diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-action-variable.cpp b/lib/macro/macro-action-variable.cpp
index 881c316c..e92329dc 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-action-variable.cpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-action-variable.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ namespace advss {
 
 const std::string MacroActionVariable::id = "variable";
 
+std::vector<TempVariableRef> MacroActionVariable::GetTempVarRefs() const
+{
+	if (!_tempVar.HasValidID()) {
+		return {};
+	}
+	return {_tempVar};
+}
+
 bool MacroActionVariable::_registered = MacroActionFactory::Register(
 	MacroActionVariable::id,
 	{MacroActionVariable::Create, MacroActionVariableEdit::Create,
@@ -1450,6 +1458,7 @@ void MacroActionVariableEdit::SelectionChanged(const TempVariableRef &var)
 {
 	GUARD_LOADING_AND_LOCK();
 	_entryData->_tempVar = var;
+	IncrementTempVarInUseGeneration();
 	SetWidgetVisibility();
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-action-variable.hpp b/lib/macro/macro-action-variable.hpp
index cbcb2724..43d2a740 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-action-variable.hpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-action-variable.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public:
 	bool PostLoad();
 	std::string GetShortDesc() const;
 	std::string GetId() const { return id; };
+	std::vector<TempVariableRef> GetTempVarRefs() const;
 	static std::shared_ptr<MacroAction> Create(Macro *m);
 	std::shared_ptr<MacroAction> Copy() const;
 	void SetSegmentIndexValue(int);
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-condition-tempvar.cpp b/lib/macro/macro-condition-tempvar.cpp
index 1b4adad9..db7ed2b3 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-condition-tempvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-condition-tempvar.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ namespace advss {
 
 const std::string MacroConditionTempVar::id = "temp_var";
 
+std::vector<TempVariableRef> MacroConditionTempVar::GetTempVarRefs() const
+{
+	if (!_tempVar.HasValidID()) {
+		return {};
+	}
+	return {_tempVar};
+}
+
 bool MacroConditionTempVar::_registered = MacroConditionFactory::Register(
 	MacroConditionTempVar::id,
 	{MacroConditionTempVar::Create, MacroConditionTempVarEdit::Create,
@@ -266,6 +274,7 @@ void MacroConditionTempVarEdit::VariableChanged(const TempVariableRef &var)
 {
 	GUARD_LOADING_AND_LOCK();
 	_entryData->_tempVar = var;
+	IncrementTempVarInUseGeneration();
 }
 
 void MacroConditionTempVarEdit::Variable2Changed(const QString &text)
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-condition-tempvar.hpp b/lib/macro/macro-condition-tempvar.hpp
index 9d525622..681a8935 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-condition-tempvar.hpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-condition-tempvar.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
 	bool Load(obs_data_t *obj);
 	std::string GetShortDesc() const;
 	std::string GetId() const { return id; };
+	std::vector<TempVariableRef> GetTempVarRefs() const;
 	static std::shared_ptr<MacroCondition> Create(Macro *m)
 	{
 		return std::make_shared<MacroConditionTempVar>(m);
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-segment.cpp b/lib/macro/macro-segment.cpp
index 38a0cfba..f10907a8 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-segment.cpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-segment.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 
 namespace advss {
 
+std::vector<TempVariableRef> MacroSegment::GetTempVarRefs() const
+{
+	return {};
+}
+
 MacroSegment::MacroSegment(Macro *m, bool supportsVariableValue)
 	: _macro(m),
 	  _supportsVariableValue(supportsVariableValue)
@@ -152,6 +157,16 @@ void MacroSegment::AddTempvar(const std::string &id, const std::string &name,
 	NotifyUIAboutTempVarChange(this);
 }
 
+bool MacroSegment::IsTempVarInUse(const std::string &id) const
+{
+	for (const auto &var : _tempVariables) {
+		if (var.ID() == id) {
+			return var.IsInUse();
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 void MacroSegment::SetTempVarValue(const std::string &id,
 				   const std::string &value)
 {
diff --git a/lib/macro/macro-segment.hpp b/lib/macro/macro-segment.hpp
index 39ff8835..803379d2 100644
--- a/lib/macro/macro-segment.hpp
+++ b/lib/macro/macro-segment.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
 	std::string GetCustomLabel() const { return _customLabel; }
 	virtual bool Save(obs_data_t *obj) const = 0;
 	virtual bool Load(obs_data_t *obj) = 0;
+	virtual std::vector<TempVariableRef> GetTempVarRefs() const;
 	virtual bool PostLoad();
 	virtual std::string GetShortDesc() const;
 	virtual std::string GetId() const = 0;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ protected:
 	void AddTempvar(const std::string &id, const std::string &name,
 			const std::string &description = "");
 
+	bool IsTempVarInUse(const std::string &id) const;
 	void SetTempVarValue(const std::string &id, const std::string &value);
 
 	template<typename T, typename = std::enable_if_t<
@@ -64,6 +66,14 @@ protected:
 					  : std::string("false"));
 	}
 
+	template<typename F, typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_invocable_v<F>>>
+	void SetTempVarValue(const std::string &id, F &&valueProvider)
+	{
+		if (IsTempVarInUse(id)) {
+			SetTempVarValue(id, valueProvider());
+		}
+	}
+
 private:
 	void ClearAvailableTempvars();
 	std::optional<const TempVariable>
diff --git a/lib/utils/temp-variable.cpp b/lib/utils/temp-variable.cpp
index df37c89b..15005af7 100644
--- a/lib/utils/temp-variable.cpp
+++ b/lib/utils/temp-variable.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 
 #include <QVariant>
 #include <QAbstractItemView>
+#include <atomic>
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(advss::TempVariableRef);
 
+static std::atomic<uint64_t> tempVarInUseGeneration{0};
+
 namespace advss {
 
 TempVariable::TempVariable(const std::string &id, const std::string &name,
@@ -120,6 +123,60 @@ TempVariableRef TempVariable::GetRef() const
 	return ref;
 }
 
+static bool refsContain(const std::vector<TempVariableRef> &refs,
+			const TempVariableRef &ref)
+{
+	for (const auto &r : refs) {
+		if (r == ref) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+static bool segmentsReferTo(const T &segments, const TempVariableRef &ref)
+{
+	for (const auto &segment : segments) {
+		if (refsContain(segment->GetTempVarRefs(), ref)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool TempVariable::IsInUse() const
+{
+	const auto currentGen =
+		tempVarInUseGeneration.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+	if (_isInUseCacheGeneration == currentGen) {
+		return _isInUseCache;
+	}
+
+	bool inUse = false;
+	const auto ref = GetRef();
+
+	if (ref.HasValidID()) {
+		for (const auto &macro : GetAllMacros()) {
+			if (segmentsReferTo(macro->Conditions(), ref) ||
+			    segmentsReferTo(macro->Actions(), ref) ||
+			    segmentsReferTo(macro->ElseActions(), ref)) {
+				inUse = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	_isInUseCache = inUse;
+	_isInUseCacheGeneration = currentGen;
+	return inUse;
+}
+
+void IncrementTempVarInUseGeneration()
+{
+	tempVarInUseGeneration.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
 TempVariableRef::SegmentType TempVariableRef::GetType() const
 {
 	auto segment = _segment.lock();
@@ -665,6 +722,7 @@ TempVarSignalManager *TempVarSignalManager::Instance()
 
 void NotifyUIAboutTempVarChange(MacroSegment *segment)
 {
+	IncrementTempVarInUseGeneration();
 	obs_queue_task(
 		OBS_TASK_UI,
 		[](void *segment) {
diff --git a/lib/utils/temp-variable.hpp b/lib/utils/temp-variable.hpp
index b404d576..92c1edb2 100644
--- a/lib/utils/temp-variable.hpp
+++ b/lib/utils/temp-variable.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 	void SetValue(const std::string &val);
 	void InvalidateValue();
 	TempVariableRef GetRef() const;
+	EXPORT bool IsInUse() const;
 
 private:
 	std::string _id = "";
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ private:
 	mutable std::mutex _lastValuesMutex;
 	std::vector<std::string> _lastValues;
 	bool _valueIsValid = false;
+	mutable bool _isInUseCache = false;
+	mutable uint64_t _isInUseCacheGeneration = UINT64_MAX;
 
 	std::weak_ptr<MacroSegment> _segment;
 	friend TempVariableSelection;
@@ -122,5 +125,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 void NotifyUIAboutTempVarChange(MacroSegment *);
+EXPORT void IncrementTempVarInUseGeneration();
 
 } // namespace advss
diff --git a/plugins/base/macro-action-filter.cpp b/plugins/base/macro-action-filter.cpp
index b63d6c57..2fd6b66c 100644
--- a/plugins/base/macro-action-filter.cpp
+++ b/plugins/base/macro-action-filter.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ namespace advss {
 
 const std::string MacroActionFilter::id = "filter";
 
+std::vector<TempVariableRef> MacroActionFilter::GetTempVarRefs() const
+{
+	if (!_tempVar.HasValidID()) {
+		return {};
+	}
+	return {_tempVar};
+}
+
 bool MacroActionFilter::_registered = MacroActionFactory::Register(
 	MacroActionFilter::id,
 	{MacroActionFilter::Create, MacroActionFilterEdit::Create,
@@ -428,6 +436,7 @@ void MacroActionFilterEdit::SelectionChanged(const TempVariableRef &var)
 {
 	GUARD_LOADING_AND_LOCK();
 	_entryData->_tempVar = var;
+	IncrementTempVarInUseGeneration();
 }
 
 void MacroActionFilterEdit::SelectionChanged(const SourceSetting &setting)
diff --git a/plugins/base/macro-action-filter.hpp b/plugins/base/macro-action-filter.hpp
index 19da4425..f8d2ea45 100644
--- a/plugins/base/macro-action-filter.hpp
+++ b/plugins/base/macro-action-filter.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public:
 	SettingsInputMethod _settingsInputMethod =
 		SettingsInputMethod::INDIVIDUAL_MANUAL;
 
+	std::vector<TempVariableRef> GetTempVarRefs() const;
+
 	SourceSelection _source;
 	FilterSelection _filter;
 	Action _action = Action::ENABLE;
diff --git a/plugins/base/macro-action-source.cpp b/plugins/base/macro-action-source.cpp
index cc88ca8a..1c4c13f0 100644
--- a/plugins/base/macro-action-source.cpp
+++ b/plugins/base/macro-action-source.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ namespace advss {
 
 const std::string MacroActionSource::id = "source";
 
+std::vector<TempVariableRef> MacroActionSource::GetTempVarRefs() const
+{
+	if (!_tempVar.HasValidID()) {
+		return {};
+	}
+	return {_tempVar};
+}
+
 bool MacroActionSource::_registered = MacroActionFactory::Register(
 	MacroActionSource::id,
 	{MacroActionSource::Create, MacroActionSourceEdit::Create,
@@ -652,6 +660,7 @@ void MacroActionSourceEdit::SelectionChanged(const TempVariableRef &var)
 {
 	GUARD_LOADING_AND_LOCK();
 	_entryData->_tempVar = var;
+	IncrementTempVarInUseGeneration();
 }
 
 void MacroActionSourceEdit::SettingsInputMethodChanged(int idx)
diff --git a/plugins/base/macro-action-source.hpp b/plugins/base/macro-action-source.hpp
index ebb4c42f..d6ea7324 100644
--- a/plugins/base/macro-action-source.hpp
+++ b/plugins/base/macro-action-source.hpp
@@ -15,16 +15,22 @@ namespace advss {
 class MacroActionSource : public MacroAction {
 public:
 	MacroActionSource(Macro *m) : MacroAction(m) {}
-	bool PerformAction();
-	void LogAction() const;
-	bool Save(obs_data_t *obj) const;
-	bool Load(obs_data_t *obj);
-	std::string GetShortDesc() const;
-	std::string GetId() const { return id; };
+
 	static std::shared_ptr<MacroAction> Create(Macro *m);
 	std::shared_ptr<MacroAction> Copy() const;
+
+	bool PerformAction();
+	void LogAction() const;
+
+	bool Save(obs_data_t *obj) const;
+	bool Load(obs_data_t *obj);
+
+	std::string GetShortDesc() const;
+	std::string GetId() const { return id; };
+
 	void ResolveVariablesToFixedValues();
 	void SetupTempVars();
+	std::vector<TempVariableRef> GetTempVarRefs() const;
 
 	enum class Action {
 		ENABLE,