diff --git a/src/mpv/mpvitem.cpp b/src/mpv/mpvitem.cpp
index ab757bb..6aaf7d0 100644
--- a/src/mpv/mpvitem.cpp
+++ b/src/mpv/mpvitem.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ MpvItem::MpvItem(QQuickItem *parent)
     // Leave the player on the last frame at end of file instead of unloading it.
     setPropertyAsync(QStringLiteral("keep-open"), QStringLiteral("yes"));
     setPropertyAsync(QStringLiteral("hwdec"), QStringLiteral("auto-safe"));
+    // mpvqt renders with the default blocking timing, so each new video frame stalls
+    // the Qt Quick render thread for up to this offset (50 ms) and animations drawn
+    // over a playing video stutter. Hand frames over at their display time instead.
+    setPropertyAsync(QStringLiteral("video-timing-offset"), 0);
     // Also pick up "movie.en.srt" style files next to "movie.mkv".
     setPropertyAsync(QStringLiteral("sub-auto"), QStringLiteral("fuzzy"));