diff --git a/src/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp b/src/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
index 554fd392..89f21ccc 100644
--- a/src/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
+++ b/src/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool SwitcherData::checkForMatch(OBSWeakSource &scene,
 	return match;
 }
 
-void switchScene(const sceneSwitchInfo &sceneSwitch)
+void switchScene(const sceneSwitchInfo &sceneSwitch, bool force)
 {
 	if (!sceneSwitch.scene && switcher->verbose) {
 		blog(LOG_INFO, "nothing to switch to");
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void switchScene(const sceneSwitchInfo &sceneSwitch)
 	obs_source_t *source = obs_weak_source_get_source(sceneSwitch.scene);
 	obs_source_t *currentSource = obs_frontend_get_current_scene();
 
-	if (source && source != currentSource) {
+	if (source && (source != currentSource || force)) {
 		transitionData currentTransitionData;
 		setNextTransition(sceneSwitch, currentSource,
 				  currentTransitionData);
diff --git a/src/headers/advanced-scene-switcher.hpp b/src/headers/advanced-scene-switcher.hpp
index 08705087..736f3290 100644
--- a/src/headers/advanced-scene-switcher.hpp
+++ b/src/headers/advanced-scene-switcher.hpp
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void setNextTransition(const sceneSwitchInfo &ssi, obs_source_t *currentSource,
 void overwriteTransitionOverride(const sceneSwitchInfo &ssi,
 				 transitionData &td);
 void restoreTransitionOverride(obs_source_t *scene, const transitionData &td);
-void switchScene(const sceneSwitchInfo &ssi);
+void switchScene(const sceneSwitchInfo &ssi, bool force = false);
 void switchPreviewScene(const OBSWeakSource &ws);
 
 /******************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/macro-action-scene-switch.cpp b/src/macro-action-scene-switch.cpp
index 69afaa85..ca11c56f 100644
--- a/src/macro-action-scene-switch.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-action-scene-switch.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ bool MacroActionSwitchScene::PerformAction()
 {
 	auto scene = _scene.GetScene();
 	switchScene({scene, _transition.GetTransition(),
-		     (int)(_duration.seconds * 1000)});
+		     (int)(_duration.seconds * 1000)},
+		    obs_frontend_preview_program_mode_active());
 	if (_blockUntilTransitionDone && scene) {
 		waitForTransitionChange(scene);
 		return !switcher->abortMacroWait;