diff --git a/src/CardinalCommon.cpp b/src/CardinalCommon.cpp
index e3d7948..6bc043f 100644
--- a/src/CardinalCommon.cpp
+++ b/src/CardinalCommon.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
 # include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+namespace rack {
+namespace settings {
+int rateLimit = 0;
+}
+}
+
 namespace patchUtils
 {
 
diff --git a/src/CardinalCommon.hpp b/src/CardinalCommon.hpp
index 99cee48..18859a6 100644
--- a/src/CardinalCommon.hpp
+++ b/src/CardinalCommon.hpp
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@
 
 namespace rack
 {
+
+namespace settings {
+extern int rateLimit;
+}
+
 namespace ui {
 struct Menu;
 }
+
 }
 
 namespace patchUtils
diff --git a/src/CardinalPlugin.cpp b/src/CardinalPlugin.cpp
index 2eb83bb..b377fbb 100644
--- a/src/CardinalPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/CardinalPlugin.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ public:
         fWindowParameters[kWindowParameterWheelKnobControl] = 0.0f;
         fWindowParameters[kWindowParameterWheelSensitivity] = 1.0f;
         fWindowParameters[kWindowParameterLockModulePositions] = 0.0f;
+        fWindowParameters[kWindowParameterUpdateRateLimit] = 0.0f;
        #endif
 
         // create unique temporary path for this instance
@@ -751,6 +752,23 @@ protected:
             parameter.ranges.min = 0.0f;
             parameter.ranges.max = 1.0f;
             break;
+        case kWindowParameterUpdateRateLimit:
+            parameter.name = "Update rate limit";
+            parameter.symbol = "rateLimit";
+            parameter.hints = kParameterIsAutomatable|kParameterIsInteger;
+            parameter.ranges.def = 0.0f;
+            parameter.ranges.min = 0.0f;
+            parameter.ranges.max = 2.0f;
+            parameter.enumValues.count = 3;
+            parameter.enumValues.restrictedMode = true;
+            parameter.enumValues.values = new ParameterEnumerationValue[3];
+            parameter.enumValues.values[0].label = "None";
+            parameter.enumValues.values[0].value = 0.0f;
+            parameter.enumValues.values[1].label = "2x";
+            parameter.enumValues.values[1].value = 1.0f;
+            parameter.enumValues.values[2].label = "4x";
+            parameter.enumValues.values[2].value = 2.0f;
+            break;
         }
        #endif
     }
diff --git a/src/CardinalUI.cpp b/src/CardinalUI.cpp
index 74d5266..b1a29f8 100644
--- a/src/CardinalUI.cpp
+++ b/src/CardinalUI.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ class CardinalUI : public CardinalBaseUI,
     rack::math::Vec fLastMousePos;
     ResizeHandle fResizeHandle;
     WindowParameters fWindowParameters;
+    int fRateLimitStep = 0;
 
     struct ScopedContext {
         CardinalPluginContext* const context;
@@ -361,6 +362,10 @@ public:
             filebrowserhandle = nullptr;
         }
 
+        if (fWindowParameters.rateLimit != 0 && ++fRateLimitStep % (fWindowParameters.rateLimit * 2))
+            return;
+
+        fRateLimitStep = 0;
         repaint();
     }
 
@@ -416,6 +421,10 @@ public:
         case kWindowParameterLockModulePositions:
             fWindowParameters.lockModules = value > 0.5f;
             break;
+        case kWindowParameterUpdateRateLimit:
+            fWindowParameters.rateLimit = static_cast<int>(value + 0.5f);
+            fRateLimitStep = 0;
+            break;
         default:
             return;
         }
@@ -476,6 +485,10 @@ protected:
         case kWindowParameterLockModulePositions:
             fWindowParameters.lockModules = value > 0.5f;
             break;
+        case kWindowParameterUpdateRateLimit:
+            fWindowParameters.rateLimit = static_cast<int>(value + 0.5f);
+            fRateLimitStep = 0;
+            break;
         default:
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/WindowParameters.hpp b/src/WindowParameters.hpp
index 186bd6c..b41f16a 100644
--- a/src/WindowParameters.hpp
+++ b/src/WindowParameters.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum WindowParameterList {
     kWindowParameterWheelKnobControl,
     kWindowParameterWheelSensitivity,
     kWindowParameterLockModulePositions,
+    kWindowParameterUpdateRateLimit,
     kWindowParameterCount,
 };
 
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ struct WindowParameters {
     bool tooltips = true;
     bool knobScroll = false;
     bool lockModules = false;
+    // cardinal specific
+    int rateLimit = 0;
 };
 
 struct WindowParametersCallback {
diff --git a/src/override/MenuBar.cpp b/src/override/MenuBar.cpp
index 9d75f1c..8598668 100644
--- a/src/override/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/src/override/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -507,6 +507,21 @@ struct ViewButton : MenuButton {
 		menu->addChild(knobScrollSensitivitySlider);
 
 		menu->addChild(createBoolPtrMenuItem("Lock module positions", "", &settings::lockModules));
+
+		static const std::vector<std::string> rateLimitLabels = {
+			"None",
+			"2x",
+			"4x",
+		};
+		static const std::vector<int> rateLimits = {0, 1, 2};
+		menu->addChild(createSubmenuItem("Update rate limit", rateLimitLabels[settings::rateLimit], [=](ui::Menu* menu) {
+			for (int rateLimit : rateLimits) {
+				menu->addChild(createCheckMenuItem(rateLimitLabels[rateLimit], "",
+					[=]() {return settings::rateLimit == rateLimit;},
+					[=]() {settings::rateLimit = rateLimit;}
+				));
+			}
+		}));
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/override/Window.cpp b/src/override/Window.cpp
index 6baa749..75e82ab 100644
--- a/src/override/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/override/Window.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include "DistrhoUI.hpp"
 #include "Application.hpp"
+#include "../CardinalCommon.hpp"
 #include "../WindowParameters.hpp"
 
 #ifndef DGL_NO_SHARED_RESOURCES
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ struct Window::Internal {
 	double monitorRefreshRate = 60.0; // FIXME
 	double frameTime = 0.0;
 	double lastFrameDuration = 0.0;
+	int currentRateLimit = 0;
 
 	std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<FontWithOriginalContext>> fontCache;
 	std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<ImageWithOriginalContext>> imageCache;
@@ -593,6 +595,13 @@ void WindowParametersSave(rack::window::Window* const window)
 			window->internal->callback->WindowParametersChanged(kWindowParameterLockModulePositions,
 			                                                    rack::settings::lockModules);
 	}
+	if (window->internal->params.rateLimit != rack::settings::rateLimit)
+	{
+		window->internal->params.rateLimit = rack::settings::rateLimit;
+		if (window->internal->callback != nullptr)
+			window->internal->callback->WindowParametersChanged(kWindowParameterUpdateRateLimit,
+			                                                    rack::settings::rateLimit);
+	}
 }
 
 void WindowParametersRestore(rack::window::Window* const window)
@@ -606,6 +615,7 @@ void WindowParametersRestore(rack::window::Window* const window)
 	rack::settings::tooltips = window->internal->params.tooltips;
 	rack::settings::knobScroll = window->internal->params.knobScroll;
 	rack::settings::lockModules = window->internal->params.lockModules;
+	rack::settings::rateLimit = window->internal->params.rateLimit;
 }
 
 void WindowParametersSetCallback(rack::window::Window* const window, WindowParametersCallback* const callback)