diff --git a/wled00/FX.h b/wled00/FX.h
index 39373c079..0ba33303b 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.h
+++ b/wled00/FX.h
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ typedef struct Segment {
     };
     uint8_t startY;  // start Y coodrinate 2D (top); there should be no more than 255 rows
     uint8_t stopY;   // stop Y coordinate 2D (bottom); there should be no more than 255 rows
+    // note: two bytes of padding are added here
     char    *name;
 
     // runtime data
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ typedef struct Segment {
     static CRGBPalette16 _newRandomPalette;   // target random palette
     static uint16_t _lastPaletteChange;       // last random palette change time in millis()/1000
     static uint16_t _lastPaletteBlend;        // blend palette according to set Transition Delay in millis()%0xFFFF
+    static uint16_t _transitionprogress;      // current transition progress 0 - 0xFFFF
     #ifndef WLED_DISABLE_MODE_BLEND
     static bool          _modeBlend;          // mode/effect blending semaphore
     #endif
@@ -565,12 +567,13 @@ typedef struct Segment {
     // transition functions
     void     startTransition(uint16_t dur);     // transition has to start before actual segment values change
     void     stopTransition();                  // ends transition mode by destroying transition structure (does nothing if not in transition)
-    inline void handleTransition() { if (progress() == 0xFFFFU) stopTransition(); }
+    inline void handleTransition() { updateTransitionProgress(); if (progress() == 0xFFFFU) stopTransition(); }
     #ifndef WLED_DISABLE_MODE_BLEND
     void     swapSegenv(tmpsegd_t &tmpSegD);    // copies segment data into specifed buffer, if buffer is not a transition buffer, segment data is overwritten from transition buffer
     void     restoreSegenv(tmpsegd_t &tmpSegD); // restores segment data from buffer, if buffer is not transition buffer, changed values are copied to transition buffer
     #endif
-    [[gnu::hot]] uint16_t progress() const;                  // transition progression between 0-65535
+    [[gnu::hot]] void updateTransitionProgress();            // set current progression of transition
+    inline uint16_t progress() const { return _transitionprogress; };  // transition progression between 0-65535
     [[gnu::hot]] uint8_t  currentBri(bool useCct = false) const; // current segment brightness/CCT (blended while in transition)
     uint8_t  currentMode() const;                            // currently active effect/mode (while in transition)
     [[gnu::hot]] uint32_t currentColor(uint8_t slot) const;  // currently active segment color (blended while in transition)
diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index ffbb197f6..13551059c 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ CRGBPalette16 Segment::_randomPalette     = generateRandomPalette();  // was CRG
 CRGBPalette16 Segment::_newRandomPalette  = generateRandomPalette();  // was CRGBPalette16(DEFAULT_COLOR);
 uint16_t      Segment::_lastPaletteChange = 0; // perhaps it should be per segment
 uint16_t      Segment::_lastPaletteBlend  = 0; //in millis (lowest 16 bits only)
+uint16_t      Segment::_transitionprogress  = 0xFFFF;
 
 #ifndef WLED_DISABLE_MODE_BLEND
 bool Segment::_modeBlend = false;
@@ -305,12 +306,12 @@ void Segment::stopTransition() {
 }
 
 // transition progression between 0-65535
-uint16_t IRAM_ATTR Segment::progress() const {
+inline void Segment::updateTransitionProgress() {
+  _transitionprogress = 0xFFFFU;
   if (isInTransition()) {
     unsigned diff = millis() - _t->_start;
-    if (_t->_dur > 0 && diff < _t->_dur) return diff * 0xFFFFU / _t->_dur;
+    if (_t->_dur > 0 && diff < _t->_dur) _transitionprogress = diff * 0xFFFFU / _t->_dur;
   }
-  return 0xFFFFU;
 }
 
 #ifndef WLED_DISABLE_MODE_BLEND