diff --git a/data/locale/en-US.ini b/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 57a7ffd8..7f955d40 100644
--- a/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.entry.modelPath="Model data (haar cascade class
 AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.entry.minNeighbor="Minimum neighbors: {{minNeighbors}}"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.entry.minSize="Minimum size: {{minSizeX}} x {{minSizeY}}"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.entry.maxSize="Maximum size: {{maxSizeX}} x {{maxSizeY}}"
+AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.entry.throttle="{{throttleEnable}}Reduce CPU load by performing check only every {{throttleCount}} milliseconds"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.stream="Streaming"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.stream.state.start="Stream running"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.stream.state.stop="Stream stopped"
diff --git a/src/headers/macro-condition-video.hpp b/src/headers/macro-condition-video.hpp
index 81daa800..53259973 100644
--- a/src/headers/macro-condition-video.hpp
+++ b/src/headers/macro-condition-video.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QComboBox>
+#include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
@@ -52,10 +53,14 @@ public:
 	int _maxSizeX = 0;
 	int _maxSizeY = 0;
 
+	bool _throttleEnabled = false;
+	int _throttleCount = 3;
+
 private:
 	bool ScreenshotContainsPattern();
 	bool ScreenshotContainsObject();
 	bool Compare();
+	bool CheckShouldBeSkipped();
 
 	std::unique_ptr<AdvSSScreenshotObj> _screenshotData = nullptr;
 	QImage _matchImage;
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ private:
 		std::string(
 			"/res/cascadeClassifiers/haarcascade_frontalface_alt.xml");
 	bool _lastMatchResult = false;
+	int _runCount = 0;
 
 	static bool _registered;
 	static const std::string id;
@@ -123,6 +129,8 @@ private slots:
 	void MaxSizeXChanged(int value);
 	void MaxSizeYChanged(int value);
 
+	void ThrottleEnableChanged(int value);
+	void ThrottleCountChanged(int value);
 	void ShowMatchClicked();
 signals:
 	void HeaderInfoChanged(const QString &);
@@ -146,6 +154,9 @@ protected:
 	QSpinBox *_maxSizeX;
 	QSpinBox *_maxSizeY;
 
+	QHBoxLayout *_throttleControlLayout;
+	QCheckBox *_throttleEnable;
+	QSpinBox *_throttleCount;
 	QPushButton *_showMatch;
 
 	std::shared_ptr<MacroConditionVideo> _entryData;
diff --git a/src/macro-condition-video.cpp b/src/macro-condition-video.cpp
index b937b7fc..a6da14ec 100644
--- a/src/macro-condition-video.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-condition-video.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,32 @@ bool requiresFileInput(VideoCondition t)
 	       t == VideoCondition::PATTERN;
 }
 
+bool MacroConditionVideo::CheckShouldBeSkipped()
+{
+	if (_condition != VideoCondition::PATTERN &&
+	    _condition != VideoCondition::OBJECT) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (_throttleEnabled) {
+		if (_runCount <= _throttleCount) {
+			_runCount++;
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			_runCount = 0;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool MacroConditionVideo::CheckCondition()
 {
 	bool match = false;
 
+	if (CheckShouldBeSkipped()) {
+		return _lastMatchResult;
+	}
+
 	if (_screenshotData && _screenshotData->done) {
 		match = Compare();
 		_lastMatchResult = match;
@@ -80,6 +102,8 @@ bool MacroConditionVideo::Save(obs_data_t *obj)
 	obs_data_set_int(obj, "minSizeY", _minSizeY);
 	obs_data_set_int(obj, "maxSizeX", _maxSizeX);
 	obs_data_set_int(obj, "maxSizeY", _maxSizeY);
+	obs_data_set_bool(obj, "throttleEnabled", _throttleEnabled);
+	obs_data_set_int(obj, "throttleCount", _throttleCount);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -116,6 +140,8 @@ bool MacroConditionVideo::Load(obs_data_t *obj)
 	_minSizeY = obs_data_get_int(obj, "minSizeY");
 	_maxSizeX = obs_data_get_int(obj, "maxSizeX");
 	_maxSizeY = obs_data_get_int(obj, "maxSizeY");
+	_throttleEnabled = obs_data_get_bool(obj, "throttleEnabled");
+	_throttleCount = obs_data_get_int(obj, "throttleCount");
 
 	if (requiresFileInput(_condition)) {
 		(void)LoadImageFromFile();
@@ -353,6 +379,11 @@ MacroConditionVideoEdit::MacroConditionVideoEdit(
 	_maxSizeX->setMaximum(4096);
 	_maxSizeY->setMaximum(4096);
 
+	_throttleEnable = new QCheckBox();
+	_throttleCount = new QSpinBox();
+	_throttleCount->setMinimum(1 * switcher->interval);
+	_throttleCount->setMaximum(10 * switcher->interval);
+	_throttleCount->setSingleStep(switcher->interval);
 	_showMatch = new QPushButton(
 		obs_module_text("AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.showMatch"));
 
@@ -382,6 +413,10 @@ MacroConditionVideoEdit::MacroConditionVideoEdit(
 			 SLOT(MaxSizeYChanged(int)));
 	QWidget::connect(_modelDataPath, SIGNAL(PathChanged(const QString &)),
 			 this, SLOT(ModelPathChanged(const QString &)));
+	QWidget::connect(_throttleEnable, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this,
+			 SLOT(ThrottleEnableChanged(int)));
+	QWidget::connect(_throttleCount, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,
+			 SLOT(ThrottleCountChanged(int)));
 	QWidget::connect(_showMatch, SIGNAL(clicked()), this,
 			 SLOT(ShowMatchClicked()));
 
@@ -399,6 +434,8 @@ MacroConditionVideoEdit::MacroConditionVideoEdit(
 		{"{{maxSizeX}}", _maxSizeX},
 		{"{{maxSizeY}}", _maxSizeY},
 		{"{{modelDataPath}}", _modelDataPath},
+		{"{{throttleEnable}}", _throttleEnable},
+		{"{{throttleCount}}", _throttleCount},
 	};
 	placeWidgets(obs_module_text("AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.entry"),
 		     entryLine1Layout, widgetPlaceholders);
@@ -425,6 +462,11 @@ MacroConditionVideoEdit::MacroConditionVideoEdit(
 			     "AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.entry.maxSize"),
 		     _maxSizeControlLayout, widgetPlaceholders);
 
+	_throttleControlLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
+	placeWidgets(obs_module_text(
+			     "AdvSceneSwitcher.condition.video.entry.throttle"),
+		     _throttleControlLayout, widgetPlaceholders);
+
 	QHBoxLayout *showMatchLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
 	showMatchLayout->addWidget(_showMatch);
 	showMatchLayout->addStretch();
@@ -437,6 +479,7 @@ MacroConditionVideoEdit::MacroConditionVideoEdit(
 	mainLayout->addLayout(_minSizeControlLayout);
 	mainLayout->addLayout(_maxSizeControlLayout);
 	mainLayout->addLayout(showMatchLayout);
+	mainLayout->addLayout(_throttleControlLayout);
 	setLayout(mainLayout);
 
 	_entryData = entryData;
@@ -662,6 +705,27 @@ void MacroConditionVideoEdit::MaxSizeYChanged(int value)
 	_entryData->_maxSizeY = value;
 }
 
+void MacroConditionVideoEdit::ThrottleEnableChanged(int value)
+{
+	if (_loading || !_entryData) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(switcher->m);
+	_entryData->_throttleEnabled = value;
+	_throttleCount->setEnabled(value);
+}
+
+void MacroConditionVideoEdit::ThrottleCountChanged(int value)
+{
+	if (_loading || !_entryData) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(switcher->m);
+	_entryData->_throttleCount = value / switcher->interval;
+}
+
 QImage markPatterns(cv::Mat &matchResult, QImage &image, QImage &pattern)
 {
 	auto matchImg = QImageToMat(image);
@@ -765,6 +829,12 @@ bool needsObjectControls(VideoCondition cond)
 	return cond == VideoCondition::OBJECT;
 }
 
+bool needsThrottleControls(VideoCondition cond)
+{
+	return cond == VideoCondition::PATTERN ||
+	       cond == VideoCondition::OBJECT;
+}
+
 void setLayoutVisible(QLayout *layout, bool visible)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < layout->count(); ++i) {
@@ -791,6 +861,8 @@ void MacroConditionVideoEdit::SetWidgetVisibility()
 			 needsObjectControls(_entryData->_condition));
 	setLayoutVisible(_modelPathLayout,
 			 needsObjectControls(_entryData->_condition));
+	setLayoutVisible(_throttleControlLayout,
+			 needsThrottleControls(_entryData->_condition));
 	adjustSize();
 }
 
@@ -812,5 +884,8 @@ void MacroConditionVideoEdit::UpdateEntryData()
 	_minSizeY->setValue(_entryData->_minSizeY);
 	_maxSizeX->setValue(_entryData->_maxSizeX);
 	_maxSizeY->setValue(_entryData->_maxSizeY);
+	_throttleEnable->setChecked(_entryData->_throttleEnabled);
+	_throttleCount->setValue(_entryData->_throttleCount *
+				 switcher->interval);
 	SetWidgetVisibility();
 }