diff --git a/libs/image/kis_image_config.h b/libs/image/kis_image_config.h
--- a/libs/image/kis_image_config.h
+++ b/libs/image/kis_image_config.h
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
     int frameRenderingClones(bool defaultValue = false) const;
     void setFrameRenderingClones(int value);
 
+    int fpsLimit(bool defaultValue = false) const;
+    void setFpsLimit(int value);
+
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(KisImageConfig)
 
diff --git a/libs/image/kis_image_config.cpp b/libs/image/kis_image_config.cpp
--- a/libs/image/kis_image_config.cpp
+++ b/libs/image/kis_image_config.cpp
@@ -507,3 +507,13 @@
 {
     m_config.writeEntry("frameRenderingClones", value);
 }
+
+int KisImageConfig::fpsLimit(bool defaultValue) const
+{
+    return defaultValue ? 100 : m_config.readEntry("fpsLimit", 100);
+}
+
+void KisImageConfig::setFpsLimit(int value)
+{
+    m_config.writeEntry("fpsLimit", value);
+}
diff --git a/libs/ui/canvas/kis_canvas2.cpp b/libs/ui/canvas/kis_canvas2.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/canvas/kis_canvas2.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/canvas/kis_canvas2.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@
     m_d->bootstrapLodBlocked = true;
     connect(view->mainWindow(), SIGNAL(guiLoadingFinished()), SLOT(bootstrapFinished()));
 
-    m_d->updateSignalCompressor.setDelay(10);
+    KisImageConfig config;
+
+    m_d->updateSignalCompressor.setDelay(1000 / config.fpsLimit());
     m_d->updateSignalCompressor.setMode(KisSignalCompressor::FIRST_ACTIVE);
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_preferences.h b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_preferences.h
--- a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_preferences.h
+++ b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_preferences.h
@@ -229,14 +229,16 @@
 
     void slotThreadsLimitChanged(int value);
     void slotFrameClonesLimitChanged(int value);
+    void slotFpsLimitChanged(int value);
 
 private:
     int realTilesRAM();
 
 private:
     QVector<SliderAndSpinBoxSync*> m_syncs;
     int m_lastUsedThreadsLimit;
     int m_lastUsedClonesLimit;
+    int m_lastUsedFpsLimit;
 };
 
 //=======================
diff --git a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_preferences.cc b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_preferences.cc
--- a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_preferences.cc
+++ b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_preferences.cc
@@ -699,9 +699,11 @@
 
     sliderThreadsLimit->setRange(1, QThread::idealThreadCount());
     sliderFrameClonesLimit->setRange(1, QThread::idealThreadCount());
+    sliderFpsLimit->setRange(20, 100);
 
     connect(sliderThreadsLimit, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(slotThreadsLimitChanged(int)));
     connect(sliderFrameClonesLimit, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(slotFrameClonesLimitChanged(int)));
+    connect(sliderFpsLimit, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(slotFpsLimitChanged(int)));
 
     load(false);
 }
@@ -727,9 +729,11 @@
 
     m_lastUsedThreadsLimit = cfg.maxNumberOfThreads(requestDefault);
     m_lastUsedClonesLimit = cfg.frameRenderingClones(requestDefault);
+    m_lastUsedFpsLimit = cfg.fpsLimit(requestDefault);
 
     sliderThreadsLimit->setValue(m_lastUsedThreadsLimit);
     sliderFrameClonesLimit->setValue(m_lastUsedClonesLimit);
+    sliderFpsLimit->setValue(m_lastUsedFpsLimit);
 
     {
         KisConfig cfg2;
@@ -755,6 +759,7 @@
 
     cfg.setMaxNumberOfThreads(sliderThreadsLimit->value());
     cfg.setFrameRenderingClones(sliderFrameClonesLimit->value());
+    cfg.setFpsLimit(sliderFpsLimit->value());
 
     {
         KisConfig cfg2;
@@ -788,6 +793,13 @@
     m_lastUsedClonesLimit = value;
 }
 
+void PerformanceTab::slotFpsLimitChanged(int value)
+{
+    KisSignalsBlocker b(sliderFrameClonesLimit);
+    sliderFrameClonesLimit->setValue(qMax(m_lastUsedFpsLimit, value));
+    m_lastUsedFpsLimit = value;
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #include "KoColor.h"
diff --git a/libs/ui/forms/wdgperformancesettings.ui b/libs/ui/forms/wdgperformancesettings.ui
--- a/libs/ui/forms/wdgperformancesettings.ui
+++ b/libs/ui/forms/wdgperformancesettings.ui
@@ -271,6 +271,30 @@
       <string>Advanced (needs restarting Krita)</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_limitFps">
+        <item row="0" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_fps">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Limit Frames per Second:</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="0" column="1">
+         <widget class="KisSliderSpinBox" name="sliderFpsLimit" native="true">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Krita will try to limit the number of screen updates per second to the given number. A lower number will decrease visual responsiveness but increase stylus precision on some systems like macOS.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkProgressReporting">
         <property name="text">