diff --git a/internal/driver/glfw/loop.go b/internal/driver/glfw/loop.go
index e9fdc28b50..92d9bb5768 100644
--- a/internal/driver/glfw/loop.go
+++ b/internal/driver/glfw/loop.go
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@ func (d *gLDriver) runGL() {
 	if f := fyne.CurrentApp().Lifecycle().(*app.Lifecycle).OnStarted(); f != nil {
 		go f() // don't block main, we don't have window event queue
 	}
-	eventTick := time.NewTicker(time.Second / 60)
+
+	// reduce background CPU by polling less frequently
+	// will only affect animation smoothness on ARM Mac (drawOnMainThread)
+	eventTick := time.NewTicker(time.Second / 30)
+	//eventTick := time.NewTicker(time.Second / 60)
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-d.done: