diff --git a/wled00/data/index.js b/wled00/data/index.js
index d9c64bdfbf..41801b995d 100644
--- a/wled00/data/index.js
+++ b/wled00/data/index.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var pmt = 1, pmtLS = 0, pmtLast = 0;
 var lastinfo = {};
 var isM = false, mw = 0, mh=0;
 var ws, wsRpt=0;
+var lastIntermediateColorUpdate = new Date();
 var cfg = {
 	theme:{base:"dark", bg:{url:"", rnd: false, rndGrayscale: false, rndBlur: false}, alpha:{bg:0.6,tab:0.8}, color:{bg:""}},
 	comp :{colors:{picker: true, rgb: false, quick: true, hex: false},
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ function onLoad()
 	handleLocationHash();
 	cpick.on("input:end", () => {setColor(1);});
 	cpick.on("color:change", () => {updatePSliders()});
+	cpick.on("color:change", () => {updateIntermediateColor()});
 	pmtLS = localStorage.getItem('wledPmt');
 
 	// Load initial data
@@ -2592,6 +2594,14 @@ function updatePSliders() {
 	gId('sliderK').value = cpick.color.kelvin;
 }
 
+function updateIntermediateColor() {
+	const now = new Date();
+	if (now - lastIntermediateColorUpdate > 500) {
+		lastIntermediateColorUpdate = now;
+		setColor(1);
+	}
+}
+
 function hexEnter()
 {
 	if(event.keyCode == 13) fromHex();