diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/macro.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/macro.cs
index 2b2d2f9a16..53fc5b940b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/macro.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/macro.cs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace umbraco
 
             Model.CacheIdentifier = GetCacheIdentifier(Model, pageElements, pageId);
 
-            if (Model.CacheDuration > 0)
+            if (!UmbracoContext.Current.InPreviewMode && Model.CacheDuration > 0)
             {
                 if (cacheMacroAsString(Model))
                 {