diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index d9ce42c7c2..4719abbbbd 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package tea
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/muesli/termenv"
 )
@@ -151,3 +152,11 @@ func WithANSICompressor() ProgramOption {
 		p.startupOptions |= withANSICompressor
 	}
 }
+
+// WithMaxFPS sets a custom maximum FPS at which we should
+// update the view.
+func WithMaxFPS(fps uint) ProgramOption {
+	return func(p *Program) {
+		p.frameRate = time.Second / time.Duration(fps)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/standard_renderer.go b/standard_renderer.go
index 17b44e2301..f5481e6939 100644
--- a/standard_renderer.go
+++ b/standard_renderer.go
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ type standardRenderer struct {
 
 // newRenderer creates a new renderer. Normally you'll want to initialize it
 // with os.Stdout as the first argument.
-func newRenderer(out *termenv.Output, useANSICompressor bool) renderer {
+func newRenderer(out *termenv.Output, useANSICompressor bool, frameRate time.Duration) renderer {
+	if frameRate == 0 {
+		frameRate = defaultFramerate
+	}
 	r := &standardRenderer{
 		out:                out,
 		mtx:                &sync.Mutex{},
-		framerate:          defaultFramerate,
+		framerate:          frameRate,
 		useANSICompressor:  useANSICompressor,
 		queuedMessageLines: []string{},
 	}
diff --git a/tea.go b/tea.go
index 6736d6a877..4577630498 100644
--- a/tea.go
+++ b/tea.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/console"
 	isatty "github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
@@ -122,6 +123,10 @@ type Program struct {
 	// as this value only comes into play on Windows, hence the ignore comment
 	// below.
 	windowsStdin *os.File //nolint:golint,structcheck,unused
+
+	// frameRate specifies a custom maximum interval at which we should
+	// update the view. If it is 0, the default value is used.
+	frameRate time.Duration
 }
 
 // Quit is a special command that tells the Bubble Tea program to exit.
@@ -391,7 +396,7 @@ func (p *Program) Run() (Model, error) {
 
 	// If no renderer is set use the standard one.
 	if p.renderer == nil {
-		p.renderer = newRenderer(p.output, p.startupOptions.has(withANSICompressor))
+		p.renderer = newRenderer(p.output, p.startupOptions.has(withANSICompressor), p.frameRate)
 	}
 
 	// Check if output is a TTY before entering raw mode, hiding the cursor and