diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler_SceneItems.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler_SceneItems.cpp
index 5f5798be..fd5c138f 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler_SceneItems.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler_SceneItems.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ HandlerResponse WSRequestHandler::HandleSetSceneItemProperties(WSRequestHandler*
 	bool badRequest = false;
 	OBSDataAutoRelease errorMessage = obs_data_create();
 
+	obs_sceneitem_defer_update_begin(sceneItem);
+
 	if (req->hasField("position")) {
 		vec2 oldPosition;
 		OBSDataAutoRelease positionError = obs_data_create();
@@ -248,6 +250,8 @@ HandlerResponse WSRequestHandler::HandleSetSceneItemProperties(WSRequestHandler*
 		}
 	}
 
+	obs_sceneitem_defer_update_end(sceneItem);
+
 	if (badRequest) {
 		return req->SendErrorResponse(errorMessage);
 	}
@@ -430,8 +434,13 @@ HandlerResponse WSRequestHandler::HandleSetSceneItemTransform(WSRequestHandler*
 		return req->SendErrorResponse("specified scene item doesn't exist");
 	}
 
+	obs_sceneitem_defer_update_begin(sceneItem);
+
 	obs_sceneitem_set_scale(sceneItem, &scale);
 	obs_sceneitem_set_rot(sceneItem, rotation);
+	
+	obs_sceneitem_defer_update_end(sceneItem);
+
 	return req->SendOKResponse();
 }