diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index 7e248df06..d1ce87b7d 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ typedef void (*ghostty_runtime_toggle_split_zoom_cb)(void *);
 typedef void (*ghostty_runtime_goto_tab_cb)(void *, int32_t);
 typedef void (*ghostty_runtime_toggle_fullscreen_cb)(void *, ghostty_non_native_fullscreen_e);
 typedef void (*ghostty_runtime_set_initial_window_size_cb)(void *, uint32_t, uint32_t);
+typedef void (*ghostty_runtime_render_inspector_cb)(void *);
 
 typedef struct {
     void *userdata;
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ typedef struct {
     ghostty_runtime_goto_tab_cb goto_tab_cb;
     ghostty_runtime_toggle_fullscreen_cb toggle_fullscreen_cb;
     ghostty_runtime_set_initial_window_size_cb set_initial_window_size_cb;
+    ghostty_runtime_render_inspector_cb render_inspector_cb;
 } ghostty_runtime_config_s;
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
index 90df697a7..fb03c41e2 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/AppState.swift
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ extension Ghostty {
                 toggle_split_zoom_cb: { userdata in AppState.toggleSplitZoom(userdata) },
                 goto_tab_cb: { userdata, n in AppState.gotoTab(userdata, n: n) },
                 toggle_fullscreen_cb: { userdata, nonNativeFullscreen in AppState.toggleFullscreen(userdata, nonNativeFullscreen: nonNativeFullscreen) },
-                set_initial_window_size_cb: { userdata, width, height in AppState.setInitialWindowSize(userdata, width: width, height: height) }
+                set_initial_window_size_cb: { userdata, width, height in AppState.setInitialWindowSize(userdata, width: width, height: height) },
+                render_inspector_cb: { userdata in AppState.renderInspector(userdata) }
             )
 
             // Create the ghostty app.
@@ -415,6 +416,14 @@ extension Ghostty {
             // standpoint since we don't do this much.
             DispatchQueue.main.async { state.appTick() }
         }
+        
+        static func renderInspector(_ userdata: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) {
+            guard let surface = self.surfaceUserdata(from: userdata) else { return }
+            NotificationCenter.default.post(
+                name: Notification.inspectorNeedsDisplay,
+                object: surface
+            )
+        }
 
         static func setTitle(_ userdata: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?, title: UnsafePointer<CChar>?) {
             let surfaceView = Unmanaged<SurfaceView>.fromOpaque(userdata!).takeUnretainedValue()
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/InspectorView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/InspectorView.swift
index 2b5aca393..108a353a1 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/InspectorView.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/InspectorView.swift
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ extension Ghostty {
             self.commandQueue = commandQueue
             super.init(frame: frame, device: device)
             
+            // This makes it so renders only happen when we request
+            self.enableSetNeedsDisplay = true
+            self.isPaused = true
+            
             // After initializing the parent we can set our own properties
             self.device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice()
             self.clearColor = MTLClearColor(red: 0x28 / 0xFF, green: 0x2C / 0xFF, blue: 0x34 / 0xFF, alpha: 1.0)
@@ -77,15 +81,31 @@ extension Ghostty {
         
         deinit {
             trackingAreas.forEach { removeTrackingArea($0) }
+            NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
         }
         
         // MARK: Internal Inspector Funcs
         
         private func surfaceViewDidChange() {
+            let center = NotificationCenter.default
+            center.removeObserver(self)
+            
+            guard let surfaceView = self.surfaceView else { return }
             guard let inspector = self.inspector else { return }
             guard let device = self.device else { return }
             let devicePtr = Unmanaged.passRetained(device).toOpaque()
             ghostty_inspector_metal_init(inspector, devicePtr)
+            
+            // Register an observer for render requests
+            center.addObserver(
+                self,
+                selector: #selector(didRequestRender),
+                name: Ghostty.Notification.inspectorNeedsDisplay,
+                object: surfaceView)
+        }
+        
+        @objc private func didRequestRender(notification: SwiftUI.Notification) {
+            self.needsDisplay = true
         }
         
         private func updateSize() {
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Package.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Package.swift
index 8f97a090d..051ff4656 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Package.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Package.swift
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ extension Ghostty.Notification {
     /// Notification
     static let didReceiveInitialWindowFrame = Notification.Name("com.mitchellh.ghostty.didReceiveInitialWindowFrame")
     static let FrameKey = "com.mitchellh.ghostty.frame"
+    
+    /// Notification to render the inspector for a surface
+    static let inspectorNeedsDisplay = Notification.Name("com.mitchellh.ghostty.inspectorNeedsDisplay")
 }
 
 // Make the input enum hashable.
diff --git a/src/apprt/embedded.zig b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
index cb9f1b77e..87336f6ee 100644
--- a/src/apprt/embedded.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ pub const App = struct {
         /// Set the initial window size. It is up to the user of libghostty to
         /// determine if it is the initial window and set this appropriately.
         set_initial_window_size: ?*const fn (SurfaceUD, u32, u32) callconv(.C) void = null,
+
+        /// Render the inspector for the given surface.
+        render_inspector: ?*const fn (SurfaceUD) callconv(.C) void = null,
     };
 
     /// Special values for the goto_tab callback.
@@ -788,6 +791,15 @@ pub const Surface = struct {
         func(self.opts.userdata, width, height);
     }
 
+    fn queueInspectorRender(self: *const Surface) void {
+        const func = self.app.opts.render_inspector orelse {
+            log.info("runtime embedder does not render_inspector", .{});
+            return;
+        };
+
+        func(self.opts.userdata);
+    }
+
     fn newSurfaceOptions(self: *const Surface) apprt.Surface.Options {
         const font_size: u16 = font_size: {
             if (!self.app.config.@"window-inherit-font-size") break :font_size 0;
@@ -851,8 +863,7 @@ pub const Inspector = struct {
 
     /// Queue a render for the next frame.
     pub fn queueRender(self: *Inspector) void {
-        // TODO
-        _ = self;
+        self.surface.queueInspectorRender();
     }
 
     /// Initialize the inspector for a metal backend.