diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c0a8487..9703b9fd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ target_sources(
           lib/macro/macro-tab.cpp
           lib/macro/macro-tree.cpp
           lib/macro/macro-tree.hpp
+          lib/macro/macro-websocket-trigger.cpp
           lib/macro/macro.cpp
           lib/macro/macro.hpp)
 
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-helpers.cpp b/lib/macro/macro-helpers.cpp
index 3687a8c8..01470c37 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-helpers.cpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-helpers.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ bool RunMacroActions(Macro *macro)
 	return macro && macro->PerformActions(true);
 }
 
+bool RunMacroElseActions(Macro *macro)
+{
+	return macro && macro->PerformActions(false);
+}
+
 void ResetMacroConditionTimers(Macro *macro)
 {
 	if (!macro) {
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-helpers.hpp b/lib/macro/macro-helpers.hpp
index 840aa86d..ab0a1a2a 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-helpers.hpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-helpers.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <deque>
 #include <optional>
-#include <string_view>
 #include <thread>
 
 struct obs_data;
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ EXPORT void AddMacroHelperThread(Macro *, std::thread &&);
 EXPORT bool CheckMacros();
 
 EXPORT bool RunMacroActions(Macro *);
+bool RunMacroElseActions(Macro *);
 EXPORT bool RunMacros();
 void StopAllMacros();
 
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-websocket-trigger.cpp b/lib/macro/macro-websocket-trigger.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8cf745e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-websocket-trigger.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#include "websocket-api.hpp"
+#include "log-helper.hpp"
+#include "plugin-state-helpers.hpp"
+#include "variable.hpp"
+#include "macro-helpers.hpp"
+
+#include <obs.hpp>
+
+namespace advss {
+
+static bool setup();
+static bool setupDone = setup();
+static void receiveRunMacroMessage(obs_data_t *data, obs_data_t *);
+static void receiveSetVariablesMessage(obs_data_t *data, obs_data_t *);
+
+static const char *runMacroMessage = "AdvancedSceneSwitcherRunMacro";
+static const char *setVariablesMessage = "AdvancedSceneSwitcherSetVariables";
+
+static bool setup()
+{
+	AddPluginInitStep([]() {
+		RegisterWebsocketRequest(runMacroMessage,
+					 receiveRunMacroMessage);
+		RegisterWebsocketRequest(setVariablesMessage,
+					 receiveSetVariablesMessage);
+	});
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void setVariables(obs_data_t *data)
+{
+	OBSDataArrayAutoRelease variables =
+		obs_data_get_array(data, "variables");
+	size_t count = obs_data_array_count(variables);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		OBSDataAutoRelease item = obs_data_array_item(variables, i);
+		if (!obs_data_has_user_value(item, "name")) {
+			blog(LOG_INFO,
+			     "ignoring invalid variable entry in \"%s\" websocket message (missing \"name\")",
+			     runMacroMessage);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!obs_data_has_user_value(item, "value")) {
+			blog(LOG_INFO,
+			     "ignoring invalid variable entry in \"%s\" websocket message (missing \"value\")",
+			     runMacroMessage);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		auto varName = obs_data_get_string(item, "name");
+		auto value = obs_data_get_string(item, "value");
+
+		auto weakVar = GetWeakVariableByName(varName);
+		auto var = weakVar.lock();
+		if (!var) {
+			blog(LOG_INFO,
+			     "ignoring invalid variable name \"%s\" in \"%s\" websocket message",
+			     varName, runMacroMessage);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		var->SetValue(value);
+	}
+}
+
+static void receiveRunMacroMessage(obs_data_t *data, obs_data_t *)
+{
+	if (!obs_data_has_user_value(data, "name")) {
+		blog(LOG_INFO,
+		     "ignoring invalid \"%s\" websocket message (missing \"name\")",
+		     runMacroMessage);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	auto name = obs_data_get_string(data, "name");
+	const auto weakMacro =
+		GetWeakMacroByName(obs_data_get_string(data, "name"));
+	const auto macro = weakMacro.lock();
+	if (!macro) {
+		blog(LOG_INFO,
+		     "ignoring invalid \"%s\" websocket message (macro \"%s\") not found",
+		     runMacroMessage, name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (obs_data_has_user_value(data, "variables")) {
+		setVariables(data);
+	}
+
+	const bool runElse = obs_data_get_bool(data, "runElseActions");
+	if (runElse) {
+		RunMacroElseActions(macro.get());
+	} else {
+		RunMacroActions(macro.get());
+	}
+}
+
+static void receiveSetVariablesMessage(obs_data_t *data, obs_data_t *)
+{
+	if (!obs_data_has_user_value(data, "variables")) {
+		blog(LOG_INFO,
+		     "ignoring invalid \"%s\" websocket message (missing \"variables\")",
+		     setVariablesMessage);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	setVariables(data);
+}
+
+} // namespace advss