diff --git a/libobs/obs-audio.c b/libobs/obs-audio.c
index b3e2fb470..f016c0505 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-audio.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-audio.c
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ static inline bool should_silence_monitored_source(obs_source_t *source, struct
 	if (!dup_src || !obs_source_active(dup_src))
 		return false;
 
+	if (dup_src->monitoring_type == OBS_MONITORING_TYPE_MONITOR_ONLY)
+		return false;
+
 	bool fader_muted = close_float(audio->monitoring_duplicating_source->volume, 0.0f, 0.0001f);
 	bool output_capture_unmuted = !audio->monitoring_duplicating_source->muted && !fader_muted;