diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Display.h b/src/platform/qt/Display.h
index 85e799c9e..d5f3e1943 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Display.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Display.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public slots:
 	virtual void forceDraw() = 0;
 	virtual void lockAspectRatio(bool lock) = 0;
 	virtual void filter(bool filter) = 0;
+	virtual void framePosted(const uint32_t*) = 0;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.h b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.h
index d247c8de0..5e2643695 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.h
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ public:
 	DisplayGL(const QGLFormat& format, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 
 public slots:
-	void startDrawing(const uint32_t* buffer, GBAThread* context);
-	void stopDrawing();
-	void pauseDrawing();
-	void unpauseDrawing();
-	void forceDraw();
-	void lockAspectRatio(bool lock);
-	void filter(bool filter);
+	void startDrawing(const uint32_t* buffer, GBAThread* context) override;
+	void stopDrawing() override;
+	void pauseDrawing() override;
+	void unpauseDrawing() override;
+	void forceDraw() override;
+	void lockAspectRatio(bool lock) override;
+	void filter(bool filter) override;
+	void framePosted(const uint32_t*) override {}
 
 protected:
 	virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) override {};
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp b/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
index 34c43bda6..738632e9a 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DisplayQt::DisplayQt(QWidget* parent)
 	, m_lockAspectRatio(false)
 	, m_filter(false)
 {
-	connect(&m_drawTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(update()));
-	m_drawTimer.setInterval(12); // Give update time roughly 4.6ms of clearance
 }
 
 void DisplayQt::startDrawing(const uint32_t* buffer, GBAThread* context) {
@@ -29,23 +27,6 @@ void DisplayQt::startDrawing(const uint32_t* buffer, GBAThread* context) {
 #else
 	m_backing = QImage(reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(buffer), 256, 256, QImage::Format_RGB32);
 #endif
-	m_drawTimer.start();
-}
-
-void DisplayQt::stopDrawing() {
-	m_drawTimer.stop();
-}
-
-void DisplayQt::pauseDrawing() {
-	m_drawTimer.stop();
-}
-
-void DisplayQt::unpauseDrawing() {
-	m_drawTimer.start();
-}
-
-void DisplayQt::forceDraw() {
-	update();
 }
 
 void DisplayQt::lockAspectRatio(bool lock) {
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.h b/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.h
index 8476861f1..bb9ba4759 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.h
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ public:
 	DisplayQt(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 
 public slots:
-	void startDrawing(const uint32_t* buffer, GBAThread* context);
-	void stopDrawing();
-	void pauseDrawing();
-	void unpauseDrawing();
-	void forceDraw();
-	void lockAspectRatio(bool lock);
-	void filter(bool filter);
+	void startDrawing(const uint32_t* buffer, GBAThread* context) override;
+	void stopDrawing() override {}
+	void pauseDrawing() override {}
+	void unpauseDrawing() override {}
+	void forceDraw() override { update(); }
+	void lockAspectRatio(bool lock) override;
+	void filter(bool filter) override;
+	void framePosted(const uint32_t*) override { update(); }
 
 protected:
 	virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) override;
 
 private:
-	QTimer m_drawTimer;
 	GBAThread* m_context;
 	QImage m_backing;
 	bool m_lockAspectRatio;
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
index 1f8b6c17f..aae79c3de 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Window::Window(ConfigController* config, int playerId, QWidget* parent)
 	connect(m_controller, SIGNAL(gameUnpaused(GBAThread*)), m_display, SLOT(unpauseDrawing()));
 	connect(m_controller, SIGNAL(postLog(int, const QString&)), m_logView, SLOT(postLog(int, const QString&)));
 	connect(m_controller, SIGNAL(frameAvailable(const uint32_t*)), this, SLOT(recordFrame()));
+	connect(m_controller, SIGNAL(frameAvailable(const uint32_t*)), m_display, SLOT(framePosted(const uint32_t*)));
 	connect(m_controller, SIGNAL(gameCrashed(const QString&)), this, SLOT(gameCrashed(const QString&)));
 	connect(m_controller, SIGNAL(gameFailed()), this, SLOT(gameFailed()));
 	connect(m_controller, SIGNAL(unimplementedBiosCall(int)), this, SLOT(unimplementedBiosCall(int)));