diff --git a/packages/timeline-state-resolver-types/src/integrations/sisyfos.ts b/packages/timeline-state-resolver-types/src/integrations/sisyfos.ts
index 156920711..2143d5414 100644
--- a/packages/timeline-state-resolver-types/src/integrations/sisyfos.ts
+++ b/packages/timeline-state-resolver-types/src/integrations/sisyfos.ts
@@ -35,21 +35,41 @@ export interface SisyfosChannelOptions {
 export interface TimelineContentSisyfosTriggerValue extends TimelineContentSisyfos {
 	type: TimelineContentTypeSisyfos.TRIGGERVALUE
 
+	/**
+	 * If this value changes, commands will be sent to set each channel that is
+	 * mapped to its expected state regardless of whether that state changed
+	 */
 	triggerValue: string
 }
-export interface TimelineContentSisyfosChannel extends TimelineContentSisyfos, SisyfosChannelOptions {
+export interface TimelineContentSisyfosChannel
+	extends SisyfosTimelineObjectProps,
+		TimelineContentSisyfos,
+		SisyfosChannelOptions {
 	type: TimelineContentTypeSisyfos.CHANNEL
-	resync?: boolean
-	overridePriority?: number // defaults to 0
-	triggerValue?: string
 }
-export interface TimelineContentSisyfosChannels extends TimelineContentSisyfos {
+export interface TimelineContentSisyfosChannels extends SisyfosTimelineObjectProps, TimelineContentSisyfos {
 	type: TimelineContentTypeSisyfos.CHANNELS
 	channels: ({
 		/** The mapping layer to look up the channel from */
 		mappedLayer: string
 	} & SisyfosChannelOptions)[]
+}
+interface SisyfosTimelineObjectProps {
+	/**
+	 * When this is set to true it will do a full resync with Sisyfos, first
+	 * request the remote end's state and then diffing the local state against that
+	 * (depending on channel count this is a slow operation)
+	 */
 	resync?: boolean
+	/**
+	 * If you have multiple references to 1 channel in different timeline obejcts,
+	 * the one with the highest overridePriority will be used
+	 */
 	overridePriority?: number // defaults to 0
+	/**
+	 * If this value changes, commands will be sent to set the channels in this
+	 * object to their expected state regardless of wheter the state of these
+	 * channels changed
+	 */
 	triggerValue?: string
 }
diff --git a/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/__tests__/sisyfos.spec.ts b/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/__tests__/sisyfos.spec.ts
index f4014276f..7053f7004 100644
--- a/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/__tests__/sisyfos.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/__tests__/sisyfos.spec.ts
@@ -879,8 +879,16 @@ describe('Sisyfos', () => {
 				mappingType: MappingSisyfosType.Channels,
 			},
 		}
+		const myTriggerMapping0: Mapping<SomeMappingSisyfos> = {
+			device: DeviceType.SISYFOS,
+			deviceId: 'mySisyfos',
+			options: {
+				mappingType: MappingSisyfosType.Channels,
+			},
+		}
 		const myChannelMapping: Mappings = {
 			sisyfos_channels_base: myChannelMapping0,
+			sisyfos_channels_base_trigger: myTriggerMapping0,
 			sisyfos_channel_1: myChannelMapping1,
 			sisyfos_channel_2: myChannelMapping2,
 			sisyfos_channels: myChannelMapping3,
@@ -932,10 +940,21 @@ describe('Sisyfos', () => {
 							isPgm: 0,
 						},
 					],
-					triggerValue: 'a',
 					overridePriority: -999,
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				id: 'baseline_trigger',
+				enable: {
+					while: 1,
+				},
+				layer: 'sisyfos_channels_base_trigger',
+				content: {
+					deviceType: DeviceType.SISYFOS,
+					type: TimelineContentTypeSisyfos.TRIGGERVALUE,
+					triggerValue: 'a',
+				},
+			},
 			{
 				id: 'obj1',
 				enable: {
diff --git a/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/connection.ts b/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/connection.ts
index e3eb8d552..f2cb64cb6 100644
--- a/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/connection.ts
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ export type SisyfosCommand =
 
 export interface SisyfosChannel extends SisyfosChannelAPI {
 	timelineObjIds: string[]
+	triggerValue?: string
 }
 export interface SisyfosState {
 	channels: { [index: string]: SisyfosChannel }
diff --git a/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/index.ts b/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/index.ts
index 4c01a1c26..bae91d00e 100644
--- a/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/index.ts
+++ b/packages/timeline-state-resolver/src/integrations/sisyfos/index.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ export class SisyfosMessageDevice extends DeviceWithState<SisyfosState, DeviceOp
 			channel: number
 			isLookahead: boolean
 			timelineObjId: string
+			triggerValue?: string
 		} & SisyfosChannelOptions)[] = []
 
 		_.each(state.layers, (tlObject, layerName) => {
@@ -342,8 +343,12 @@ export class SisyfosMessageDevice extends DeviceWithState<SisyfosState, DeviceOp
 				deviceState.resync = deviceState.resync || content.resync
 			}
 
-			// Allow retrigger without valid channel mapping
-			if ('triggerValue' in content && content.triggerValue !== undefined) {
+			// Allow global retrigger without valid channel mapping
+			if (
+				'triggerValue' in content &&
+				content.triggerValue !== undefined &&
+				content.type === TimelineContentTypeSisyfos.TRIGGERVALUE
+			) {
 				deviceState.triggerValue = content.triggerValue
 			}
 
@@ -374,6 +379,7 @@ export class SisyfosMessageDevice extends DeviceWithState<SisyfosState, DeviceOp
 						overridePriority: content.overridePriority || 0,
 						isLookahead: layer.isLookahead || false,
 						timelineObjId: layer.id,
+						triggerValue: content.triggerValue,
 					})
 					deviceState.resync = deviceState.resync || content.resync || false
 				} else if (
@@ -390,6 +396,7 @@ export class SisyfosMessageDevice extends DeviceWithState<SisyfosState, DeviceOp
 						overridePriority: content.overridePriority || 0,
 						isLookahead: layer.isLookahead || false,
 						timelineObjId: layer.id,
+						triggerValue: content.triggerValue,
 					})
 					deviceState.resync = deviceState.resync || content.resync || false
 				} else if (
@@ -405,6 +412,7 @@ export class SisyfosMessageDevice extends DeviceWithState<SisyfosState, DeviceOp
 								overridePriority: content.overridePriority || 0,
 								isLookahead: layer.isLookahead || false,
 								timelineObjId: layer.id,
+								triggerValue: content.triggerValue,
 							})
 						} else if (
 							referencedMapping &&
@@ -420,6 +428,7 @@ export class SisyfosMessageDevice extends DeviceWithState<SisyfosState, DeviceOp
 								overridePriority: content.overridePriority || 0,
 								isLookahead: layer.isLookahead || false,
 								timelineObjId: layer.id,
+								triggerValue: content.triggerValue,
 							})
 						}
 					})
@@ -452,6 +461,7 @@ export class SisyfosMessageDevice extends DeviceWithState<SisyfosState, DeviceOp
 				if (newChannel.muteOn !== undefined) channel.muteOn = newChannel.muteOn
 				if (newChannel.inputGain !== undefined) channel.inputGain = newChannel.inputGain
 				if (newChannel.inputSelector !== undefined) channel.inputSelector = newChannel.inputSelector
+				if (newChannel.triggerValue !== undefined) channel.triggerValue = newChannel.triggerValue
 
 				channel.timelineObjIds.push(newChannel.timelineObjId)
 			}
@@ -519,6 +529,21 @@ export class SisyfosMessageDevice extends DeviceWithState<SisyfosState, DeviceOp
 				return
 			}
 
+			if (newChannel.triggerValue && oldChannel?.triggerValue !== newChannel.triggerValue) {
+				// note - should we only do this if we have an oldchannel?
+				debug('reset channel ' + index)
+				commands.push({
+					context: `Channel ${index} reset`,
+					content: {
+						type: SisyfosCommandType.SET_CHANNEL,
+						channel: Number(index),
+						values: newChannel,
+					},
+					timelineObjId: newChannel.timelineObjIds[0] || '',
+				})
+				return
+			}
+
 			if (oldChannel && oldChannel.pgmOn !== newChannel.pgmOn) {
 				debug(`Channel ${index} pgm goes from "${oldChannel.pgmOn}" to "${newChannel.pgmOn}"`)
 				const values: number[] = [newChannel.pgmOn]