diff --git a/src/GPU3D.h b/src/GPU3D.h
index cc651cc6..c3e6a7f1 100644
--- a/src/GPU3D.h
+++ b/src/GPU3D.h
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ public:
     virtual void PrepareCaptureFrame() {}
     virtual void BindOutputTexture(int buffer) {}
 
+    virtual bool NeedsShaderCompile() { return false; }
+    virtual void ShaderCompileStep(int& current, int& count) {}
+
 protected:
     Renderer3D(bool Accelerated);
 };
diff --git a/src/GPU3D_Compute.cpp b/src/GPU3D_Compute.cpp
index 6424498b..bf1f4712 100644
--- a/src/GPU3D_Compute.cpp
+++ b/src/GPU3D_Compute.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,119 @@ bool ComputeRenderer::CompileShader(GLuint& shader, const std::string& source, c
     return OpenGL::CompileComputeProgram(shader, shaderSource.c_str(), shaderName.c_str());
 }
 
-void blah(GLenum source,GLenum type,GLuint id,GLenum severity,GLsizei length,const GLchar *message,const void *userParam)
+void ComputeRenderer::ShaderCompileStep(int& current, int& count)
+{
+    current = ShaderStepIdx;
+    ShaderStepIdx++;
+    count = 33;
+    switch (current)
+    {
+    case 0:
+        CompileShader(ShaderInterpXSpans[0], ComputeRendererShaders::InterpSpans, {"InterpSpans", "ZBuffer"});
+        return;
+    case 1:
+        CompileShader(ShaderInterpXSpans[1], ComputeRendererShaders::InterpSpans, {"InterpSpans", "WBuffer"});
+        return;
+    case 2:
+        CompileShader(ShaderBinCombined, ComputeRendererShaders::BinCombined, {"BinCombined"});
+        return;
+    case 3:
+        CompileShader(ShaderDepthBlend[0], ComputeRendererShaders::DepthBlend, {"DepthBlend", "ZBuffer"});
+        return;
+    case 4:
+        CompileShader(ShaderDepthBlend[1], ComputeRendererShaders::DepthBlend, {"DepthBlend", "WBuffer"});
+        return;
+    case 5:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTexture[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "NoTexture"});
+        return;
+    case 6:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTexture[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "NoTexture"});
+        return;
+    case 7:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTextureToon[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "NoTexture", "Toon"});
+        return;
+    case 8:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTextureToon[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "NoTexture", "Toon"});
+        return;
+    case 9:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTextureHighlight[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "NoTexture", "Highlight"});
+        return;
+    case 10:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTextureHighlight[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "NoTexture", "Highlight"});
+        return;
+    case 11:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureDecal[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "UseTexture", "Decal"});
+        return;
+    case 12:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureDecal[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "UseTexture", "Decal"});
+        return;
+    case 13:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureModulate[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "UseTexture", "Modulate"});
+        return;
+    case 14:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureModulate[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "UseTexture", "Modulate"});
+        return;
+    case 15:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureToon[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "UseTexture", "Toon"});
+        return;
+    case 16:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureToon[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "UseTexture", "Toon"});
+        return;
+    case 17:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureHighlight[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "UseTexture", "Highlight"});
+        return;
+    case 18:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureHighlight[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "UseTexture", "Highlight"});
+        return;
+    case 19:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseShadowMask[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "ShadowMask"});
+        return;
+    case 20:
+        CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseShadowMask[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "ShadowMask"});
+        return;
+    case 21:
+        CompileShader(ShaderClearCoarseBinMask, ComputeRendererShaders::ClearCoarseBinMask, {"ClearCoarseBinMask"});
+        return;
+    case 22:
+        CompileShader(ShaderClearIndirectWorkCount, ComputeRendererShaders::ClearIndirectWorkCount, {"ClearIndirectWorkCount"});
+        return;
+    case 23:
+        CompileShader(ShaderCalculateWorkListOffset, ComputeRendererShaders::CalcOffsets, {"CalculateWorkOffsets"});
+        return;
+    case 24:
+        CompileShader(ShaderSortWork, ComputeRendererShaders::SortWork, {"SortWork"});
+        return;
+    case 25:
+        CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[0], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass"});
+        return;
+    case 26:
+        CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[1], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "EdgeMarking"});
+        return;
+    case 27:
+        CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[2], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "Fog"});
+        return;
+    case 28:
+        CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[3], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "EdgeMarking", "Fog"});
+        return;
+    case 29:
+        CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[4], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "AntiAliasing"});
+        return;
+    case 30:
+        CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[5], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "AntiAliasing", "EdgeMarking"});
+        return;
+    case 31:
+        CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[6], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "AntiAliasing", "Fog"});
+        return;
+    case 32:
+        CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[7], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "AntiAliasing", "EdgeMarking", "Fog"});
+        return;
+    default:
+        __builtin_unreachable();
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+void blah(GLenum source, GLenum type, GLuint id, GLenum severity, GLsizei length, const GLchar *message, const void *userParam)
 {
     printf("%s\n", message);
 }
@@ -192,6 +304,8 @@ void ComputeRenderer::SetRenderSettings(int scale, bool highResolutionCoordinate
         DeleteShaders();
     }
 
+    ShaderStepIdx = 0;
+
     ScaleFactor = scale;
     ScreenWidth = 256 * ScaleFactor;
     ScreenHeight = 192 * ScaleFactor;
@@ -241,40 +355,6 @@ void ComputeRenderer::SetRenderSettings(int scale, bool highResolutionCoordinate
 
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, YSpanIndicesTexture);
     glTexBuffer(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, GL_RGBA16UI, YSpanIndicesTextureMemory);
-
-    CompileShader(ShaderInterpXSpans[0], ComputeRendererShaders::InterpSpans, {"InterpSpans", "ZBuffer"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderInterpXSpans[1], ComputeRendererShaders::InterpSpans, {"InterpSpans", "WBuffer"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderBinCombined, ComputeRendererShaders::BinCombined, {"BinCombined"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderDepthBlend[0], ComputeRendererShaders::DepthBlend, {"DepthBlend", "ZBuffer"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderDepthBlend[1], ComputeRendererShaders::DepthBlend, {"DepthBlend", "WBuffer"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTexture[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "NoTexture"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTexture[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "NoTexture"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTextureToon[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "NoTexture", "Toon"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTextureToon[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "NoTexture", "Toon"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTextureHighlight[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "NoTexture", "Highlight"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseNoTextureHighlight[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "NoTexture", "Highlight"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureDecal[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "UseTexture", "Decal"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureDecal[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "UseTexture", "Decal"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureModulate[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "UseTexture", "Modulate"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureModulate[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "UseTexture", "Modulate"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureToon[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "UseTexture", "Toon"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureToon[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "UseTexture", "Toon"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureHighlight[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "UseTexture", "Highlight"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseUseTextureHighlight[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "UseTexture", "Highlight"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseShadowMask[0], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "ZBuffer", "ShadowMask"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderRasteriseShadowMask[1], ComputeRendererShaders::Rasterise, {"Rasterise", "WBuffer", "ShadowMask"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderClearCoarseBinMask, ComputeRendererShaders::ClearCoarseBinMask, {"ClearCoarseBinMask"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderClearIndirectWorkCount, ComputeRendererShaders::ClearIndirectWorkCount, {"ClearIndirectWorkCount"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderCalculateWorkListOffset, ComputeRendererShaders::CalcOffsets, {"CalculateWorkOffsets"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderSortWork, ComputeRendererShaders::SortWork, {"SortWork"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[0], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[1], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "EdgeMarking"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[2], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "Fog"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[3], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "EdgeMarking", "Fog"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[4], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "AntiAliasing"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[5], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "AntiAliasing", "EdgeMarking"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[6], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "AntiAliasing", "Fog"});
-    CompileShader(ShaderFinalPass[7], ComputeRendererShaders::FinalPass, {"FinalPass", "AntiAliasing", "EdgeMarking", "Fog"});
 }
 
 void ComputeRenderer::VCount144(GPU& gpu)
diff --git a/src/GPU3D_Compute.h b/src/GPU3D_Compute.h
index d37b6ef4..7544c09e 100644
--- a/src/GPU3D_Compute.h
+++ b/src/GPU3D_Compute.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public:
 
     void Blit(const GPU& gpu) override;
     void Stop(const GPU& gpu) override;
+
+    bool NeedsShaderCompile() { return ShaderStepIdx != 33; }
+    void ShaderCompileStep(int& current, int& count) override;
 private:
     ComputeRenderer(GLCompositor&& compositor);
 
@@ -223,6 +226,8 @@ private:
 
     GLCompositor CurGLCompositor;
 
+    int ShaderStepIdx = 0;
+
     void DeleteShaders();
 
     void SetupAttrs(SpanSetupY* span, Polygon* poly, int from, int to);
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
index c62902b7..abb0e8ac 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void EmuThread::run()
     Input::Init();
 
     u32 nframes = 0;
-    double perfCountsSec = 1.0 / SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency();
+    perfCountsSec = 1.0 / SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency();
     double lastTime = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter() * perfCountsSec;
     double frameLimitError = 0.0;
     double lastMeasureTime = lastTime;
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ void EmuThread::run()
                     videoRenderer = 0;
                 }
 
-                printf("miau\n");
                 updateRenderer();
 
                 videoSettingsDirty = false;
@@ -494,7 +493,16 @@ void EmuThread::run()
 
 
             // emulate
-            u32 nlines = NDS->RunFrame();
+            u32 nlines;
+            if (NDS->GPU.GetRenderer3D().NeedsShaderCompile())
+            {
+                compileShaders();
+                nlines = 0;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                nlines = NDS->RunFrame();
+            }
 
             if (ROMManager::NDSSave)
                 ROMManager::NDSSave->CheckFlush();
@@ -768,3 +776,17 @@ void EmuThread::updateRenderer()
     default: __builtin_unreachable();
     }
 }
+
+void EmuThread::compileShaders()
+{
+    int currentShader, shadersCount;
+    u64 startTime = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();
+    // kind of hacky to look at the wallclock, though it is easier than
+    // than disabling vsync
+    do
+    {
+        NDS->GPU.GetRenderer3D().ShaderCompileStep(currentShader, shadersCount);
+    } while (NDS->GPU.GetRenderer3D().NeedsShaderCompile() &&
+        (SDL_GetPerformanceCounter() - startTime) * perfCountsSec < 1.0 / 6.0);
+    mainWindow->osdAddMessage(0, "Compiling shader %d/%d", currentShader+1, shadersCount);
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.h
index 5246c1de..4b19acf9 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.h
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ signals:
 
 private:
     void updateRenderer();
+    void compileShaders();
 
     std::unique_ptr<melonDS::NDS> CreateConsole(
         std::unique_ptr<melonDS::NDSCart::CartCommon>&& ndscart,
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@ private:
     int autoScreenSizing;
 
     int lastVideoRenderer = -1;
+
+    double perfCountsSec;
 };
 
 #endif // EMUTHREAD_H