diff --git a/libobs/obs-scene.c b/libobs/obs-scene.c
index e0dc9b371c231ad6e996849bc08d6770e405df7f..d5f52373ae86067067733948b0988cf71654d82f 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-scene.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-scene.c
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ const struct obs_source_info scene_info = {
 	.id = "scene",
 	.type = OBS_SOURCE_TYPE_SCENE,
 	.output_flags = OBS_SOURCE_VIDEO | OBS_SOURCE_CUSTOM_DRAW |
-			OBS_SOURCE_COMPOSITE,
+			OBS_SOURCE_COMPOSITE | OBS_SOURCE_DO_NOT_DUPLICATE,
 	.get_name = scene_getname,
 	.create = scene_create,
 	.destroy = scene_destroy,
diff --git a/libobs/obs-source.c b/libobs/obs-source.c
index 90b6a35f332edc6194234fa65be35835ad9a65f8..615faa502bb1ccdd27f9c890ec775f1a764e4ba6 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-source.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-source.c
@@ -501,13 +501,12 @@ obs_source_t *obs_source_duplicate(obs_source_t *source, const char *new_name,
 	if (!obs_source_valid(source, "obs_source_duplicate"))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if ((source->info.output_flags & OBS_SOURCE_DO_NOT_DUPLICATE) != 0) {
-		obs_source_addref(source);
-		return source;
-	}
-
 	if (source->info.type == OBS_SOURCE_TYPE_SCENE) {
 		obs_scene_t *scene = obs_scene_from_source(source);
+		if (scene && !create_private) {
+			obs_source_addref(source);
+			return source;
+		}
 		if (!scene)
 			scene = obs_group_from_source(source);
 		if (!scene)
@@ -521,6 +520,11 @@ obs_source_t *obs_source_duplicate(obs_source_t *source, const char *new_name,
 		return new_source;
 	}
 
+	if ((source->info.output_flags & OBS_SOURCE_DO_NOT_DUPLICATE) != 0) {
+		obs_source_addref(source);
+		return source;
+	}
+
 	settings = obs_data_create();
 	obs_data_apply(settings, source->context.settings);