diff --git a/src/renderer/Metal.zig b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
index 245ead92e..501c98fe5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Metal.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
@@ -467,6 +467,12 @@ pub fn render(
         state.mutex.lock();
         defer state.mutex.unlock();
 
+        // If we're in a synchronized output state, we pause all rendering.
+        if (state.terminal.modes.get(.synchronized_output)) {
+            log.debug("synchronized output started, skipping render", .{});
+            return;
+        }
+
         self.cursor_visible = visible: {
             // If the cursor is explicitly not visible in the state,
             // then it is not visible.
diff --git a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
index cbd529760..b5c77db78 100644
--- a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
@@ -709,6 +709,12 @@ pub fn render(
         state.mutex.lock();
         defer state.mutex.unlock();
 
+        // If we're in a synchronized output state, we pause all rendering.
+        if (state.terminal.modes.get(.synchronized_output)) {
+            log.debug("synchronized output started, skipping render", .{});
+            return;
+        }
+
         self.cursor_visible = visible: {
             // If the cursor is explicitly not visible in the state,
             // then it is not visible.
diff --git a/src/termio/Thread.zig b/src/termio/Thread.zig
index 6f2a4af3f..0b345ac1f 100644
--- a/src/termio/Thread.zig
+++ b/src/termio/Thread.zig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const Coalesce = struct {
 
 /// The number of milliseconds before we reset the synchronized output flag
 /// if the running program hasn't already.
-const sync_reset_ms = 5000;
+const sync_reset_ms = 1000;
 
 /// Allocator used for some state
 alloc: std.mem.Allocator,