diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-segment-copy-paste.cpp b/lib/macro/macro-segment-copy-paste.cpp
index d0105eaf..b86ead13 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-segment-copy-paste.cpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-segment-copy-paste.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "macro-segment-copy-paste.hpp"
 #include "advanced-scene-switcher.hpp"
 #include "macro.hpp"
-#include "ui-helpers.hpp"
 
 #include <QShortcut>
 
@@ -76,22 +75,10 @@ void AdvSceneSwitcher::PasteMacroSegment()
 		break;
 	}
 	case MacroSegmentCopyInfo::Type::ACTION:
-		if (IsCursorInWidgetArea(ui->macroElseActions)) {
-			AddMacroElseAction(macro.get(),
-					   macro->ElseActions().size(),
-					   copyInfo.segment->GetId(),
-					   data.Get());
-			break;
-		}
 		AddMacroAction(macro.get(), macro->Actions().size(),
 			       copyInfo.segment->GetId(), data.Get());
 		break;
 	case MacroSegmentCopyInfo::Type::ELSE:
-		if (IsCursorInWidgetArea(ui->macroActions)) {
-			AddMacroAction(macro.get(), macro->Actions().size(),
-				       copyInfo.segment->GetId(), data.Get());
-			break;
-		}
 		AddMacroElseAction(macro.get(), macro->ElseActions().size(),
 				   copyInfo.segment->GetId(), data.Get());
 		break;
@@ -111,6 +98,21 @@ bool MacroActionIsInClipboard()
 	       copyInfo.type == MacroSegmentCopyInfo::Type::ELSE;
 }
 
+void SetCopySegmentTargetActionType(bool setToElseAction)
+{
+	if (copyInfo.type == MacroSegmentCopyInfo::Type::ACTION &&
+	    setToElseAction) {
+		copyInfo.type = MacroSegmentCopyInfo::Type::ELSE;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (copyInfo.type == MacroSegmentCopyInfo::Type::ELSE &&
+	    !setToElseAction) {
+		copyInfo.type = MacroSegmentCopyInfo::Type::ACTION;
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 void SetupSegmentCopyPasteShortcutHandlers(AdvSceneSwitcher *window)
 {
 	auto copyShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+C"), window);
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-segment-copy-paste.hpp b/lib/macro/macro-segment-copy-paste.hpp
index d71ab857..4af31d4a 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-segment-copy-paste.hpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-segment-copy-paste.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class AdvSceneSwitcher;
 
 bool MacroSegmentIsInClipboard();
 bool MacroActionIsInClipboard();
+void SetCopySegmentTargetActionType(bool setToElseAction);
 void SetupSegmentCopyPasteShortcutHandlers(AdvSceneSwitcher *window);
 
 } // namespace advss
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-tab.cpp b/lib/macro/macro-tab.cpp
index a0d2b2cb..6cf79076 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-tab.cpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-tab.cpp
@@ -1180,18 +1180,24 @@ static void setupCopyPasteContextMenuEnry(AdvSceneSwitcher *ss,
 		[ss]() { ss->CopyMacroSegment(); });
 	copy->setEnabled(!!segmentEdit);
 
+	bool pasteAsElseAction = true;
 	const char *pasteText = "AdvSceneSwitcher.macroTab.segment.paste";
 	if (MacroActionIsInClipboard()) {
 		if (IsCursorInWidgetArea(ss->ui->macroActions)) {
+			pasteAsElseAction = false;
 			pasteText =
 				"AdvSceneSwitcher.macroTab.segment.pasteAction";
 		} else if (IsCursorInWidgetArea(ss->ui->macroElseActions)) {
+			pasteAsElseAction = true;
 			pasteText =
 				"AdvSceneSwitcher.macroTab.segment.pasteElseAction";
 		}
 	}
-	auto paste = menu.addAction(obs_module_text(pasteText), ss,
-				    [ss]() { ss->PasteMacroSegment(); });
+	auto paste = menu.addAction(
+		obs_module_text(pasteText), ss, [ss, pasteAsElseAction]() {
+			SetCopySegmentTargetActionType(pasteAsElseAction);
+			ss->PasteMacroSegment();
+		});
 	paste->setEnabled(MacroSegmentIsInClipboard());
 }