diff --git a/plugins/base/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/base/CMakeLists.txt
index 35e0697e..a6eebee8 100644
--- a/plugins/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ target_sources(
           utils/scene-item-selection.hpp
           utils/scene-item-transform-helpers.cpp
           utils/scene-item-transform-helpers.hpp
+          utils/transition-helpers.cpp
+          utils/transition-helpers.hpp
           utils/source-properties-button.cpp
           utils/source-properties-button.hpp
           utils/source-settings-helpers.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/base/macro-action-scene-switch.cpp b/plugins/base/macro-action-scene-switch.cpp
index bc6b1c9b..f4d0aefd 100644
--- a/plugins/base/macro-action-scene-switch.cpp
+++ b/plugins/base/macro-action-scene-switch.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "plugin-state-helpers.hpp"
 #include "scene-switch-helpers.hpp"
 #include "source-helpers.hpp"
+#include "transition-helpers.hpp"
 
 #include <obs-frontend-api.h>
 
@@ -68,14 +69,6 @@ static int getTransitionOverrideDuration(OBSWeakSource &scene)
 	return duration;
 }
 
-static bool isUsingFixedLengthTransition(const OBSWeakSource &transition)
-{
-	obs_source_t *source = obs_weak_source_get_source(transition);
-	bool ret = obs_transition_fixed(source);
-	obs_source_release(source);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static OBSWeakSource getOverrideTransition(OBSWeakSource &scene)
 {
 	OBSWeakSource transition;
@@ -101,13 +94,13 @@ static int getExpectedTransitionDuration(OBSWeakSource &scene,
 		auto overrideTransition = getOverrideTransition(scene);
 		if (overrideTransition) {
 			transition = overrideTransition;
-			if (!isUsingFixedLengthTransition(transition)) {
+			if (!IsFixedLengthTransition(transition)) {
 				return getTransitionOverrideDuration(scene);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (isUsingFixedLengthTransition(transition)) {
+	if (IsFixedLengthTransition(transition)) {
 		return -1; // no API is available to access the fixed duration
 	}
 	if (duration != 0) {
@@ -503,7 +496,7 @@ shouldShowDurationInTransitionLayout(MacroActionSwitchScene::SceneType type,
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	if (isUsingFixedLengthTransition(transition.GetTransition())) {
+	if (IsFixedLengthTransition(transition.GetTransition())) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/base/macro-action-transition.cpp b/plugins/base/macro-action-transition.cpp
index 49cddd16..de8de695 100644
--- a/plugins/base/macro-action-transition.cpp
+++ b/plugins/base/macro-action-transition.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "macro-action-transition.hpp"
 #include "layout-helpers.hpp"
+#include "transition-helpers.hpp"
 
 #include <obs-frontend-api.h>
 
@@ -75,26 +76,6 @@ static void obs_sceneitem_set_transition_duration(obs_sceneitem_t *item,
 }
 #endif
 
-static void setSceneItemTransition(const OBSSceneItem &item,
-				   const OBSSourceAutoRelease &transition,
-				   bool show)
-{
-	OBSDataAutoRelease settings = obs_source_get_settings(transition);
-	if (!transition || !settings) {
-		// Set transition to "None"
-		obs_sceneitem_set_transition(item, show, nullptr);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	// We cannot share the transition source between
-	// scene items without introducing strange graphical
-	// artifacts so we have to create new ones here
-	OBSSourceAutoRelease transitionSource = obs_source_create_private(
-		obs_source_get_id(transition), obs_source_get_name(transition),
-		settings);
-	obs_sceneitem_set_transition(item, show, transitionSource);
-}
-
 void MacroActionTransition::SetSourceTransition(bool show)
 {
 #if LIBOBS_API_VER >= MAKE_SEMANTIC_VERSION(27, 0, 0)
@@ -103,7 +84,7 @@ void MacroActionTransition::SetSourceTransition(bool show)
 	const auto items = _source.GetSceneItems(_scene);
 	for (const auto &item : items) {
 		if (_setTransitionType) {
-			setSceneItemTransition(item, transition, show);
+			SetSceneItemTransition(item, transition, show);
 		}
 		if (_setDuration) {
 			obs_sceneitem_set_transition_duration(
diff --git a/plugins/base/utils/transition-helpers.cpp b/plugins/base/utils/transition-helpers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2902b5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/base/utils/transition-helpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "transition-helpers.hpp"
+
+namespace advss {
+
+bool IsFixedLengthTransition(const OBSWeakSource &transition)
+{
+	OBSSourceAutoRelease source = obs_weak_source_get_source(transition);
+	return obs_transition_fixed(source);
+}
+
+obs_source_t *SetSceneItemTransition(const OBSSceneItem &item,
+				     const OBSSourceAutoRelease &transition,
+				     bool show)
+{
+	OBSDataAutoRelease settings = obs_source_get_settings(transition);
+	if (!transition || !settings) {
+		// Set transition to "None"
+		obs_sceneitem_set_transition(item, show, nullptr);
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	// We cannot share the transition source between
+	// scene items without introducing strange graphical
+	// artifacts so we have to create new ones here
+	OBSSourceAutoRelease transitionSource = obs_source_create_private(
+		obs_source_get_id(transition), obs_source_get_name(transition),
+		settings);
+	obs_sceneitem_set_transition(item, show, transitionSource);
+	return transitionSource.Get();
+}
+
+} // namespace advss
diff --git a/plugins/base/utils/transition-helpers.hpp b/plugins/base/utils/transition-helpers.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afd5b525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/base/utils/transition-helpers.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <obs.hpp>
+
+namespace advss {
+
+bool IsFixedLengthTransition(const OBSWeakSource &transition);
+obs_source_t *SetSceneItemTransition(const OBSSceneItem &item,
+				     const OBSSourceAutoRelease &transition,
+				     bool show);
+
+} // namespace advss