diff --git a/src/general.cpp b/src/general.cpp
index 162fabc6..cc7b6867 100644
--- a/src/general.cpp
+++ b/src/general.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void AdvSceneSwitcher::SetStarted()
 	ui->pluginRunningText->setText(
 		obs_module_text("AdvSceneSwitcher.status.active"));
 	ui->pluginRunningText->disconnect(inactivePluse);
+	currentStatusActive = true;
 }
 
 void AdvSceneSwitcher::SetStopped()
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ void AdvSceneSwitcher::SetStopped()
 		obs_module_text("AdvSceneSwitcher.status.inactive"));
 	inactivePluse = PulseWidget(ui->pluginRunningText, QColor(Qt::red),
 				    QColor(0, 0, 0, 0), "QLabel ");
+	currentStatusActive = false;
 }
 
 void AdvSceneSwitcher::on_toggleStartButton_clicked()
@@ -681,6 +683,21 @@ void populateAutoStartEventSelection(QComboBox *cb)
 		"AdvSceneSwitcher.generalTab.status.autoStart.recordingAndStreaming"));
 }
 
+void AdvSceneSwitcher::updateStatus()
+{
+	if (switcher->th && switcher->th->isRunning()) {
+		if (currentStatusActive) {
+			return;
+		}
+		SetStarted();
+	} else {
+		if (!currentStatusActive) {
+			return;
+		}
+		SetStopped();
+	}
+}
+
 void AdvSceneSwitcher::setupGeneralTab()
 {
 	populateSceneSelection(ui->noMatchSwitchScene, false);
@@ -780,4 +797,10 @@ void AdvSceneSwitcher::setupGeneralTab()
 	} else {
 		SetStopped();
 	}
+
+	// Updates the UI status element if the status changed externally
+	// (e.g. via hotkeys)
+	QTimer *statusTimer = new QTimer(this);
+	connect(statusTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateStatus()));
+	statusTimer->start(1000);
 }
diff --git a/src/headers/advanced-scene-switcher.hpp b/src/headers/advanced-scene-switcher.hpp
index 394ced97..04e5c331 100644
--- a/src/headers/advanced-scene-switcher.hpp
+++ b/src/headers/advanced-scene-switcher.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class AdvSceneSwitcher : public QDialog {
 public:
 	std::unique_ptr<Ui_AdvSceneSwitcher> ui;
 	bool loading = true;
+	bool currentStatusActive = false;
 
 	AdvSceneSwitcher(QWidget *parent);
 
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ public slots:
 	void on_threadPriority_currentTextChanged(const QString &text);
 
 	void updateScreenRegionCursorPos();
+	void updateStatus();
 
 	void on_close_clicked();