diff --git a/libobs/obs-scene.c b/libobs/obs-scene.c
index 9aa3f4a59..a3ba2d806 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-scene.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-scene.c
@@ -2885,3 +2885,12 @@ void obs_sceneitem_group_enum_items(obs_sceneitem_t *group,
 	if (scene)
 		obs_scene_enum_items(scene, callback, param);
 }
+
+void obs_sceneitem_force_update_transform(obs_sceneitem_t *item)
+{
+	if (!item)
+		return;
+
+	if (os_atomic_set_bool(&item->update_transform, false))
+		update_item_transform(item, false);
+}
diff --git a/libobs/obs.h b/libobs/obs.h
index 53bdafe28..181bd6faf 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.h
+++ b/libobs/obs.h
@@ -1427,6 +1427,8 @@ EXPORT void obs_sceneitem_set_scale_filter(obs_sceneitem_t *item,
 EXPORT enum obs_scale_type obs_sceneitem_get_scale_filter(
 		obs_sceneitem_t *item);
 
+EXPORT void obs_sceneitem_force_update_transform(obs_sceneitem_t *item);
+
 EXPORT void obs_sceneitem_defer_update_begin(obs_sceneitem_t *item);
 EXPORT void obs_sceneitem_defer_update_end(obs_sceneitem_t *item);