diff --git a/sphaira/include/app.hpp b/sphaira/include/app.hpp
index 443d130..9fddba6 100644
--- a/sphaira/include/app.hpp
+++ b/sphaira/include/app.hpp
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ public:
     nj::Decoder m_decoder;
 #endif
 
+    double m_delta_time{};
+
 private: // from nanovg decko3d example by adubbz
     static constexpr unsigned NumFramebuffers = 2;
     static constexpr unsigned StaticCmdSize = 0x1000;
diff --git a/sphaira/include/ui/types.hpp b/sphaira/include/ui/types.hpp
index 605aba4..4275981 100644
--- a/sphaira/include/ui/types.hpp
+++ b/sphaira/include/ui/types.hpp
@@ -395,12 +395,12 @@ struct Controller {
         m_kup = 0;
     }
 
-    void UpdateButtonHeld(u64 buttons) {
+    void UpdateButtonHeld(u64 buttons, double delta) {
         if (m_kdown & buttons) {
             m_step = 50;
             m_counter = 0;
         } else if (m_kheld & buttons) {
-            m_counter += m_step;
+            m_counter += m_step * delta;
 
             if (m_counter >= m_MAX) {
                 m_kdown |= m_kheld & buttons;
@@ -411,10 +411,10 @@ struct Controller {
     }
 
 private:
-    static constexpr int m_MAX = 1000;
-    static constexpr int m_MAX_STEP = 250;
-    int m_step = 50;
-    int m_counter = 0;
+    static constexpr double m_MAX = 1000;
+    static constexpr double m_MAX_STEP = 250;
+    double m_step = 50;
+    double m_counter = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace sphaira
diff --git a/sphaira/source/app.cpp b/sphaira/source/app.cpp
index 55323e7..dddc06c 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/app.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/app.cpp
@@ -413,6 +413,14 @@ void on_i18n_change() {
 } // namespace
 
 void App::Loop() {
+    // adjust these if FPSlocker ever supports different min/max fps.
+    constexpr double min_delta    = 1000.0 / 120.0; // 120 fps
+    constexpr double max_delta    = 1000.0 / 15.0;  // 15  fps
+    constexpr double target_delta = 1000.0 / 60.0;  // 60  fps
+
+    u64 start = armTicksToNs(armGetSystemTick());
+    m_delta_time = 1.0;
+
     while (!m_quit && appletMainLoop()) {
         if (m_widgets.empty()) {
             m_quit = true;
@@ -497,6 +505,15 @@ void App::Loop() {
         this->Poll();
         this->Update();
         this->Draw();
+
+        // check how long this frame took.
+        const u64 now = armTicksToNs(armGetSystemTick());
+        // convert to ns.
+        const double delta = (double)(now - start) / 1e+6;
+        // clamp and normalise to 1.0 as the target, higher values if we took too long.
+        m_delta_time = std::clamp(delta, min_delta, max_delta) / target_delta;
+        // save timestamp for next frame.
+        start = now;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1024,7 +1041,7 @@ void App::Poll() {
         m_controller.m_kdown = padGetButtonsDown(&m_pad);
         m_controller.m_kheld = padGetButtons(&m_pad);
         m_controller.m_kup = padGetButtonsUp(&m_pad);
-        m_controller.UpdateButtonHeld(static_cast<u64>(Button::ANY_DIRECTION));
+        m_controller.UpdateButtonHeld(static_cast<u64>(Button::ANY_DIRECTION), m_delta_time);
     }
 }