diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 58ef83efff..de77b95e23 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2014,15 +2014,16 @@ void Application::idle() {
 
     lastIdleStart = now;
 
+    static SimpleAverage<float> interIdleDurations;
     if (lastIdleEnd != 0) {
-        _interIdleDurations.update(now - lastIdleEnd);
+        interIdleDurations.update(now - lastIdleEnd);
         static uint64_t lastReportTime = now;
         if ((now - lastReportTime) >= (USECS_PER_SECOND)) {
             static QString LOGLINE("Average inter-idle time: %1 us for %2 samples");
             if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::LogExtraTimings)) {
-                qCDebug(interfaceapp_timing) << LOGLINE.arg((int)_interIdleDurations.getAverage()).arg(_interIdleDurations.getCount());
+                qCDebug(interfaceapp_timing) << LOGLINE.arg((int)interIdleDurations.getAverage()).arg(interIdleDurations.getCount());
             }
-            _interIdleDurations.reset();
+            interIdleDurations.reset();
             lastReportTime = now;
         }
     }
@@ -2109,6 +2110,16 @@ void Application::idle() {
     lastIdleEnd = usecTimestampNow();
 }
 
+float Application::getAverageSimsPerSecond() {
+    uint64_t now = usecTimestampNow();
+
+    if (now - _lastSimsPerSecondUpdate > USECS_PER_SECOND) {
+        _simsPerSecondReport = _simsPerSecond.getAverage();
+        _lastSimsPerSecondUpdate = now;
+    }
+    return _simsPerSecondReport;
+}
+
 void Application::setLowVelocityFilter(bool lowVelocityFilter) {
     InputDevice::setLowVelocityFilter(lowVelocityFilter);
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index fd57406249..f49fb38e57 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -352,8 +352,7 @@ public:
 
     const QRect& getMirrorViewRect() const { return _mirrorViewRect; }
 
-    float getAverageInterIdleDuration() { return _interIdleDurations.getAverage(); }
-    float getAverageSimsPerSecond() { return _simsPerSecond.getAverage(); }
+    float getAverageSimsPerSecond();
 
 signals:
 
@@ -687,8 +686,9 @@ private:
     EntityItemID _keyboardFocusedItem;
     quint64 _lastAcceptedKeyPress = 0;
 
-    SimpleAverage<float> _interIdleDurations;
-    SimpleMovingAverage _simsPerSecond;
+    SimpleMovingAverage _simsPerSecond{10};
+    int _simsPerSecondReport = 0;
+    quint64 _lastSimsPerSecondUpdate = 0;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_Application_h