diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
index d0b39aec3..78ef65ef5 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ def forceentry(payload: ForceEnterPayload, rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc)):
     ordertype = payload.ordertype.value if payload.ordertype else None
     stake_amount = payload.stakeamount if payload.stakeamount else None
 
-    trade = rpc._rpc_forcebuy(payload.pair, payload.price, ordertype, stake_amount)
+    trade = rpc._rpc_forcebuy(payload.pair, payload.price, order_side=payload.side,
+                              order_type=ordertype, stake_amount=stake_amount)
 
     if trade:
         return ForceEnterResponse.parse_obj(trade.to_json())
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 20f7a6b38..90759857e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from freqtrade.configuration.timerange import TimeRange
 from freqtrade.constants import CANCEL_REASON, DATETIME_PRINT_FORMAT
 from freqtrade.data.history import load_data
 from freqtrade.enums import SellType, State
+from freqtrade.enums.signaltype import SignalDirection
 from freqtrade.exceptions import ExchangeError, PricingError
 from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_minutes, timeframe_to_msecs
 from freqtrade.loggers import bufferHandler
@@ -713,7 +714,8 @@ class RPC:
             self._freqtrade.wallets.update()
             return {'result': f'Created sell order for trade {trade_id}.'}
 
-    def _rpc_forcebuy(self, pair: str, price: Optional[float], order_type: Optional[str] = None,
+    def _rpc_forcebuy(self, pair: str, price: Optional[float], *, order_type: Optional[str] = None,
+                      order_side: SignalDirection = SignalDirection.LONG,
                       stake_amount: Optional[float] = None) -> Optional[Trade]:
         """
         Handler for forcebuy <asset> <price>
@@ -721,7 +723,7 @@ class RPC:
         """
 
         if not self._freqtrade.config.get('forcebuy_enable', False):
-            raise RPCException('Forcebuy not enabled.')
+            raise RPCException('Forceentry not enabled.')
 
         if self._freqtrade.state != State.RUNNING:
             raise RPCException('trader is not running')
@@ -748,7 +750,9 @@ class RPC:
             order_type = self._freqtrade.strategy.order_types.get(
                 'forcebuy', self._freqtrade.strategy.order_types['buy'])
         if self._freqtrade.execute_entry(pair, stake_amount, price,
-                                         ordertype=order_type, trade=trade):
+                                         ordertype=order_type, trade=trade,
+                                         is_short=(order_side == SignalDirection.SHORT)
+                                         ):
             Trade.commit()
             trade = Trade.get_trades([Trade.is_open.is_(True), Trade.pair == pair]).first()
             return trade