diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index b6dcf0aba7af..ff010d02cfb6 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -500,6 +500,16 @@ impl Application {
         }
     }
 
+    pub async fn handle_frame_tick(&mut self) {
+        let editor_view = self
+            .compositor
+            .find::<ui::EditorView>()
+            .expect("expected at least one EditorView");
+        if editor_view.spinners_mut().spinning() {
+            self.render().await;
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn handle_document_write(&mut self, doc_save_event: DocumentSavedEventResult) {
         let doc_save_event = match doc_save_event {
             Ok(event) => event,
@@ -600,6 +610,9 @@ impl Application {
                     return true;
                 }
             }
+            EditorEvent::TickFrame => {
+                self.handle_frame_tick().await;
+            }
         }
 
         false
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/spinner.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/spinner.rs
index 1acf6bac805b..957375acebaf 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/spinner.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/spinner.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ impl ProgressSpinners {
         self.inner.remove(&id);
     }
 
+    pub fn spinning(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.inner.is_empty()
+    }
+
     pub fn frame(&self, id: usize) -> Option<&str> {
         let start = self.inner.get(&id)?;
         let idx =
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 58f029ac74ae..7d5a184e7097 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ use tokio::{
         mpsc::{unbounded_channel, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
         oneshot, Notify, RwLock,
     },
-    time::{sleep, Duration, Instant, Sleep},
+    time::{interval, sleep, Duration, Instant, Sleep},
 };
+use tokio_stream::wrappers::IntervalStream;
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Error};
 
@@ -840,6 +841,7 @@ pub struct Editor {
     pub auto_pairs: Option<AutoPairs>,
 
     pub idle_timer: Pin<Box<Sleep>>,
+    pub tick_frame: IntervalStream,
     pub last_motion: Option<Motion>,
 
     pub last_completion: Option<CompleteAction>,
@@ -884,6 +886,7 @@ pub enum EditorEvent {
     LanguageServerMessage((usize, Call)),
     DebuggerEvent(dap::Payload),
     IdleTimer,
+    TickFrame,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -962,6 +965,7 @@ impl Editor {
             status_msg: None,
             autoinfo: None,
             idle_timer: Box::pin(sleep(conf.idle_timeout)),
+            tick_frame: IntervalStream::new(interval(Duration::from_millis(1000 / 60))), // 60 fps
             last_motion: None,
             last_completion: None,
             config,
@@ -1597,7 +1601,8 @@ impl Editor {
                         self.needs_redraw = true;
                         let timeout = Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(96);
                         if timeout < self.idle_timer.deadline() {
-                            self.idle_timer.as_mut().reset(timeout)
+                            self.idle_timer.as_mut().reset(timeout);
+                            self.tick_frame.as_mut().reset();
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -1605,6 +1610,10 @@ impl Editor {
                 _ = &mut self.idle_timer => {
                     return EditorEvent::IdleTimer
                 }
+
+                _ = &mut self.tick_frame.next() => {
+                    return EditorEvent::TickFrame
+                }
             }
         }
     }