diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b7e7c1e3..44e4535a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fix log viewer crash when log file contains invalid data
 - Clean channel guide cache on startup (delete channels that no longer exist)
 - Fix Emby movie libraries so local file access is not required
+- Fix adding alternate schedule
 
 ### Changed
 - Optimize transcoding session to only work ahead (at max speed) for 2 minutes before throttling to realtime
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Application/Playouts/Commands/ReplacePlayoutAlternateScheduleItemsHandler.cs b/ErsatzTV.Application/Playouts/Commands/ReplacePlayoutAlternateScheduleItemsHandler.cs
index 71169eaa9..d706e8a94 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Application/Playouts/Commands/ReplacePlayoutAlternateScheduleItemsHandler.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Application/Playouts/Commands/ReplacePlayoutAlternateScheduleItemsHandler.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ public class ReplacePlayoutAlternateScheduleItemsHandler :
 
                 await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
+                // load newly-added schedules
+                foreach (ProgramScheduleAlternate alternate in playout.ProgramScheduleAlternates
+                             .Where(alternate => alternate.ProgramSchedule is null))
+                {
+                    await dbContext.Entry(alternate).Reference(a => a.ProgramSchedule).LoadAsync(cancellationToken);
+                }
+
                 foreach (PlayoutItem _ in maybeLastPlayoutItem)
                 {
                     foreach (DateTimeOffset dayToCheck in daysToCheck)