diff --git a/src/api/useDebounceIfVisible.ts b/src/api/useDebounceIfVisible.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1a7f3c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/useDebounceIfVisible.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { getDefaultStore } from "jotai";
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import { useUnmount } from "react-use";
+import { useThrottledCallback, useDebouncedCallback } from "use-debounce";
+import { isDocumentVisibleAtom } from "../atoms";
+
+const store = getDefaultStore();
+
+/**
+ * Only use the throttled callback while visible.
+ * Otherwise, clear the timers and use requestAnimationFrame to call
+ * the callback on the next frame (rAF is paused while backgrounded, so no timers
+ * accumulate).
+ */
+export function useThrottledCallbackIfVisible<
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  T extends (...args: any) => ReturnType<T>,
+>(...args: Parameters<typeof useThrottledCallback<T>>) {
+  const throttledFn = useThrottledCallback(...args);
+  const rafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+  const argFunc = args[0];
+  const funcRef = useRef(argFunc);
+  funcRef.current = argFunc;
+
+  useUnmount(() => {
+    if (rafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+  });
+
+  const fn = useCallback(
+    (...args: Parameters<T>) => {
+      if (store.get(isDocumentVisibleAtom)) {
+        throttledFn(...args);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // hidden, don't accumulate timers from throttledFn
+      throttledFn.cancel();
+      if (rafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+      rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        return funcRef.current(...args);
+      });
+    },
+    [throttledFn],
+  );
+
+  const cancel = useCallback(() => {
+    throttledFn.cancel();
+    if (rafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+    rafRef.current = null;
+  }, [throttledFn]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => Object.assign(fn, { cancel }), [fn, cancel]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Only use the debounced callback while visible.
+ * Otherwise, clear the timers and use requestAnimationFrame to call
+ * the callback on the next frame (rAF is paused while backgrounded, so no timers
+ * accumulate).
+ */
+export function useDebouncedCallbackIfVisible<
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  T extends (...args: any) => ReturnType<T>,
+>(...args: Parameters<typeof useDebouncedCallback<T>>) {
+  const debouncedFn = useDebouncedCallback(...args);
+  const rafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+  const argFunc = args[0];
+  const funcRef = useRef(argFunc);
+  funcRef.current = argFunc;
+
+  useUnmount(() => {
+    if (rafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+  });
+
+  const fn = useCallback(
+    (...args: Parameters<T>) => {
+      if (store.get(isDocumentVisibleAtom)) {
+        debouncedFn(...args);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // hidden, don't accumulate timers from debouncedFn
+      debouncedFn.cancel();
+      if (rafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+      rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        return funcRef.current(...args);
+      });
+    },
+    [debouncedFn],
+  );
+
+  const cancel = useCallback(() => {
+    debouncedFn.cancel();
+    if (rafRef.current != null) cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+    rafRef.current = null;
+  }, [debouncedFn]);
+
+  return useMemo(() => Object.assign(fn, { cancel }), [fn, cancel]);
+}
diff --git a/src/api/useSetAtomWsData.ts b/src/api/useSetAtomWsData.ts
index d46055bb..ebebd46a 100644
--- a/src/api/useSetAtomWsData.ts
+++ b/src/api/useSetAtomWsData.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ import type {
 import { isEmaObjectKey } from "./worker/types";
 import { DateTime } from "luxon";
 import { useInterval } from "react-use";
-import { useThrottledCallback, useDebouncedCallback } from "use-debounce";
+import {
+  useThrottledCallbackIfVisible,
+  useDebouncedCallbackIfVisible,
+} from "./useDebounceIfVisible";
 import type z from "zod";
 import {
   skipRateAtom,
@@ -241,18 +244,21 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
   useInterval(updateSlotDurationDbMs, 1_000);
 
   const setEstimatedSlotDuration = useSetAtom(estimatedSlotDurationAtom);
-  const setDbEstimatedSlotDuration = useThrottledCallback(
+  const setDbEstimatedSlotDuration = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible(
     (value?: EstimatedSlotDuration) => setEstimatedSlotDuration(value),
     slotDurationDbMs,
   );
 
   const setEstimatedTps = useSetAtom(estimatedTpsAtom);
-  const setDbEstimatedTps = useThrottledCallback((value?: EstimatedTps) => {
-    setEstimatedTps(value);
-  }, estimatedTpsDebounceMs);
+  const setDbEstimatedTps = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible(
+    (value?: EstimatedTps) => {
+      setEstimatedTps(value);
+    },
+    estimatedTpsDebounceMs,
+  );
 
   const setLiveNetworkMetrics = useSetAtom(liveNetworkMetricsAtom);
-  const setDbLiveNetworkMetrics = useThrottledCallback(
+  const setDbLiveNetworkMetrics = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible(
     (value?: LiveNetworkMetrics) => {
       setLiveNetworkMetrics(value);
     },
@@ -260,12 +266,15 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
   );
 
   const setLiveTileMetrics = useSetAtom(liveTileMetricsAtom);
-  const setDbLiveTileMetrics = useThrottledCallback((value?: TileMetrics) => {
-    setLiveTileMetrics(value);
-  }, liveTileMetricsDebounceMs);
+  const setDbLiveTileMetrics = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible(
+    (value?: TileMetrics) => {
+      setLiveTileMetrics(value);
+    },
+    liveTileMetricsDebounceMs,
+  );
 
   const setLivePrimaryMetrics = useSetAtom(liveTilePrimaryMetricAtom);
-  const setDbLivePrimaryMetrics = useThrottledCallback(
+  const setDbLivePrimaryMetrics = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible(
     (value?: LiveTilePrimaryMetric) => {
       setLivePrimaryMetrics(value);
     },
@@ -274,7 +283,7 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
 
   const setRateLiveTxnWaterfall = useSetAtom(rateLiveWaterfallAtom);
   const setLiveTxnWaterfall = useSetAtom(liveTxnWaterfallAtom);
-  const setDbLiveTxnWaterfall = useThrottledCallback(
+  const setDbLiveTxnWaterfall = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible(
     (value?: LiveTxnWaterfall) => {
       setLiveTxnWaterfall(value);
       setRateLiveTxnWaterfall(value?.waterfall);
@@ -283,7 +292,7 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
   );
 
   const setTileTimer = useSetAtom(tileTimerAtom);
-  const setDbTileTimer = useThrottledCallback((value?: number[]) => {
+  const setDbTileTimer = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible((value?: number[]) => {
     setTileTimer(value);
   }, tileTimerDebounceMs);
 
@@ -307,7 +316,7 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
   const setSlotStatus = useSetAtom(setSlotStatusAtom);
 
   const setGossipNetworkStats = useSetAtom(gossipNetworkStatsAtom);
-  const setDbGossipNetworkStats = useThrottledCallback(
+  const setDbGossipNetworkStats = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible(
     (value?: GossipNetworkStats) => {
       setGossipNetworkStats(value);
     },
@@ -315,7 +324,7 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
   );
 
   const setGossipPeersSize = useSetAtom(gossipPeersSizeAtom);
-  const setDbGossipPeersSize = useThrottledCallback(
+  const setDbGossipPeersSize = useThrottledCallbackIfVisible(
     (value?: GossipPeersSize) => {
       setGossipPeersSize(value);
     },
@@ -427,7 +436,7 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
   const peersBuffer = useRef(new Map<string, Peer>());
   const removePeersBuffer = useRef(new Map<string, PeerRemove>());
 
-  const dbFlushBuffer = useDebouncedCallback(
+  const dbFlushBuffer = useDebouncedCallbackIfVisible(
     () => {
       updatePeers([...peersBuffer.current.values()]);
       removePeers([...removePeersBuffer.current.values()]);
@@ -459,6 +468,7 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
         }
       }
 
+      // only triggers when document is visible
       dbFlushBuffer();
     },
     [dbFlushBuffer],
@@ -472,7 +482,7 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
     toRemove: new Set<string>(),
   });
 
-  const dbFlushSupermajorityPeersBuffers = useDebouncedCallback(
+  const dbFlushSupermajorityPeersBuffers = useDebouncedCallbackIfVisible(
     () => {
       updateSupermajorityOnlinePeers(
         [...supermajorityPeersBuffers.current.toAdd],
@@ -499,6 +509,7 @@ function useUpdateAtoms() {
         }
       }
 
+      // only triggers when document is visible
       dbFlushSupermajorityPeersBuffers();
     },
     [dbFlushSupermajorityPeersBuffers],