diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5b766a7..cb550cd3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -436,6 +436,9 @@ A DeviceInfo object contains general information about a device. It has the foll
 
 ## Changelog
 
+#### 0.8.4 (2018-02-23)
+* (AlCalzone) Fixed `Group.activateScene` when the scene was already selected
+
 #### 0.8.3 (2018-02-22)
 * (AlCalzone) Removed the recently-added payload merging because it did more harm than good
 * (AlCalzone) Fixed `Group.activateScene` when the lights are turned off
diff --git a/build/lib/group.js b/build/lib/group.js
index 6e76b1f1..2c40511c 100644
--- a/build/lib/group.js
+++ b/build/lib/group.js
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ class Group extends ipsoDevice_1.IPSODevice {
     activateScene(sceneOrId) {
         this.ensureLink();
         const id = (sceneOrId instanceof scene_1.Scene) ? sceneOrId.instanceId : sceneOrId;
-        return this.client.operateGroup(this, {
+        // we need to make sure the scene ID always gets sent, so we cheat a bit
+        const reference = this.clone();
+        reference.sceneId = Number.NaN;
+        reference.onOff = false;
+        return this.client.operateGroup(reference, {
             sceneId: id,
             onOff: true,
         });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0861edf..0d3cb220 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-tradfri-client",
-  "version": "0.8.3",
+  "version": "0.8.4",
   "description": "Library to talk to IKEA Trådfri Gateways without external binaries",
   "keywords": [
     "coap",
diff --git a/src/lib/group.ts b/src/lib/group.ts
index fd3b9ff3..b59d76eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/group.ts
+++ b/src/lib/group.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ export class Group extends IPSODevice {
 	public activateScene(sceneOrId: Scene | number): Promise<boolean> {
 		this.ensureLink();
 		const id: number = (sceneOrId instanceof Scene) ? sceneOrId.instanceId : sceneOrId;
-		return this.client.operateGroup(this, {
+		// we need to make sure the scene ID always gets sent, so we cheat a bit
+		const reference = this.clone();
+		reference.sceneId = Number.NaN;
+		reference.onOff = false;
+		return this.client.operateGroup(reference, {
 			sceneId: id,
 			onOff: true, // this has to be true when changing a scene
 		});