diff --git a/data/locale/en-US.ini b/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 3cd38c56..e5e6342e 100644
--- a/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ AdvSceneSwitcher.action.hotkey.rightAlt="Right Alt"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.action.hotkey.leftMeta="Left Meta"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.action.hotkey.rightMeta="Right Meta"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.action.hotkey.onlyOBS="Send keypress only to OBS"
-AdvSceneSwitcher.action.hotkey.disabled="Cannot simulate key presses - functionality disabled!"
+AdvSceneSwitcher.action.hotkey.disabled="Cannot simulate global key presses - functionality limited to sending key press to OBS!"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.action.hotkey.entry="Press {{keys}} for {{duration}} milliseconds"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.action.sceneOrder="Scene item order"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.action.sceneOrder.type.moveUp="Move up"
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-action-hotkey.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-action-hotkey.cpp
index 88943d6a..ea4008f7 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-action-hotkey.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-action-hotkey.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ bool MacroActionHotkey::PerformAction()
 
 	if (!keys.empty()) {
 		int dur = _duration;
-		if (_onlySendToObs) {
+		if (_onlySendToObs || !canSimulateKeyPresses) {
 			std::thread t([keys, dur]() { InjectKeys(keys, dur); });
 			t.detach();
 		} else {
@@ -463,9 +463,10 @@ MacroActionHotkeyEdit::MacroActionHotkeyEdit(
 	mainLayout->addLayout(line2Layout);
 	mainLayout->addWidget(_onlySendToOBS);
 	mainLayout->addWidget(_noKeyPressSimulationWarning);
-
 	setLayout(mainLayout);
 
+	_onlySendToOBS->setEnabled(canSimulateKeyPresses);
+
 	_entryData = entryData;
 	UpdateEntryData();
 	_loading = false;
@@ -493,7 +494,8 @@ void MacroActionHotkeyEdit::UpdateEntryData()
 	_leftMeta->setChecked(_entryData->_leftMeta);
 	_rightMeta->setChecked(_entryData->_rightMeta);
 	_duration->setValue(_entryData->_duration);
-	_onlySendToOBS->setChecked(_entryData->_onlySendToObs);
+	_onlySendToOBS->setChecked(_entryData->_onlySendToObs ||
+				   !canSimulateKeyPresses);
 	SetWarningVisibility();
 }