diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 2732fb43..c4bad9df 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ EX void initConfig() {
   addsaver(fat_edges, "fat-edges");
   param_f(vid.sspeed, "sspeed", "scrollingspeed", 0);
   param_f(vid.mspeed, "mspeed", "movement speed", 1);
+  param_f(vid.ispeed, "ispeed", "idle speed", 1);
   addsaver(vid.aurastr, "aura strength", ISMOBILE ? 0 : 128);
   addsaver(vid.aurasmoothen, "aura smoothen", 5);
   param_enum(vid.graphglyph, "graphglyph", "graphical items/kills", 1)
@@ -1648,6 +1649,14 @@ EX void showGraphConfig() {
     });
     
   dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("movement animation speed"), fts(vid.mspeed), 'm');
+  
+  dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("idle animation speed"), fts(vid.ispeed), 'i');
+  dialog::add_action([] {
+    dialog::editNumber(vid.ispeed, 0, 4, 0.1, 1, 
+      XLAT("idle animation speed"),
+      "0 = disable\n\nThis affects non-movement animations such as orb effects, item rotation, and more."
+      );
+    });
 
   dialog::addItem(XLAT("extra graphical effects"), 'u');
 
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 84bac197..9d48710e 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ EX int animation_lcm = 0;
 
 EX ld ptick(int period, ld phase IS(0)) {
   if(animation_lcm) animation_lcm = animation_lcm * (period / gcd(animation_lcm, period));
-  return (ticks * animation_factor) / period + phase * 2 * M_PI;
+  return (ticks * animation_factor * vid.ispeed) / period + phase * 2 * M_PI;
   }
 
 EX ld fractick(int period, ld phase IS(0)) {
@@ -816,8 +816,8 @@ EX bool drawItemType(eItem it, cell *c, const shiftmatrix& V, color_t icol, int
     }  
     
 #if CAP_SHAPES
-  auto sinptick = [c, pticks] (int period) { return c ? sintick(period) : sin(animation_factor * pticks / period);};
-  auto spinptick = [c, pticks] (int period, ld phase) { return c ? spintick(period, phase) : spin((animation_factor * pticks + phase) / period); };
+  auto sinptick = [c, pticks] (int period) { return c ? sintick(period) : sin(animation_factor * vid.ispeed * pticks / period);};
+  auto spinptick = [c, pticks] (int period, ld phase) { return c ? spintick(period, phase) : spin((animation_factor * vid.ispeed * pticks + phase) / period); };
   int ct6 = c ? ctof(c) : 1;
   hpcshape *xsh = 
     (it == itPirate || it == itKraken) ? &cgi.shPirateX :
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ EX bool drawItemType(eItem it, cell *c, const shiftmatrix& V, color_t icol, int
     if(GDIM == 3 && WDIM == 2) {
       ld h = cgi.human_height;
       dynamicval<qfloorinfo> qfi2(qfi, qfi);
-      shiftmatrix V2 = V * spin(ticks / 1500.);
+      shiftmatrix V2 = V * spin(pticks * vid.ispeed / 1500.);
       /* divisors should be higher than in plate renderer */
       qfi.fshape = &cgi.shMFloor2;
       draw_shapevec(c, V2 * zpush(-h/30), qfi.fshape->levels[0], 0xFFD500FF, PPR::WALL);
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ EX bool drawItemType(eItem it, cell *c, const shiftmatrix& V, color_t icol, int
       }
     else if(WDIM == 3 && c) {
       ld h = cgi.human_height;
-      shiftmatrix V2 = Vit * spin(ticks / 1500.);
+      shiftmatrix V2 = Vit * spin(pticks * vid.ispeed / 1500.);
       draw_floorshape(c, V2 * zpush(h/100), cgi.shMFloor3, 0xFFD500FF);
       draw_floorshape(c, V2 * zpush(h/50), cgi.shMFloor4, darkena(icol, 0, 0xFF));
       queuepoly(V2, cgi.shGem[ct6], 0xFFD500FF);
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ EX bool drawItemType(eItem it, cell *c, const shiftmatrix& V, color_t icol, int
     #endif
     {
       color_t hider = hidden ? 0xFFFFFF20 : 0xFFFFFFFF;
-      shiftmatrix V2 = Vit * spin(ticks / 1500.);
+      shiftmatrix V2 = Vit * spin(pticks * vid.ispeed / 1500.);
       draw_floorshape(c, V2, cgi.shMFloor3, 0xFFD500FF & hider);
       draw_floorshape(c, V2, cgi.shMFloor4, darkena(icol, 0, 0xFF) & hider);
       queuepoly(V2, cgi.shGem[ct6], 0xFFD500FF & hider);
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 28b0fe55..edc8c652 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ struct videopar {
   
   eThreatLevel faraway_highlight; // draw attention to monsters on the horizon
   int faraway_highlight_color; // 0 = monster color, 100 = red-green oscillation
+
+  ld ispeed;
   };
 
 extern videopar vid;