diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Graphics/VqaReader.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Graphics/VqaReader.cs
index d6cb32198e7a..ec66fbdcfca7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Graphics/VqaReader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Graphics/VqaReader.cs
@@ -253,23 +253,28 @@ public void DecodeVQFR(BinaryReader reader)
 			}
 		}
 		
-		public int[,] FrameData()
+		int cachedFrame;
+		public int[,] FrameData	{ get
 		{
-			for (var y = 0; y < blocks.Y; y++)
-				for (var x = 0; x < blocks.X; x++)
-				{
-					var px = origData[x + y*blocks.X];
-					var mod = origData[x + (y + blocks.Y)*blocks.X];
-					for (var j = 0; j < blockHeight; j++)
-						for (var i = 0; i < blockWidth; i++)
-						{
-							var cbfi = (mod*256 + px)*8 + j*blockWidth + i;
-							byte color = (mod == 0x0f) ? px : cbf[cbfi];
-							frameData[y*blockHeight + j, x*blockWidth + i] = palette[color];
-						}
-				}
+			if (cachedFrame != currentFrame)
+			{
+				cachedFrame = currentFrame;
+				for (var y = 0; y < blocks.Y; y++)
+					for (var x = 0; x < blocks.X; x++)
+					{
+						var px = origData[x + y*blocks.X];
+						var mod = origData[x + (y + blocks.Y)*blocks.X];
+						for (var j = 0; j < blockHeight; j++)
+							for (var i = 0; i < blockWidth; i++)
+							{
+								var cbfi = (mod*256 + px)*8 + j*blockWidth + i;
+								byte color = (mod == 0x0f) ? px : cbf[cbfi];
+								frameData[y*blockHeight + j, x*blockWidth + i] = palette[color];
+							}
+					}
+			}
 			return frameData;
-		}
+		}}
 		
 		int NextPowerOf2(int v)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
index ea79d8280f37..d0a59c90d3ac 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public override void DrawInner(World world)
 				Sound.PlayRaw(video.AudioData);
 				
 				nextFrame = 0;
-				videoSprite.sheet.Texture.SetData(video.FrameData());
+				videoSprite.sheet.Texture.SetData(video.FrameData);
 				first = false;
 			}
 			
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public override void DrawInner(World world)
 			{
 				video.AdvanceFrame();
 				if (nextFrame == video.CurrentFrame)
-					videoSprite.sheet.Texture.SetData(video.FrameData());
+					videoSprite.sheet.Texture.SetData(video.FrameData);
 			}
 			
 			Game.Renderer.RgbaSpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(videoSprite, new int2(RenderBounds.X,RenderBounds.Y), "chrome");