Index: source/main.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/main.cpp
+++ source/main.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,16 @@
 	if (g_SoundManager)
 		g_SoundManager->IdleTask();
 
-	Render();
+	if (ShouldRender())
+	{
+		Render();
+
+		{
+			PROFILE3("swap buffers");
+			SDL_GL_SwapWindow(g_VideoMode.GetWindow());
+			ogl_WarnIfError();
+		}
+	}
 
 	g_Profiler.Frame();
 
Index: source/ps/Game.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/ps/Game.cpp
+++ source/ps/Game.cpp
@@ -409,12 +409,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (doInterpolate)
-	{
 		m_TurnManager->Interpolate(deltaSimTime, deltaRealTime);
-
-		if ( g_SoundManager )
-			g_SoundManager->IdleTask();
-	}
 }
 
 void CGame::Interpolate(float simFrameLength, float realFrameLength)
Index: source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.h
===================================================================
--- source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.h
+++ source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 extern void Render();
 
+extern bool ShouldRender();
+
 /**
  * initialize global modules that are be needed before Init.
  * must be called from the very beginning of main.
Index: source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
+++ source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
@@ -198,18 +198,17 @@
 	g_GUI->GetActiveGUI()->SendEventToAll("GameLoadProgress", paramData);
 }
 
-void SwapBuffers()
+bool ShouldRender()
 {
-	PROFILE3("swap buffers");
-	SDL_GL_SwapWindow(g_VideoMode.GetWindow());
-	ogl_WarnIfError();
+	return !g_app_minimized && (g_app_has_focus || !g_VideoMode.IsInFullscreen());
 }
 
+
 void Render()
 {
 	// Do not render if not focused while in fullscreen or minimised,
 	// as that triggers a difficult-to-reproduce crash on some graphic cards.
-	if (g_app_minimized || (!g_app_has_focus && g_VideoMode.IsInFullscreen()))
+	if (!ShouldRender())
 		return;
 
 	PROFILE3("render");
@@ -347,8 +346,6 @@
 	g_Profiler2.RecordGPUFrameEnd();
 
 	ogl_WarnIfError();
-
-	SwapBuffers();
 }
 
 ErrorReactionInternal psDisplayError(const wchar_t* UNUSED(text), size_t UNUSED(flags))
Index: source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/View.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/View.cpp
+++ source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/View.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "simulation2/components/ICmpObstructionManager.h"
 #include "simulation2/components/ICmpParticleManager.h"
 #include "simulation2/components/ICmpPathfinder.h"
+#include "soundmanager/ISoundManager.h"
 
 extern void (*Atlas_GLSwapBuffers)(void* context);
 
@@ -211,6 +212,10 @@
 		g_Game->Interpolate(actualFrameLength, realFrameLength);
 	}
 
+	// Run sound idle tasks every frame.
+	if (g_SoundManager)
+		g_SoundManager->IdleTask();
+
 	// Cinematic motion should be independent of simulation update, so we can
 	// preview the cinematics by themselves
 	g_Game->GetView()->GetCinema()->Update(realFrameLength);