.items!.enum![3], description: prop.items!.enumDescriptions![3], ui: ui, handle: (item: CommandQuickPickItem) => {
+        quickPickItem({ label: prop.items!.enum![3], description: `(${get("backgroundSizeValue", ui)})`, ui: ui, handle: (item: CommandQuickPickItem) => {
             const currentValue: string = get("backgroundSizeValue", ui);
             showInputBox({
                 title: title("Size", ui),