diff --git a/kstars/hips/opshipsdisplay.ui b/kstars/hips/opshipsdisplay.ui
--- a/kstars/hips/opshipsdisplay.ui
+++ b/kstars/hips/opshipsdisplay.ui
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_HIPSPanning">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Show HiPS While Panning</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_HIPSBiLinearInterpolation">
      <property name="text">
diff --git a/kstars/kstars.kcfg b/kstars/kstars.kcfg
--- a/kstars/kstars.kcfg
+++ b/kstars/kstars.kcfg
@@ -2380,6 +2380,10 @@
           <label>Show HiPS grid on the sky map.</label>
           <default>false</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="HIPSPanning" type="Bool">
+          <label>Redraw HiPS while panning.</label>
+          <default>false</default>
+    </entry>
     <entry name="ShowHIPS" type="Bool">
        <label>Draw HiPS sources in the sky map?</label>
        <whatsthis>Toggle whether the HIPS sources are drawn in the sky map.</whatsthis>
diff --git a/kstars/skycomponents/hipscomponent.cpp b/kstars/skycomponents/hipscomponent.cpp
--- a/kstars/skycomponents/hipscomponent.cpp
+++ b/kstars/skycomponents/hipscomponent.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 void HIPSComponent::draw(SkyPainter *skyp)
 {
 #if !defined(KSTARS_LITE)
-    if (SkyMap::IsSlewing() == false && selected())
+  if (((SkyMap::IsSlewing() == false) || Options::hIPSPanning()) && selected())
         skyp->drawHips();
 #else
     Q_UNUSED(skyp);