diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.service.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.service.ts
index e5e7f93cd..6a0549fbc 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.service.ts
@@ -273,13 +273,14 @@ class RuntimeService {
   public startByCue(cue: string): boolean {
     const state = runtimeState.getState();
     const rundown = getCurrentRundown();
-    const { playableEventOrder } = getRundownMetadata();
+    const { timedEventOrder } = getRundownMetadata();
 
     const event = findNextPlayableWithCue(
       rundown,
-      playableEventOrder,
+      timedEventOrder,
       cue,
       state.rundown.selectedEventIndex ?? undefined,
+      state.timer.playback === Playback.Armed, // If we are armed allow the armed event to be considered for playback
     );
 
     if (!event) {
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ class RuntimeService {
       playableEventOrder,
       cue,
       state.rundown.selectedEventIndex ?? undefined,
+      false,
     );
 
     if (!event) {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.utils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.utils.ts
index 2a1c62269..cf18d7c07 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.utils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/runtime.utils.ts
@@ -118,24 +118,25 @@ export function findNextPlayableId(playableEventsOrder: EntryId[], currentEventI
  */
 export function findNextPlayableWithCue(
   rundown: Rundown,
-  playableEventsOrder: EntryId[],
+  timedEventsOrder: EntryId[],
   targetCue: string,
   currentEventIndex = 0,
+  allowCurrent = false,
 ): OntimeEvent | undefined {
-  const lowerCaseCue = targetCue.toLowerCase();
+  const startFromIndex = allowCurrent ? currentEventIndex : currentEventIndex + 1;
 
-  for (let i = currentEventIndex; i < playableEventsOrder.length; i++) {
-    const eventId = playableEventsOrder[i];
+  for (let i = startFromIndex; i < timedEventsOrder.length; i++) {
+    const eventId = timedEventsOrder[i];
     const event = rundown.entries[eventId];
-    if (isOntimeEvent(event) && isPlayableEvent(event) && event.cue.toLowerCase() === lowerCaseCue) {
+    if (isOntimeEvent(event) && isPlayableEvent(event) && event.cue === targetCue) {
       return event;
     }
   }
 
-  for (let i = 0; i < currentEventIndex; i++) {
-    const eventId = playableEventsOrder[i];
+  for (let i = 0; i < startFromIndex; i++) {
+    const eventId = timedEventsOrder[i];
     const event = rundown.entries[eventId];
-    if (isOntimeEvent(event) && isPlayableEvent(event) && event.cue.toLowerCase() === lowerCaseCue) {
+    if (isOntimeEvent(event) && isPlayableEvent(event) && event.cue === targetCue) {
       return event;
     }
   }