diff --git a/cvmts/src/CollabVMServer.ts b/cvmts/src/CollabVMServer.ts
index 1a37704..cd8d14d 100644
--- a/cvmts/src/CollabVMServer.ts
+++ b/cvmts/src/CollabVMServer.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ const kCVMTSAssetsRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../assets');
 
 const kRestartTimeout = 5000;
 
-// Rate in milliseconds that the 'sync' instruction should be sent to users.
-const kSyncRateMs = 500;
-
 type ChatHistory = {
 	user: string;
 	msg: string;
@@ -88,8 +85,6 @@ export default class CollabVMServer {
 	private ModPerms: number;
 	private VM: VM;
 
-	private lastSync: number = Date.now();
-
 	// Authentication manager
 	private auth: AuthManager | null;
 
@@ -99,6 +94,9 @@ export default class CollabVMServer {
 	// Ban manager
 	private banmgr: BanManager;
 
+	// queue of rects, reset every frame
+	private rectQueue: Rect[] = [];
+
 	private logger = pino({ name: 'CVMTS.Server' });
 
 	constructor(config: IConfig, vm: VM, banmgr: BanManager, auth: AuthManager | null, geoipReader: ReaderModel | null) {
@@ -141,6 +139,7 @@ export default class CollabVMServer {
 					// add events
 					self.VM.GetDisplay()?.on('resize', (size: Size) => self.OnDisplayResized(size));
 					self.VM.GetDisplay()?.on('rect', (rect: Rect) => self.OnDisplayRectangle(rect));
+					self.VM.GetDisplay()?.on('frame', () => self.OnDisplayFrame());
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -850,7 +849,20 @@ export default class CollabVMServer {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private async OnDisplayRectangle(rect: Rect) {
+	private OnDisplayRectangle(rect: Rect) {
+		this.rectQueue.push(rect);
+	}
+
+	private OnDisplayResized(size: Size) {
+		this.clients
+			.filter((c) => c.connectedToNode || c.viewMode == 1)
+			.forEach((c) => {
+				if (this.screenHidden && c.rank == Rank.Unregistered) return;
+				c.sendMsg(cvm.guacEncode('size', '0', size.width.toString(), size.height.toString()));
+			});
+	}
+
+	private async OnDisplayFrame() {
 		let self = this;
 
 		let doRect = async (rect: Rect) => {
@@ -875,35 +887,20 @@ export default class CollabVMServer {
 						c.socket.sendBinary(encodedbin);
 					} else {
 						c.sendMsg(cvm.guacEncode('png', '0', '0', rect.x.toString(), rect.y.toString(), encodedb64));
+						c.sendMsg(cvm.guacEncode('sync', Date.now().toString()));
 					}
 				});
 		};
 
-		await Promise.all([doRect(rect)]);
+		let promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
 
-		// Send a sync if the time since the last sync has hit or went above the rate
-		// to send one
-		let syncDeltaMs = Date.now() - self.lastSync;
-		if (syncDeltaMs >= kSyncRateMs) {
-			let syncNow = Date.now();
-			self.clients
-				.filter((c) => c.connectedToNode || c.viewMode == 1)
-				.forEach((c) => {
-					if (self.screenHidden && c.rank == Rank.Unregistered) return;
-					c.sendMsg(cvm.guacEncode('sync', syncNow.toString()));
-				});
+		for (let rect of self.rectQueue) promises.push(doRect(rect));
 
-			self.lastSync = syncNow;
-		}
-	}
+		// javascript is a very solidly designed language with no holes
+		// or usability traps inside of it whatsoever
+		this.rectQueue.length = 0;
 
-	private OnDisplayResized(size: Size) {
-		this.clients
-			.filter((c) => c.connectedToNode || c.viewMode == 1)
-			.forEach((c) => {
-				if (this.screenHidden && c.rank == Rank.Unregistered) return;
-				c.sendMsg(cvm.guacEncode('size', '0', size.width.toString(), size.height.toString()));
-			});
+		await Promise.all(promises);
 	}
 
 	private async SendFullScreenWithSize(client: User) {