diff --git a/android/src/new/java/com/rive/RiveFramePacer.kt b/android/src/new/java/com/rive/RiveFramePacer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dc65e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/new/java/com/rive/RiveFramePacer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package com.rive
+
+/**
+ * Copy of rive-android's internal `RiveFramePacer` (app/rive/RiveFrameRate.kt); keep the two in
+ * sync. Tracks frame-rate cap timing without owning platform frame callbacks.
+ *
+ * The caller should use [delayBeforeNextFrameNs] to sleep until close to the next target render
+ * time, then still await the platform frame clock before rendering.
+ *
+ * @param framesPerSecond Maximum frames per second, or null to render on every frame callback.
+ */
+internal class RiveFramePacer(framesPerSecond: Double?) {
+  private val periodNs = framesPerSecond
+    ?.takeIf { it.isFinite() && it > 0 }
+    ?.let { Math.round(1_000_000_000.0 / it).coerceAtLeast(1L) }
+  private var nextRenderTimeNs = 0L
+
+  /**
+   * Returns how long to delay before requesting another platform frame callback, or 0 when no
+   * delay should be applied.
+   *
+   * @param nowNs Current monotonic time, in the same time base as frame callbacks.
+   */
+  fun delayBeforeNextFrameNs(nowNs: Long): Long {
+    val activePeriodNs = periodNs ?: return 0L
+    if (nextRenderTimeNs == 0L) {
+      return 0L
+    }
+
+    // Wake before the target time so the caller can await the next platform frame callback.
+    return (nextRenderTimeNs - nowNs - EARLY_WAKE_NS)
+      .coerceAtLeast(0L)
+      .coerceAtMost(activePeriodNs)
+  }
+
+  /** Attempts to accept [frameTimeNs] as the next Rive frame; true when the caller should draw. */
+  fun tryScheduleFrame(frameTimeNs: Long): Boolean {
+    val activePeriodNs = periodNs ?: return true
+    if (nextRenderTimeNs != 0L && frameTimeNs < nextRenderTimeNs) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (nextRenderTimeNs == 0L) {
+      nextRenderTimeNs = frameTimeNs + activePeriodNs
+      return true
+    }
+
+    val periodsMissed = ((frameTimeNs - nextRenderTimeNs) / activePeriodNs) + 1L
+    nextRenderTimeNs += periodsMissed * activePeriodNs
+
+    return true
+  }
+
+  /** Restarts pacing so the next frame callback renders immediately. */
+  fun reset() {
+    nextRenderTimeNs = 0L
+  }
+
+  private companion object {
+    // Coarse wake headroom before the next target frame time.
+    const val EARLY_WAKE_NS = 4_000_000L
+  }
+}
diff --git a/android/src/new/java/com/rive/RiveReactNativeView.kt b/android/src/new/java/com/rive/RiveReactNativeView.kt
index e8e5fd34..437d5b4c 100644
--- a/android/src/new/java/com/rive/RiveReactNativeView.kt
+++ b/android/src/new/java/com/rive/RiveReactNativeView.kt
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ class RiveReactNativeView(context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(context) {
   companion object {
     private const val TAG = "RiveReactNativeView"
 
-    // Half of a 120Hz vsync: lets a cap land on the nearest vsync multiple
-    // (e.g. every 4th frame at 120Hz for a 30fps cap) instead of drifting past
-    // it and halving the effective rate.
-    private const val CAP_TOLERANCE_NS = 4_000_000L
-
     // Main thread only.
     private val liveViews = mutableSetOf<RiveReactNativeView>()
 
@@ -78,9 +73,12 @@ class RiveReactNativeView(context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(context) {
   var frameRate: Double? = null
     set(value) {
       field = value
+      framePacer = RiveFramePacer(value)
       updateFrameRateHint()
     }
 
+  private var framePacer = RiveFramePacer(null)
+
   var onError: ((String) -> Unit)? = null
 
   private var settledJob: Job? = null
@@ -183,16 +181,11 @@ class RiveReactNativeView(context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(context) {
     override fun doFrame(frameTimeNanos: Long) {
       frameScheduled = false
       if (disposed || !canRender() || !hasWork()) {
-        lastFrameTimeNs = 0L
+        resetTimebase()
         return
       }
 
-      val capPeriodNs = frameRate
-        ?.takeIf { it > 0 }
-        ?.let { (1_000_000_000.0 / it).toLong() }
-      if (capPeriodNs != null && lastFrameTimeNs != 0L &&
-        frameTimeNanos - lastFrameTimeNs < capPeriodNs - CAP_TOLERANCE_NS
-      ) {
+      if (!framePacer.tryScheduleFrame(frameTimeNanos)) {
         // Skip without touching lastFrameTimeNs: the eventual advance must
         // cover the full elapsed time so capped playback keeps wall-clock speed.
         requestFrame()
@@ -204,7 +197,7 @@ class RiveReactNativeView(context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(context) {
       val sm = stateMachineHandle
       val rs = riveSurface
       if (worker == null || art == null || sm == null || rs == null) {
-        lastFrameTimeNs = 0L
+        resetTimebase()
         return
       }
 
@@ -233,7 +226,7 @@ class RiveReactNativeView(context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(context) {
       if (hasWork()) {
         requestFrame()
       } else {
-        lastFrameTimeNs = 0L
+        resetTimebase()
       }
     }
   }
@@ -250,7 +243,13 @@ class RiveReactNativeView(context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(context) {
   private fun postFrame() {
     if (disposed || frameScheduled || !canRender() || !hasWork()) return
     frameScheduled = true
-    Choreographer.getInstance().postFrameCallback(renderCallback)
+    val delayMs = framePacer.delayBeforeNextFrameNs(System.nanoTime()) / 1_000_000
+    Choreographer.getInstance().postFrameCallbackDelayed(renderCallback, delayMs)
+  }
+
+  private fun resetTimebase() {
+    lastFrameTimeNs = 0L
+    framePacer.reset()
   }
 
   private fun cancelFrame() {
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ class RiveReactNativeView(context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(context) {
       Choreographer.getInstance().removeFrameCallback(renderCallback)
       frameScheduled = false
     }
-    lastFrameTimeNs = 0L
+    resetTimebase()
   }
 
   private fun onVisibilityMaybeChanged() {
diff --git a/example/src/reproducers/FrameRateCap.tsx b/example/src/reproducers/FrameRateCap.tsx
index 6de1cce8..e0ed883a 100644
--- a/example/src/reproducers/FrameRateCap.tsx
+++ b/example/src/reproducers/FrameRateCap.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type FrameRateOption = {
 
 const OPTIONS: FrameRateOption[] = [
   { label: 'Uncapped', value: undefined },
+  // Not a divisor of 60/120 Hz, like 60 fps on a 90 Hz display.
+  { label: '45 fps', value: 45 },
   { label: '30 fps', value: 30 },
   { label: '15 fps', value: 15 },
   { label: '5 fps', value: 5 },