diff --git a/src/ModernOverlay.Win32/Win32OverlayWindow.cs b/src/ModernOverlay.Win32/Win32OverlayWindow.cs
index 464cef8..a810b7f 100644
--- a/src/ModernOverlay.Win32/Win32OverlayWindow.cs
+++ b/src/ModernOverlay.Win32/Win32OverlayWindow.cs
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ public void RunFrameLoop(Func<TimeSpan> resolveInterval, Action renderFrame, Can
         ownerThread.RunFrameLoop(resolveInterval, renderFrame, cancellationToken);
     }
 
+    public void RunFrameLoop(Func<TimeSpan> resolveInterval, Func<bool> renderFrame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ThrowIfDisposed();
+        ownerThread.RunFrameLoop(resolveInterval, renderFrame, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (disposed)
diff --git a/src/ModernOverlay.Win32/Win32OwnerThread.cs b/src/ModernOverlay.Win32/Win32OwnerThread.cs
index 000a00b..1e5cb3e 100644
--- a/src/ModernOverlay.Win32/Win32OwnerThread.cs
+++ b/src/ModernOverlay.Win32/Win32OwnerThread.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ public void RunFrameLoop(TimeSpan interval, Action renderFrame, CancellationToke
         => RunFrameLoop(() => interval, renderFrame, cancellationToken);
 
     public void RunFrameLoop(Func<TimeSpan> resolveInterval, Action renderFrame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(renderFrame);
+        RunFrameLoop(resolveInterval, () =>
+        {
+            renderFrame();
+            return true;
+        }, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public void RunFrameLoop(Func<TimeSpan> resolveInterval, Func<bool> renderFrame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(resolveInterval);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(renderFrame);
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@ private void RunMessageLoop()
         DrainMessages();
     }
 
-    private void RunFrameLoopCore(Func<TimeSpan> resolveInterval, Action renderFrame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    private void RunFrameLoopCore(Func<TimeSpan> resolveInterval, Func<bool> renderFrame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         TimeSpan interval = NormalizeFrameInterval(resolveInterval());
         if (interval == TimeSpan.Zero)
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@ private void RunFrameLoopCore(Func<TimeSpan> resolveInterval, Action renderFrame
                         SetFrameTimer(timer, interval);
                     }
 
-                    renderFrame();
+                    _ = renderFrame();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -254,8 +264,14 @@ private static TimeSpan NormalizeFrameInterval(TimeSpan interval)
             : throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(interval), "Frame interval cannot be negative.");
     }
 
-    private void RunUnlimitedFrameLoop(Action renderFrame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    private void RunUnlimitedFrameLoop(Func<bool> renderFrame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        nint[] handles =
+        [
+            workAvailable.SafeWaitHandle.DangerousGetHandle(),
+            cancellationToken.WaitHandle.SafeWaitHandle.DangerousGetHandle(),
+        ];
+
         while (!stopRequested && !cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
         {
             DrainWorkItems();
@@ -266,7 +282,15 @@ private void RunUnlimitedFrameLoop(Action renderFrame, CancellationToken cancell
                 break;
             }
 
-            renderFrame();
+            if (!renderFrame())
+            {
+                _ = NativeMethods.MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx(
+                    (uint)handles.Length,
+                    handles,
+                    1,
+                    NativeMethods.QsAllInput,
+                    NativeMethods.MwmoInputAvailable);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ModernOverlay/OverlayWindow.cs b/src/ModernOverlay/OverlayWindow.cs
index 3348fbb..1fa0588 100644
--- a/src/ModernOverlay/OverlayWindow.cs
+++ b/src/ModernOverlay/OverlayWindow.cs
@@ -406,22 +406,22 @@ public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
         return ValueTask.CompletedTask;
     }
 
-    private void RenderOneFrame()
+    private bool RenderOneFrame()
     {
         if (paused)
         {
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 
         if (!desiredVisible && Options.HiddenRenderPolicy == HiddenRenderPolicy.Pause)
         {
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 
         SyncTargetBoundsIfDue(start: DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
         if (targetRenderPaused)
         {
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 
         DateTimeOffset start = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
@@ -430,10 +430,11 @@ private void RenderOneFrame()
         try
         {
             nativeWindow.InvokeOnOwnerThread(() => RenderOneFrameOnOwnerThread(start));
+            return true;
         }
         catch when (Options.ExceptionPolicy == RenderExceptionPolicy.Continue)
         {
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
         catch when (Options.ExceptionPolicy == RenderExceptionPolicy.PauseOverlay)
         {
diff --git a/tests/ModernOverlay.Tests/OverlayWindowThreadingTests.cs b/tests/ModernOverlay.Tests/OverlayWindowThreadingTests.cs
index cf9c451..8f5c293 100644
--- a/tests/ModernOverlay.Tests/OverlayWindowThreadingTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModernOverlay.Tests/OverlayWindowThreadingTests.cs
@@ -303,6 +303,27 @@ public async Task HiddenOverlayPausesRenderingByDefault()
         Assert.AreEqual(0, overlay.FrameStats.FrameCount);
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    [TestCategory("WindowsIntegration")]
+    public async Task HiddenUnlimitedOverlayPausesWithoutRendering()
+    {
+        using var runCancellation = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(250));
+        int renderAttempts = 0;
+
+        await using OverlayWindow overlay = await OverlayWindow.CreateAsync(new OverlayWindowOptions
+        {
+            IsVisible = false,
+            FrameRateLimit = FrameRateLimit.Unlimited,
+        });
+
+        overlay.Render += _ => renderAttempts++;
+
+        await overlay.RunAsync(runCancellation.Token);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(0, renderAttempts);
+        Assert.AreEqual(0, overlay.FrameStats.FrameCount);
+    }
+
     [TestMethod]
     [TestCategory("WindowsIntegration")]
     public async Task PauseSuppressesRenderingEvenWhenHiddenRenderingContinues()