diff --git a/src/cvars.cpp b/src/cvars.cpp
index 39593fd89..9d53d533b 100644
--- a/src/cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/cvars.cpp
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ void ForceSkin_OnChange(void);
 consvar_t cv_forceskin = OnlineCheat("forcecharacter", "None").onchange(ForceSkin_OnChange).description("Force all players to use one character");
 
 consvar_t cv_fuzz = OnlineCheat("fuzz", "Off").on_off().description("Human players spam random inputs, get random items");
+consvar_t cv_skiprender = OnlineCheat("skiprender", "1").values(CV_Natural).description("Only render every X frames");
 
 consvar_t cv_kartdebugamount = OnlineCheat("debugitemamount", "1").min_max(1, 255).description("If debugitem, give multiple copies of an item");
 consvar_t cv_kartdebugbots = OnlineCheat("debugbots", "Off").on_off().description("Bot AI debugger");
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 973434738..d5ddcafcf 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -1106,6 +1106,8 @@ void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 		deltasecs = (double)((INT64)(finishprecise - enterprecise)) / I_GetPrecisePrecision();
 		deltatics = deltasecs * NEWTICRATE;
 
+		extern consvar_t cv_skiprender;
+
 		// If time spent this game loop exceeds a single tic,
 		// it's probably because of rendering.
 		//
@@ -1123,6 +1125,13 @@ void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 			else
 				frameskip = 0;
 		}
+		else if (cv_skiprender.value > 1)
+		{
+			if (frameskip < cv_skiprender.value)
+				frameskip++;
+			else
+				frameskip = 0;
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			if (!ranwipe && frameskip < 3 && deltatics > 1.0)