diff --git a/Gaugecontroller_no_VFD/Gaugecontroller_no_VFD.ino b/Gaugecontroller_no_VFD/Gaugecontroller_no_VFD.ino
index 87499f5..7fb3189 100644
--- a/Gaugecontroller_no_VFD/Gaugecontroller_no_VFD.ino
+++ b/Gaugecontroller_no_VFD/Gaugecontroller_no_VFD.ino
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ static const uint8_t LED_DATA_PIN = 22;
 static const uint8_t INDICATOR_LED_DATA_PIN = 36;
 static const uint8_t BREATHE_FRAME_MS = 16;
 static const uint8_t LED_SHOW_MIN_INTERVAL_MS = 16;
+static const uint8_t LED_SHOW_MOTION_INTERVAL_MS = 50;
 static const uint8_t RX_LINE_MAX = 120;
 static const uint16_t STEPPER_TIMER_HZ = 20000;
 static const uint8_t STEPPER_TIMER_PRESCALER = 8;
 static const uint32_t STEPPER_RATE_SCALE = 65536UL;
+static const uint32_t LED_SHOW_FULL_RATE_LIMIT_Q16 = (500UL * STEPPER_RATE_SCALE) / STEPPER_TIMER_HZ;
+static const uint32_t LED_SHOW_PAUSE_RATE_Q16 = (1500UL * STEPPER_RATE_SCALE) / STEPPER_TIMER_HZ;
 
 // For now, command and debug traffic share the same serial port.
 #define CMD_PORT Serial1
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ BlinkState blinkState[TOTAL_LEDS];
 bool mainLedsDirty = false;
 bool indicatorLedsDirty = false;
 unsigned long lastLedShowMs = 0;
+bool showIndicatorStripNext = false;
 
 // FastLED drives the shared strip as RGB. Each gauge's ledOrder string marks per-LED
 // type ('R' = RGB, 'G' = GRB); writes to GRB-ordered LEDs pre-swap R and G to compensate.
@@ -192,20 +196,48 @@ inline CRGB readLed(uint8_t globalIdx) {
   return logicalLeds[globalIdx];
 }
 
+uint32_t maxStepperRateQ16() {
+  uint32_t maxRate = 0;
+  uint8_t oldSreg = SREG;
+  cli();
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) {
+    uint32_t rate = steppers[i].rateQ16;
+    if (steppers[i].enabled && steppers[i].dir != 0 && rate > maxRate) {
+      maxRate = rate;
+    }
+  }
+  SREG = oldSreg;
+  return maxRate;
+}
+
 void showDirtyLeds() {
   if (!mainLedsDirty && !indicatorLedsDirty) return;
 
-  unsigned long nowMs = millis();
-  if (nowMs - lastLedShowMs < LED_SHOW_MIN_INTERVAL_MS) return;
+  uint32_t maxStepRate = maxStepperRateQ16();
+  if (maxStepRate >= LED_SHOW_PAUSE_RATE_Q16) return;
 
-  if (mainLedsDirty && mainLedController != nullptr) {
-    mainLedController->showLeds(255);
-    mainLedsDirty = false;
-  }
-  if (indicatorLedsDirty && indicatorLedController != nullptr) {
+  unsigned long nowMs = millis();
+  uint8_t intervalMs = (maxStepRate > LED_SHOW_FULL_RATE_LIMIT_Q16)
+      ? LED_SHOW_MOTION_INTERVAL_MS
+      : LED_SHOW_MIN_INTERVAL_MS;
+  if (nowMs - lastLedShowMs < intervalMs) return;
+
+  if (showIndicatorStripNext && indicatorLedsDirty && indicatorLedController != nullptr) {
     indicatorLedController->showLeds(255);
     indicatorLedsDirty = false;
+    showIndicatorStripNext = false;
+  } else if (mainLedsDirty && mainLedController != nullptr) {
+    mainLedController->showLeds(255);
+    mainLedsDirty = false;
+    showIndicatorStripNext = true;
+  } else if (indicatorLedsDirty && indicatorLedController != nullptr) {
+    indicatorLedController->showLeds(255);
+    indicatorLedsDirty = false;
+    showIndicatorStripNext = false;
+  } else {
+    return;
   }
+
   lastLedShowMs = nowMs;
 }